Hog Wild

You must cross tribesmen village if you want to climb the Native Fortress. - Level description

Hog Wild is the 8th level in Crash Bandicoot. It is the first level in the series in which the player does not directly control Crash.

Layout
The level sees Crash riding through a village on a hog. Along the way, he must avoid Spike Pillars, roasted hogs on a spits, drums, large pits and shield-holding natives.

Gem
The gem can be easily obtained by breaking all 24 crates and completing the level without dying.

Enemies

 * Shield natives (causes death upon impact)
 * Spike pillars (non-living, but causes death upon impact)
 * Roasted hogs, revolving on spits (non-living, but causes death upon impact)
 * Drums (non-living, but causes death upon impact; can be used to bounce on)

Trivia

 * This is the first level in the series where the player must ride on an animal. This would be repeated in Crash 2 with Polar and Crash 3 with Pura.
 * In a the game Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, also made by Naughty Dog, there is a plane in called the "Hog Wild," which is probably a reference to this level.

Video walkthrough
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