Up the Creek

''Good, you've finished the first island, I hope you had collected gems in N. Sanity Beach, Boulders and Hog Wild. Hurry! Ripper Roo is waiting for you!'' - Level description

Up the Creek is the tenth level (including boss fights) and is the first level of the second island in Crash Bandicoot. It is the second river type of level in the game and is similar to Upstream. Crash encounters venus fly traps and other enemies here.

Types of crates

 * Aku Aku Crate
 * Arrow Crate - iron (only in the Tawna bonus round)
 * Arrow Crate - wooden
 * Basic Crate
 * Bounce Crate (only in the Tawna bonus round)
 * Checkpoint Crate
 * Crash Crate
 * ! Crate
 * Iron Crate
 * ? Crate
 * TNT Crate

Stage parameters

 * Aku Aku Crates: 1


 * TNT Crates: 1


 * Other Crates: 13
 * Tawna Bonus Round Crates: 30
 * Brio Bonus Round Crates: None.
 * Cortex Bonus Round Crates: None.

Trivia

 * The level title could be a reference to the popular saying "up the creek without a paddle", a reference to the fact that Crash does not wield a paddle in this level.
 * In the prototype, Up the Creek is on the first island instead of the second island.