Ruination

Ruination is the nineteenth level in Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back. In this thrilling sequel to Road to Ruin, Crash Bandicoot proves that even purely cosmetic thunderstorms cannot keep him from compulsively smashing handmade wooden boxery. As a matter of background ambientation, the storm broadens as Crash advances through the level, reaching its high point in the Green Gem Route, where the music is almost unhearable due to the rain effects. This is known as being the most annoying level in the game.

The aforementioned Green Gem Path thankfully involves no crates, instead simply consisting of a series of tricky jumps that must be made whilst being bombarded by logs thrown by log-throwing gorillas. More than half of this stage's crates are found in the Bonus Round, where Crash will encounter a minor Locked Crate puzzle and a major crate staircase suspended over bottomless nothingness.