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{{Infobox Crash Bandicoot level
'''Cavern Catastrophe''' is the second level in [[Crash Twinsanity]] and is the second level on [[N. Sanity Island]]. It takes place after [[Mechabandicoot|Mecha Bandicoot]] has been defeated, and features [[Crash]] and [[Cortex]] in a [[rollerbrawl]]. This level contains the first [[crystal]] in the game. This is the first level to feature Crash and Cortex in a rollerbrawl.
 
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|name = Cavern Catastrophe
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|image = CavernCatastrophe.jpg
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|number = 3
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|crates = 260
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|gem = Red, Green, Yellow, Blue, Clear and Purple
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|enemies = Ants, rats
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|prev = [[Jungle Bungle]]
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|next = [[Totem Hokum]]
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|caption = The level icon.
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}}'''Cavern Catastrophe''' (ありンコキリキリまいった! lit. ''Ants Coming In Full Force!'' in Japanese) is the third level in ''[[Crash Twinsanity]]'' and the third level on [[N. Sanity Island]].
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==Description==
 
==Description==
 
The level takes place after [[Mechabandicoot|Mecha Bandicoot]] has been defeated, and features [[Crash]] and [[Cortex]] in a [[rollerbrawl]]. This level contains the first [[crystal]] in the game. It is also the first one to feature Crash and Cortex in a rollerbrawl.
This level features Crash and Cortex in a rollerbrawl going through some mines in the huge cave systems of N. Sanity Island. A common hazard in this level is [[Nitro Crate]]s which are placed on the tracks in stacks. While most of the level involves Crash and Cortex in a rollerbrawl, a few segments involve Crash and Cortex joined. This level also features an exclusive gameplay feature; color varying-crystal clusters that Crash and Cortex must roll into or spin in order to make rocks fall from the cave ceiling which aids the player's progress. The level features a battle against the [[Ant Drones]] and later on, a chase where Crash and Cortex are pursued by the Ants' drill vehicle. A very interesting thing to note is the inclusion of two [[Nitro Switch Crate]]s in this level, which appear nowhere else in the game. Their function is to blow up distant Nitro rather than destroying all of the Nitro in the level.
 
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This level involves Crash and Cortex in a rollerbrawl going through some mines in the huge cave systems of N. Sanity Island. While most of the level has Crash and Cortex in a rollerbrawl, a few segments involve Crash and Cortex joined.
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The level also features an exclusive gameplay feature; color varying-crystal clusters that Crash and Cortex must roll into or spin in order to make rocks fall from the cave ceiling which aids the player's progress.
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The level also includes a battle against the [[Ant Drones]] where you must body-slam buttons to shut them in their drill and later on, a chase where Crash and Cortex are pursued by the Ants' drill vehicle.
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A common hazard are [[Nitro Crate]]s which are placed on the tracks in stacks. A very interesting thing to note is the inclusion of two [[Nitro Switch Crate]]s in this level, which appear nowhere else in the game. Their function is to blow up distant Nitro Crates rather than destroying all of them. 
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==Hazards==
 
==Hazards==
====Pitfall====
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===='''Pitfall'''====
 
Pitfalls are the main hazard of this level, since almost all of the time they surround the playing space.
 
Pitfalls are the main hazard of this level, since almost all of the time they surround the playing space.
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====Nitro Crates====
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===='''Nitro Crates'''====
 
Nitro Crates are very common in this level, usually in stacks of up to three.
 
Nitro Crates are very common in this level, usually in stacks of up to three.
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====Ants====
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===='''Ants'''====
The Ants in this level can attack Crash by charging him or attacking him with a laser sword, but they can be defeated easily.
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The Ants in this level can attack Crash by charging him or attacking him with a laser sword, but they can be defeated. (Tip: Be sure to spin the laser sword ants twice, or they won't be fully defeated.)
====Gas sprayers====
 
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===='''Gas sprayers'''====
 
Gas sprayers are very often found in this level. Crash and Cortex will have to roll through them when they are not spraying.
 
Gas sprayers are very often found in this level. Crash and Cortex will have to roll through them when they are not spraying.
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====Bombs (Removed)====
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===='''Bombs''' (Removed)====
 
In the demo version of the game, one of the wheels would have bombs rolling into it, so Crash and Cortex would have to time their entrance into the wheel.
 
In the demo version of the game, one of the wheels would have bombs rolling into it, so Crash and Cortex would have to time their entrance into the wheel.
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====Bats (Removed)====
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===='''Bats''' (Removed)====
Also, in the demo version of the game, several bats would attack them if they stayed in one place for too long.
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Also in the demo version of the game, several bats would attack them if they stayed in one place for too long.
====Rats====
 
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===='''Rats'''====
 
Rats, however, do not block the main pathway, but they do guard the [[Blue Gem]] of the level. It is easiest just to throw Cortex to get the [[Gem]].
 
Rats, however, do not block the main pathway, but they do guard the [[Blue Gem]] of the level. It is easiest just to throw Cortex to get the [[Gem]].
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====Drill====
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===='''Drill'''====
 
Crash and Cortex will have to escape the Ants' drill in a [[Chase sequence]]. To slow it down, the player must spin three crystal clusters in order to make rocks fall onto it.
 
Crash and Cortex will have to escape the Ants' drill in a [[Chase sequence]]. To slow it down, the player must spin three crystal clusters in order to make rocks fall onto it.
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===='''Acid'''====
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Towards the end of the level, there are a few pools of acid blocking the path. They kill Crash instantly upon being touched.
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==Gems==
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'''Yellow Gem: '''When you reach the second tunnel you will see two paths: One looks completely normal and the other have a wooden barricade with a skull shape in it. Go to the skull barricade path and at the end of it, the gem will be there.
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'''Green Gem: '''After going through the yellow gem's tunnel, the path will fork. The green gem is found on the path going right.
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'''Clear Gem: '''After doing the second crystal puzzle, head right and carefully jump across the gaps using the Bouncy Metal Crates.
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'''Purple Gem: '''When you reach a section full of spinning wheels, keep going foward until you see two X-marked trapdoors. Step on them and wait until you fall, and you will reach the area where the gem is.
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'''Blue Gem: '''After reaching a section full of N switches, you will see in the distance a wooden platform with some rats and the gem. You can't reach it with Crash but if you throw Cortex there he kills the rats and grabs the gem before teleporting back.
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'''Red Gem: '''When you're close to the ending of the Drill Chase, there will be a small wooden platform with the gem on it. Quickly grab it and return to the elevator before the drill reaches you.
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==Beta elements==
 
==Beta elements==
The demo version of this level had a lot of different placements, and as mentioned before, the inclusion of Bats and Bombs in the level. The level had a changed layout also.
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The demo version of this level had a lot of different placements, and as mentioned before, the inclusion of Bats and Bombs in the level. The level had a changed layout as well.
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One of Cortex's voice lines was originally longer, the full line being - "'''Press the jump button and then circle to '''throw me over there. Trust me! We're pals, right?" The bolded section was removed since it didn't make sense on versions of the game other than the Playstation 2 version,
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
Caverntwin.jpg|Level icon
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CavernCatastrophe.jpg|Level icon.
Cavernexit.png|The exit of Cavern Catastrophe
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Cavernexit.png|The exit of Cavern Catastrophe.
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cavern screenshot 1.png
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cavern screenshot 2.png
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cavern screenshot 3.png
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cavern screenshot 4.png
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well well.png|"Well, well... A power crystal...!"
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ant drill concept.png|Concept art of the scene where Cortex finds the crystal.
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cavern catastrophe conveyor belt concept.png|Concept art of the level, featuring a conveyor belt not seen in the final.
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cavern catastrophe lift concept.png|Concept art featuring the lifts used in the level.
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cavern catastrophe sign concept.png|Concept art of some scenery in the level.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
== Trivia==
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==Trivia==
*This is the only level in the game to contain a [[Nitro Switch Crate]].
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*This is the only level in the game to contain a [[Nitro Switch Crate]], both of which blow up the same Nitro Crates (though this is probably unintended).
*N.Gin's "Cutscene Model" can be found hidden at the start of Cavern Catastrophe.
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*N. Gin's cutscene model can be found hidden at the very start of Cavern Catastrophe.
*This is the only time in the game where the player gets to control Crash and Cortex in a rollerbrawl manner.
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*This is the first and only time in the game where the player gets to control Crash and Cortex in a rollerbrawl manner.
* The third-to-last acid pit in the level can be jumped over without destroying any Nitro Crates.
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*The third-to-last acid pit in the level can be jumped over without destroying any Nitro Crates.
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{{clr}}
 
 
{{Crash Twinsanity}}
 
{{Crash Twinsanity}}
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[[es:Cavern Catastrophe]]
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[[fr:Caverne catastrophe]]
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[[pt:Cavern Catastrophe]]
 
[[Category:Levels]]
 
[[Category:Levels]]
 
[[Category:Crash Twinsanity]]
 
[[Category:Crash Twinsanity]]
[[Category:Crash Twinsanity Levels]]
 
[[Category:Chase Levels]]
 
[[Category:Levels with Colored Gems]]
 
[[Category:Rollerbrawl Levels]]
 

Revision as of 21:19, 28 January 2020

Cavern Catastrophe (ありンコキリキリまいった! lit. Ants Coming In Full Force! in Japanese) is the third level in Crash Twinsanity and the third level on N. Sanity Island.

Description

The level takes place after Mecha Bandicoot has been defeated, and features Crash and Cortex in a rollerbrawl. This level contains the first crystal in the game. It is also the first one to feature Crash and Cortex in a rollerbrawl. This level involves Crash and Cortex in a rollerbrawl going through some mines in the huge cave systems of N. Sanity Island. While most of the level has Crash and Cortex in a rollerbrawl, a few segments involve Crash and Cortex joined. The level also features an exclusive gameplay feature; color varying-crystal clusters that Crash and Cortex must roll into or spin in order to make rocks fall from the cave ceiling which aids the player's progress. The level also includes a battle against the Ant Drones where you must body-slam buttons to shut them in their drill and later on, a chase where Crash and Cortex are pursued by the Ants' drill vehicle. A common hazard are Nitro Crates which are placed on the tracks in stacks. A very interesting thing to note is the inclusion of two Nitro Switch Crates in this level, which appear nowhere else in the game. Their function is to blow up distant Nitro Crates rather than destroying all of them. 

Hazards

Pitfall

Pitfalls are the main hazard of this level, since almost all of the time they surround the playing space.

Nitro Crates

Nitro Crates are very common in this level, usually in stacks of up to three.

Ants

The Ants in this level can attack Crash by charging him or attacking him with a laser sword, but they can be defeated. (Tip: Be sure to spin the laser sword ants twice, or they won't be fully defeated.)

Gas sprayers

Gas sprayers are very often found in this level. Crash and Cortex will have to roll through them when they are not spraying.

Bombs (Removed)

In the demo version of the game, one of the wheels would have bombs rolling into it, so Crash and Cortex would have to time their entrance into the wheel.

Bats (Removed)

Also in the demo version of the game, several bats would attack them if they stayed in one place for too long.

Rats

Rats, however, do not block the main pathway, but they do guard the Blue Gem of the level. It is easiest just to throw Cortex to get the Gem.

Drill

Crash and Cortex will have to escape the Ants' drill in a Chase sequence. To slow it down, the player must spin three crystal clusters in order to make rocks fall onto it.

Acid

Towards the end of the level, there are a few pools of acid blocking the path. They kill Crash instantly upon being touched.

Gems

Yellow Gem: When you reach the second tunnel you will see two paths: One looks completely normal and the other have a wooden barricade with a skull shape in it. Go to the skull barricade path and at the end of it, the gem will be there.

Green Gem: After going through the yellow gem's tunnel, the path will fork. The green gem is found on the path going right.

Clear Gem: After doing the second crystal puzzle, head right and carefully jump across the gaps using the Bouncy Metal Crates.

Purple Gem: When you reach a section full of spinning wheels, keep going foward until you see two X-marked trapdoors. Step on them and wait until you fall, and you will reach the area where the gem is.

Blue Gem: After reaching a section full of N switches, you will see in the distance a wooden platform with some rats and the gem. You can't reach it with Crash but if you throw Cortex there he kills the rats and grabs the gem before teleporting back.

Red Gem: When you're close to the ending of the Drill Chase, there will be a small wooden platform with the gem on it. Quickly grab it and return to the elevator before the drill reaches you.

Beta elements

The demo version of this level had a lot of different placements, and as mentioned before, the inclusion of Bats and Bombs in the level. The level had a changed layout as well.

One of Cortex's voice lines was originally longer, the full line being - "Press the jump button and then circle to throw me over there. Trust me! We're pals, right?" The bolded section was removed since it didn't make sense on versions of the game other than the Playstation 2 version,

Gallery

Trivia

  • This is the only level in the game to contain a Nitro Switch Crate, both of which blow up the same Nitro Crates (though this is probably unintended).
  • N. Gin's cutscene model can be found hidden at the very start of Cavern Catastrophe.
  • This is the first and only time in the game where the player gets to control Crash and Cortex in a rollerbrawl manner.
  • The third-to-last acid pit in the level can be jumped over without destroying any Nitro Crates.