Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back/Gallery

1 Promotional Material
2 In-Game
3 Concept Art

Promotional Material[]

Boxart and Logos[]

English In-game logo (NTSC-U)

English box art logo (NTSC-U)

E3 1997 Prototype logo

English logo (PAL)

Japanese In-game logo (NTSC-J)

Japanese box art logo (NTSC-J)

NTSC-U Box art

Greatest Hits Box art

PAL Box art

PAL Platinum cover

Japanese Box art

Promotional Artwork[]

Crash and his sister Coco

Crash looking surprised as Tiny Tiger appears behind him

Crash facing N. Gin in his mech

A version of the previous artwork with Crash omitted

Promotional artwork of Crash using his jet pack

Early version of the previous image

Promotional artwork of Crash with his jet pack

Crash riding on a rocket

Promotional art of Crash riding Polar

Japanese artwork of Crash jumping through an icy stage. A cropped version of this artwork was used on the Japanese box art.

Artwork of Crash and Coco on the beach, used on the inside of the cover in the Japanese version of the game

The full render

Crash 2 Map

Japanese artwork of Crash surfing on his jetboard

Japanese artwork of Crash riding Polar

Japanese artwork of Crash flying on his jetpack

Character Artwork/Renders[]

Promotional render of Crash

Promotional render of Crash with his Jet Pack

Promotional render of Crash flying with his Jet Pack

Promotional render of Crash jumping

Promotional render of Crash

Promotional render of Crash jumping

Promotional render of Crash

Promotional render of Crash on his Jet Board

Promotional artwork of Crash and Polar

Promotional render of Crash

Promotional render of Crash with his Jet Pack

Promotional render of Crash jumping

Promotional render of Crash spinning

Promotional render of Crash running

Promotional render of Crash sliding

Promotional render of Crash doing a body slam

Promotional render of Crash crawling

Japanese render of Crash

Japanese Crash promo render

Japanese render of Crash body-slamming

Japanese render of Crash breaking crates

Japanese render of Crash crawling

Japanese render of Crash jumping around

Japanese render of Crash sliding

Japanese render of Crash spinning

A Japanese render of Crash on his jetboard

Japanese render of Crash riding Polar

Japanese render of Crash riding his jet pack

Japanese render of Crash digging in the dirt

Japanese render of Crash climbing monkey bars

Japanese render of Crash crouching

Japanese render of Crash performing a slide jump

Japanese render of Crash performing a crouch jump

Japanese render of Crash jumping

Japanese render of Crash running

Japanese render of Crash jumping away

Japanese render of Crash wading through mud

Japanese render of Aku Aku

Promotional render of Cortex

Japanese render of Cortex

Promotional artwork of Doctor N. Gin

N. Gin's promotional model

Japanese render of N. Gin

Artwork of Coco Bandicoot

Japanese render of Coco

Japanese render of Polar

Promotional model of Ripper Roo

Promotional artwork of Ripper Roo, seen in The Art of Naughty Dog.

Promo render of Ripper Roo featuring an earlier design

Japanese Doctor Roo promo render

Japanese render of Doctor Roo

Japanese render of Ripper Roo

Promotional artwork of the Komodo Brothers

Alternate version of previous image (note the scale texture)

Japanese Komodo Bros promo render

Japanese render of Komodo Joe

Japanese render of Komodo Moe

Tiny Tiger's promotional design

Japanese Tiny promo render

Japanese render of Tiny Tiger

Japanese Brio promo render

Enemy and Item Artwork/Renders[]

Promotional render of a Spiked Turtle

Promotional render of an Armadillo

Promotional render of a Vulture

Promotional render of a Mole

Promotional render of a Sawblade Turtle

Promotional render of an Ostrich

Promotional render of a Seal

Promotional render of a Porcupine

Japanese render of a Penguin

Promotional render of a Hippo

Promotional render of a Man-Eating Plant

Promotional render of a Mechanical Fish

Promotional render of a Gecko

Promotional render of a Polar Bear

Promotional render of an Orca

Promotional render of an Electric Eel

Promotional render of Lifter Lab Assistants

Promotional render of a Scrubber

Promotional render of a Rat

Promotional render of a Water Mine

Promotional render of a Welder Lab Assistant

Japanese render of a Welder Lab Assistant

Promotional render of a Cyborg Lizard

Promotional render of a Cyborg Monkey

Promotional render of a Possum

Promotional render of a Gorilla

Promotional render of a Spitter Plant

Promotional render of a Bee and beehive

Japanese Lumberjack Lab Assistant promo render

Promotional render of a Pusher Lab Assistant

Promotional render of a Six Tentacle Robot

Promotional render of an Electric Lab Assistant

Promotional render of a Robot Walker

Promotional render of a Spiked Saucer

Promotional render of an Armored Armadillo

Promotional render of an Safari Lab Assistant

Japanese render of a Safari Lab Assistant

Japanese promo render of a man-eating plant, porcupine and penguin

Wumpa Fruit in the Japanese version of Cortex Strikes Back

A crystal

A crystal in the Japanese version of Cortex Strikes Back

Japanese render of a Crystal

Japanese render of a Clear Gem

Japanese render of a Blue Gem

Japanese render of a Red Gem

Japanese render of a Basic Crate

Japanese artwork of a Basic Crate

A Crash Crate

Japanese render of a Crash Crate

Alternate version of previous render with in-game Crash icon

Japanese artwork of a Crash Crate

Japanese render of a Bounce Crate

Japanese artwork of a Bounce Crate

An Aku Aku Crate

Japanese render of an Aku Aku Crate

Japanese artwork of an Aku Aku Crate

Japanese render of a TNT Crate

Japanese artwork of a TNT Crate

A Check Point Crate

Japanese render of a Checkpoint Crate

Alternate version of the previous render with a more angular design

Japanese artwork of a Checkpoint Crate

Japanese render of a Locked Crate

Japanese artwork of a Locked Crate

Japanese render of an Arrow Crate

Japanese artwork of an Arrow Crate

A Nitro Crate

Japanese render of a Nitro Crate

Japanese artwork of a Nitro Crate

Japanese render of an Outline Crate

Japanese render of a ? Crate

Alternate version of the previous render with a more angular design

Japanese artwork of a ? Crate

Japanese render of an Iron Crate

Alternate version of the previous render without 3D screws

Japanese artwork of an Iron Crate

Japanese render of an Iron Arrow Crate

Alternate version of the previous render without 3D screws

Japanese artwork of an Iron Arrow Crate

Japanese render of a ! Crate

Alternate version of the previous render without 3D screws

Japanese artwork of a ! Crate

An Iron Green ! Nitro Switch Crate

Japanese render of a Nitro Switch Crate

Alternate version of the previous render without 3D screws

Japanese artwork of a Nitro Switch Crate

Promo images[]

Promotional image of the Japanese Crash mascot suit.

Promotional image of the Japanese Crash mascot suit holding a Wumpa fruit.

Promotional image of the Japanese Crash mascot suit holding the jet board.

Promotional image of the Japanese Crash mascot suit wearing the jet pack.

Manual[]

Character descriptions - NTSC-U

Page 1 of a comic explaining the game's plot from the Japanese manual

Page 2 of a comic explaining the game's plot from the Japanese manual

Page 3 of a comic explaining the game's plot from the Japanese manual

Page 4 of a comic explaining the game's plot from the Japanese manual

Character descriptions - PAL

Enemy descriptions - PAL

Illustration of Crash fighting Ripper Roo from the Japanese strategy guide

Illustration of Crash fighting the Komodo Brothers from the Japanese strategy guide

Illustration of Crash fighting Tiny Tiger from the Japanese strategy guide

Illustration of Crash fighting N. Gin from the Japanese strategy guide

Promotional Collector Cards[]

Bluebird card #2

Bluebird card #5

Bluebird card #7

Bluebird card #12

Bluebird card #15

Bluebird card #16

Ads[]

From CTR's Scrapbook

Computer and Video Games Issue 192

Crash 2 Ad

Japanese print ad

Crash in a Christmas-themed illustration from the December 1998 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly

Misc.[]

PlayStation Interactive Sampler Vol. 6

Cortex Strikes Back's display at E3 1997

A wallpaper released as part of Mascot Crash Bandicoot, a Japanese promotional disk released to promote Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

In-Game[]

Screenshots[]

The title screen

Cortex falling from the sky

Cortex (Holograph)

An Armadillo.

Penta's model

Ripper Roo's boss fight in Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

Ripper Roo reading a book

Polar in front of the entrance to Bear It

Polar with Crash

Crash Bandicoot battling the Komodo Bros.

The opening cutscene to the Komodo Bros at the circus tent throwing swords one by one. Fight in Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

Gameplay of the Komodo Bros. fight in Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

Komodo Brothers's Save/Load Icon

An Armored Armadillo

A Possum

Models In-Game[]

Cortex

Cortex's head in the Game Over screen

N. Gin in the cut-scenes of Cortex Strikes Back

Coco

Coco's hologram model

Crash

Crash as seen

Crash doing his signature dance number

Crash with Aku Aku in Invincibility mode

A Crash Death Animation

Crash crushed by a boulder

Crash riding Polar

Crash's angel death form carrying Polar

Frozen Crash Bandicoot with Polar

Polar with the remains of Crash's burnt body

Crash stung by bees

Crash

Crash using his Jet Pack

Crash doing his signature dance number

Crash

Crash using a Jet Board

Head of Crash

Crash's angel death form

Crash's angel death form playing didgeridoo

Crash electrocuted by an electric eel

Aku Aku

Aku Aku's golden form

Doctor Nitrus Brio's hologram model

A Penguin

Ripper Roo

Ripper Roo's crazy form

Polar

Polar after being jumped on by Crash

Komodo Joe

Komodo Moe

Tiny as he appears

Tiny

A Lens Probe

An Armadillo

A Spiked Cyborg Turtle

An Ostrich

A Mole

A Seal

An Porcupine

A Sinking Podium

A Venus Fly Trap

A Hippo

A Robotic Skeletal Fish

A Water Mine

A Cyborg Vulture

A Cyborg Razor Turtle

A Boulder

A Rolling Stone

Parka Lab Assistants

A Totem Pole

An Orca Whale

An Orca Whale as seen

A Scrubber

An Electric Eel

A Rolling Barrel

A Welder Lab Assistant

A Spiked Rat

A Spiked Saucer

A Possum

A Gorilla

A Cyborg Monkey

A Fire Breathing Tiki

A Spiked Lizard

A Polar Bear

A Land Mine

An Armored Armadillo

Hunter Lab Assistants

A Salamander

A Platform in Tiny's boss fight

A Lumberjack Lab Assistant

A Spitter Plant

A Tiki's angry face

A Tiki's happy face

A Honeybee

A Barricading Lab Assistant

A Missile

A Robot Walker

A Sparky Tentaclebot Unit

A Fireball

A Space Lab Assistant

A crystal

A ? Crate

A Basic Crate

A Crash Crate

A Check Point Crate

An Open Check Point Crate

A Wooden Arrow Crate

An Iron Arrow Crate

An Aku Aku Crate

A TNT Crate

A Nitro Crate

An Iron ! Crate

An Iron Green ! Nitro Switch Crate

A Clear Gem

A Green Gem

A Purple Gem

A Red Gem

A Yellow Gem

A Blue Gem Path

A Blue Gem in the Japanese version of Cortex Strikes Back

A Green Gem Path

A Purple Gem Path

A Red Gem Path

A Yellow Gem Path

A Jet Board

A Speed Ramp

A Whirlpool

An Electric Fence

Death Route Platform

Bonus Round Platform

Entrance to secret path in Turtle Woods

Platform to return to the main part of Turtle Woods

Icons[]

Crash's life counter icon from the Naughty Dog games

Ripper Roo's icon

Komodo Bros.' icon

Tiny's icon from Cortex Strikes Back

N. Gin's icon from Cortex Strikes Back

Cortex's icon from Cortex Strikes Back

Memory Card icon

Concept Art[]

Character Concepts[]

Concept art for the Japanese boxart

Concept art of Crash for a T-shirt design by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash riding Polar by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash with the jetpack by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash with his jetpack by Charles Zembillas

Initial concept draft of Coco by Taichi Ogawa

A very early Coco concept by Charles Zembillas

Another early Coco concept by Charles Zembillas

Coco Concept art by Charles Zembillas

Final Coco design concept art by Charles Zembillas

Coco Concept art by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of N. Gin by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Polar by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Ripper Roo by Charles Zembillas

A side view of Ripper Roo by Charles Zembillas

A back view of Ripper Roo by Charles Zembillas

The concept art of the Komodo Brothers by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of the Komodo Bros by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Komodo Joe by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Komodo Moe by Charles Zembillas

Enemy Concepts[]

Concept art of polar bears by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of the gorilla enemies by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of the possum enemies by Charles Zembillas

Level Concepts[]

Concept art of the space station levels

Concept of the jungle levels

Concept of the snow levels

Concept art of the snow levels

Concept of the ruins levels

Concept of the sewer levels

Concept of the polar levels

Concept of the daytime woods levels

Concept of the nighttime woods levels

Videos[]

Crash Bandicoot 2 Cortex Strikes Back ad

Crash Bandicoot 2- Cortex Strikes Back "Vacation" (Sony PlayStation-PSX-PSone-PS-Commercial) Full HD