Just the beginning of Crash's awesome streak.
Cortex Strikes Back is an excellent sequel to an incredibly, brutally challenging Crash Bandicoot. This game took me about 5 hours or so to beat, and for any experienced gamer, it shouldn't take much longer than that to beat all 25 levels and all 5 bosses. If you go for completion, then you have 42 other gems to collect, and that's really hard to do and would take a really long time. It's a great 3-D platformer with pretty clean graphics (for a PS1 game that is) and good controls. The game is fun and comical as well, with several humorous death animations involving Crash disintegrating into a pile of ash, becoming a transparent angel, or getting buried alive by a guy with a large hammer. So Crash 2 is a great game, and a must-own for all PlayStation owners!