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Crash Bandicoot Advance 2 - Guruguru Saimin Dai-panic! (Japan)

also known as Crash Bandicoot 2 - N-Tranced
Game Boy Advance
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Reviewed in
2003
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✪ Reviewed on November 22, 2024
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Second Crash on GBA with N-Tranced. Notably better than the first, more varied and longer. Bonus levels and refined gameplay place it clearly above.

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Category
Platformer 1 player 3+
Description
GBA sequel to Crash Bandicoot, developed by Vicarious Visions and published by Vivendi Universal Games in Japan in March 2003. N. Trance hypnotizes Crash's friends and they must be faced as bosses to free them. Over thirty 2D platform levels including underwater stages and jet-ski levels, improved tornado spin power, multiple bosses and two-player cooperative mode via link cable. Increased challenge level compared to the first GBA episode.

Crash Bandicoot Advance 2 - Guruguru Saimin Dai-panic! review

4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾4,1 MB 📅27/03/2003
Published by Vivendi Universal

Crash Bandicoot Advance 2 - Guruguru Saimin Dai-panic! (GBA) price, value & rarity

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Q1 loose
 $6 Q6 complete
 $15 Q10 new
 $27 !
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Other versions
Crash Bandicoot 2 - N-Tranced
USA
07/01/2003
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Crash Bandicoot 2 - N-Tranced
Europe
28/03/2003
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Is Crash Bandicoot Advance 2 - Guruguru Saimin Dai-panic! still worth playing in 2026?

A GBA sequel to Crash Bandicoot, N-Tranced carries Vicarious Visions' corridor platforming and adds new mechanics, varied levels and hypnotized friends to free as bosses. The presentation stays solid and the snappy gameplay still pleases, faithful to the series' spirit. The whole lacks standout novelties, though, and stays fairly short. A good pocket platformer for Crash fans and lovers of effective platform action, in the direct line of the first GBA entry.

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