History VideoGame / CrashBandicoot2NTranced

** Coco is promoted back to playable after being an [=NPC=] in ''The Huge Adventure''

* ADayInTheLimelight: For N. Tropy, who steals the role of antagonist from Cortex, and Fake Crash, who finally gets plot importance instead of being a joke character.
* ArabianNightsDays: The Arabian levels, which first showed up in ''Warped'', make a reappearance.

* BuildLikeAnEgyptian: The Egyptian levels return from ''Warped''.

* CliffHanger: The game ends with Uka Uka, frustrated at Cortex and Tropy's failures, declaring that he will face Crash himself next time. Sadly, a sequel was never developed.

* LethalLavaLand: The volcano levels, overlaping with JungleJapes.
* MarathonLevel: Any box gem. Normal Crash games have second gems hidden away on a side path that is usually not relevant to the box gem (with some exceptions). This game requires you to go down the gem shard pathways in order to get the remaining boxes. So, very often, you don't just have to go down the route to get the shard, but get ''back without dying and make it back to a checkpoint'' to get the box gem.
* MirrorMatch: Fake Crash. 2 player races also pit two versions of Crash against each other.

* NeverMyFault: N. Tropy angrily blames N. Trance when they discover they brainwashed the wrong Crash, despite him being mistakenly sent through his vortex. N. Trance is more than willing to call him out on this.
* NintendoHard: The latter parts of the game are pretty unforgiving, especially the gem shard pathway, comprised of three advanced levels and a very enduring face off with [[spoiler: N. Tropy]].

* PromotedToPlayable: You take control of Crunch for the first time in the series via the game's Atlasphere stages. (Poor Crash only gets one Atlasphere stage, as opposed to his stages from ''[[VideoGame/CrashBandicootTheWrathOfCortex The Wrath of Cortex]]''.) Coco is also promoted back to playable after being an [=NPC=] in ''The Huge Adventure'', while nearly ''everyone'' is playable in the multiplayer Atlasphere mode.

* SpannerInTheWorks: When Tropy abducts the bandicoots, Aku manages to drag Crash out of the vortex. The resistance leads to Fake Crash being sent before Tropy instead, with the latter failing to notice the difference until it's too late.

* TrueFinalBoss: N. Tropy is the true antagonist and can only be fought by beating three NintendoHard levels which are only unlocked if all gem shards have been collected.

* PromotedToPlayable: You take control of Crunch for the first time in the series via the game's Atlasphere stages. (Poor Crash only gets one Atlasphere stage, as opposed to his stages from ''[[VideoGame/CrashBandicootTheWrathOfCortex The Wrath of Cortex]]''.) Coco is also promoted back to playable after being a [=NPC=] in ''The Huge Adventure'', while nearly ''everyone'' is playable in the multiplayer Atlasphere mode.

* AbsenteeActor: The only Crash game in the entire series where Cortex does not appear in the story, though he still completes his perfect run by appearing in level cameos and multiplayer mode. N. Gin, Tiny and Dingodile only appear via similar means.

Basically a MissionPackSequel, to ''The Huge Adventure'', reviews tended to be positive for ''N-Tranced'', despite being perceived by many critics as being more of the same with no major gameplay innovation beyond the isometric atlasphere bonus stages (originally seen in ''VideoGame/CrashBandicootTheWrathOfCortex''.)

* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:N. Trance is the final boss you'll face if you didn't find all the gem shards.]]

* TrueFinalBoss: [[spoiler:N. Tropy is the true antagonist and can only be fought by beating three NintendoHard levels which are only unlocked if all gem shards have been collected.]]

''Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced'' is the second portable installment in the ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'' series and the official sequel to ''VideoGame/CrashBandicootTheHugeAdventure''. Like it's predecessor, it was developed by Vicarious Visions for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, and was the second in their trilogy of Crash platformers for the system.

* SpaceZone: Coco's levels are mostly this. She has to [[OutrunTheFireball outrun an incoming fireball]] using a rocket-powered tug.

* SpaceZone: Coco's levels are mostly this. She has to [[OutrunTheFireball outrun an incoming fireball.]]

* MarathonLevel: Any box gem. Normal Crash games have second gems hidden away on a side path that is usually not relevant to the box gem (with some exceptions). This game requires you to go down the gem shard pathways in order to get the box gems. So, very often, you don't just have to go down the route to get the shard, but get ''back without dying and make it back to a checkpoint'' to get the box gem.

* ArabianNightsDays: The Arabian levels.

* BuildLikeAnEgyptian: The Egyptian levels.

* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:N. Trance.]]

* TrueFinalBoss: [[spoiler:N. Tropy.]]

''Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced'' is the second portable installment in the ''Franchise/CrashBandicoot'' series and the official sequel to ''VideoGame/CrashBandicootTheHugeAdventure''. Like it's predecessor, it was developed by Vicarious Visions for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, and was the second in their trilogy of Crash platformers for the system.

Followed by ''VideoGame/CrashBandicootPurpleRiptosRampage'', which maintained the same gameplay in a ''Series/SpyroTheDragon'' crossover, albeit with more mini-games.

''Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced'' is the second portable installment in the ''Franchise/CrashBandicoot'' series and the official sequel to ''VideoGame/CrashBandicootTheHugeAdventure''. Like it's predecessor, it was developed by Vicarious Visions for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance.

* PromotedToPlayable: You take control of Crunch for the first time in the series via the game's Atlasphere stages. (Poor Crash only gets one Altasphere stage, as opposed to his stages from ''[[VideoGame/CrashBandicootTheWrathOfCortex The Wrath of Cortex]]''.) Coco is also promoted back to playable after being a [=NPC=] in ''The Huge Adventure'', while nearly ''everyone'' is playable in the multiplayer Atlasphere mode.

* LethalLavaLand: The volcano levels, overlaping with JungleJapes.* MirrorMatch: Fake Crash. 2 player races also pit two versions of Crash against each other.

* CliffHanger: The game ends with [[BiggerBad Uka Uka]], frustrated at Cortex and Tropy's failures, declaring that he will face Crash himself next time. Sadly, a sequel was never developed.

* MirrorMatch: Fake Crash. 2 player races also pit two versions of Crash against each other.

* {{Prehistoria}}: The Stone Age levels. Overlaps with LethalLavaLand (the volcano segments) and JungleJapes.

* SphereFactor: The Atlasphere levels, taken from ''Wrath of Cortex'' where the player character rolls around inside a ball. Crash gets one while Crunch gets more. Multiplayer sports a battle mode for the function with practically every cast member playable.

* SpaceZone: Coco's levels are mostly this. She has to [[OutrunTheFireball outrun an incoming 'sun'.]]

* ArabianNightsDays: The Persia-like levels.

* {{Prehistoria}}: The Stone Age levels.

* PromotedToPlayable: You take control of Crunch for the first time in the series via the game's Atlasphere stages. (Poor Crash only gets one Altasphere stage.) Coco is also promoted back to playable after being a [=NPC=] in ''The Huge Adventure'', while nearly ''everyone'' is playable in the multiplayer Atlasphere mode.

* AbsenteeActor: The only Crash game in the entire series where Cortex does not appear in the story. He still completes his perfect run by appearing in level cameos and multiplayer mode however. N. Gin, Tiny and Dingodile appear only via similar means.

* ContinuityNod: When Crunch is defeated and rescued from his hypnosis by Crash, he mentions that this is the second time he's been brainwashed. This refers to his [[VideoGame/CrashBandicootTheWrathOfCortex debut appearance]] to be in the evil side at first.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:N.Trance.]]

* NeverMyFault: N Tropy angrily blames N Trance when they discover they brainwashed the wrong Crash, despite him being mistakenly sent through his vortex. N Trance is more than willing to call him out on this.

* SpringJump: One of Crash's unlock able moves is a Rocket Jump, which propels Crash ''much'' higher than a standard or even Double Jump, albeit at the cost of forward momentum. Naturally this has to be used cautiously so as not to collide into vertical obstacles.