Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex - Level 20: Weathering Heights (Crystal/Gem)

[@k-leb4671]

I don't know how, but the music producers for this game conveyed a sense of terror high up in the atmosphere using mainly just electronic sounds.

[@mackenroll6914]

K-leb Exactly, this game's soundtrack is amazing!

[@inactive9908]

Like a Television News Program!

[@isaaccooper862]

There's correlation between the labs and each element, because every element has a dedicated laboratory level: Compactor Reactor for Earth, H2 Oh No for Water, Fahrenheit Frenzy for Fire, and Weathering Heights for Wind.

[@standardprejudice9188]

And Cortex Vortex representing Cortex himself as well as space.

[@thenameyoushouldknowthekin8998]

I'm late to say this but that reminds me of a game called Kirby Planet Robobot. Each world, Kirby has to go through a lab stage, usually based on the world it was in.

[@Negus222]

Good observation. I like the planning that went into these level designs, which isn’t something I necessarily noticed when I played this game as a kid.

[@AlliroG98]

Did you know that this level was likely going to feature a flying section in the beginning, similar to minecart/diving/propeller sections in the earlier pre-boss levels? It was likely scrapped because it would've been difficult to make Crash transition from plane to feet.

[@CliaxGamesCoco]

Huh, I never knew that. But thinking about it now, that makes a lot of sense. Thanks for that bit of trivia.

[@xlost-xkekz963]

Weathering Heights is the only lab/factory level in which you directly spawn in instead of travelling with a vehicle to it.

[@minihalkoja590]

+xLosT-xKeKz There's also Cortex Vortex...

[@Aym4n-]

AlliroG98 it could have been so cool if they actually did that

[@spyrothelegendarypurpledra8786]

@@minihalkoja590 I have a theory that Solar Bowler was going to be the vehicle transition for Cortex Vortex, but was made its own level due to that level being hard has balls.

[@Megumi_Bandicoot]

I can’t believe the guy who voiced Lo-Lo in this game is now voicing Crash. xD

[@liamroberts1458]

He also voiced Spyro and Hunter in A Hero's Tail. And Sgt. Byrd, I think (shame they didn't bring Tom Kenny back for that game). Oh, and one of the Dragon Elders (Tomas), too.

[@amazing_cart5713]

@hikariyumna1216 You need therapy.

[@benhughes3394]

Jess Harnell. He also in The Simpsons.

[@neilbowes7214]

I adore this level, but I REAAAALLY wish it had four items to collect. It just seems like a place that would have four. Granted, all of the elemental stations are worthy of having four items (they're the most important locations in the game after all), but this one especially could've used one imo. It's the one station that isn't planted on the ground and is near the endpoint of the game, yet it's so short!

[@isro7785]

The steams give me the chills.

[@mayday-tz4dv]

if the hanging speed wasn't so slow, it would improve this stage and later stages alot.

[@NagoTheCat]

If only this game was a part of N’sane Trilogy.

[@WaOk2018]

​@@NagoTheCat Eu espero que a Action Visions faça os remakes de Crash WOC e Crash Twinsanity juntando os dois em um único jogo como o Sane Trilogy.

[@franciscodavi1323]

this factory is inside of a very big and totally different airship

[@deoxysx1657]

One of the best songs in any Crash game imo

[@GDTetsu]

TT: Guys, we need a soundtrack for this simple air lab level, but don't go too hard! Composers: Of course! *Starts writing the best well-put-together piece of art in the entirety of Crash Bandicoot series.*

[@ProfessionalWPNFire]

Good Level :)!

[@jasonharris3502]

I could never tell if you're actually on an airship or a research station in this level.

[@jasonharris3502]

I KNEW IT! I knew this whole level took place on an airship! Thanks! :D

[@racerja3173]

@@jasonharris3502 the beginning of this level was originally going to be crash flying to the lab but it was scrapped as it was hard for crash to go from flying to foot

[@thedredayshow9246]

The fact that the airship in this level is fully modeled makes me sad, since WOC was gonna be open world. This would have been a cool area to explore.

[@MarcusBlueWolf]

The two boxes next to the lab guy aren’t there on my version just before the monkey bars ?? And my bonus is slightly different

[@Analog-to-digital-cotinual]

PS2 Xbox or GameCube?

[@jomanion7784]

@@Analog-to-digital-cotinual I had this issue on xbox

[@crashfan9997]

I have the ps2 platinum edition. This level has 140 crates for me, 54 in the bonus.

[@novacane216]

I love this level

[@rolando90s]

@@nanasajaia8919 what carls493 is a she

[@J-dogg-2007]

For some reason whenever I play this level, the music sometimes repeats itself over and over again

[@mazkeraid4039]

It's because of the game that didn't have a proper music loop.

[@powellzoom]

What buttons do you press to make Crash hang?

[@FlashaniMan247]

0:14-0:18 Your script writer needs to be fired!

[@isaaccooper862]

😂😂😂 A lot of the mask quotes were kinda "eh," weren't they?

[@FlashaniMan247]

@@isaaccooper862 I was talking about the lines from Jess Harnell as Lo-Lo.

[@isaaccooper862]

@@FlashaniMan247 I know, but I'm saying a lot of the voice lines for all of the masks were kinda "eh." Like there were a couple good ones, but a lot of em needed some work

[@VelociraptorAnimations]

Was that a caddicarus reference?

[@FlashaniMan247]

@@VelociraptorAnimations Yes

[@wolfpackflt670]

Man those TNT explosions look very dangerous...(insert sarcasm here)

[@franciscodavi1323]

yeah >;)

[@liamroberts1458]

Don't explain the joke, pal.

[@nanasajaia8919]

i love ❤️ this level because you can have air

[@elevatorkid4814]

me too

[@Justaclass800]

If you mean fresh air then me too.

[@WaOk2018]

Quero muito jogar esse jogo de novo

[@elevatorkid4814]

Carls493 do you like levels Fahrenheit Frenzy and H2 oh no

[@awsomemodels]

And of course i never made it here 😂😂

[@user-sh9ft7co2b]

The voidest level in the story of videogames. What an ignoble game that was. Only (very) good thing: music

[@msminmichigan]

I've been playing the OG ps1 crash 3. The graphics hold up way better than this one's.

[@liamroberts1458]

Pfft... nah, mate. Rose tinted glasses much?

[@hitmeup__5729]

So uninspired level design

[@liamroberts1458]

How so?