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Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

1997 video game
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Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

Summary

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,322 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back's instance of is recorded as Cortex Strikes Back — instance of (P31): video game[3].
  • Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back was directed by Cortex Strikes Back — director (P57): Jason Rubin[4].
  • Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back's composer is recorded as Cortex Strikes Back — composer (P86): Josh Mancell[5].
  • Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back was published by Cortex Strikes Back — publisher (P123): Sony Interactive Entertainment[6].
  • Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back's genre is Cortex Strikes Back — genre (P136): 3D platform game[7].
  • Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back was produced by Cortex Strikes Back — producer (P162): Mark Cerny[8].
  • Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back's developer is recorded as Cortex Strikes Back — developer (P178): Naughty Dog[9].
  • Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back's part of the series is recorded as Cortex Strikes Back — part of the series (P179): Crash Bandicoot[10].
  • Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back is part of Cortex Strikes Back — part of (P361): Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy[11].
  • Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back's platform is recorded as Cortex Strikes Back — platform (P400): PlayStation 3[12].
  • Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back's platform is recorded as Cortex Strikes Back — platform (P400): PlayStation Portable[13].
  • Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back's platform is recorded as Cortex Strikes Back — platform (P400): Q10677[14].
  • Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back's game mode is recorded as Cortex Strikes Back — game mode (P404): single-player video game[15].
  • Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back's language of work or name is recorded as Cortex Strikes Back — language of work or name (P407): English[16].
  • Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back was distributed by Cortex Strikes Back — distribution format (P437): CD-ROM[17].
  • Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back's input device is recorded as Cortex Strikes Back — input device (P479): gamepad[18].
  • Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back's country of origin is recorded as Cortex Strikes Back — country of origin (P495): United States[19].
  • Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back was released on November 1, 1997[20].
  • Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back's characters is recorded as Cortex Strikes Back — characters (P674): Crash Bandicoot[21].
  • Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back's characters is recorded as Cortex Strikes Back — characters (P674): Coco Bandicoot[22].
  • Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back's characters is recorded as Cortex Strikes Back — characters (P674): Doctor Neo Cortex[23].
  • Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back's characters is recorded as Cortex Strikes Back — characters (P674): Ripper Roo[24].
  • Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back's characters is recorded as Cortex Strikes Back — characters (P674): Doctor N. Gin[25].
  • Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back's characters is recorded as Cortex Strikes Back — characters (P674): Tiny Tiger[26].
  • Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back's characters is recorded as Cortex Strikes Back — characters (P674): Aku Aku[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d791dac6-7e3c-44f7-854d-4da1a9d57012[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back was published by Cortex Strikes Back — publisher (P123): Sony Interactive Entertainment[6]. It was produced by Cortex Strikes Back — producer (P162): Mark Cerny[8]. It was directed by Cortex Strikes Back — director (P57): Jason Rubin[4].

Publication

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back was published on November 1, 1997[20]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Cortex Strikes Back — language of work or name (P407): English[16]. Its genre is Cortex Strikes Back — genre (P136): 3D platform game[7]. It is part of Cortex Strikes Back — part of (P361): Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy[11]. Its part of the series is recorded as Cortex Strikes Back — part of the series (P179): Crash Bandicoot[10]. It was distributed by Cortex Strikes Back — distribution format (P437): CD-ROM[17].

Subject and Themes

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back's part of the series is recorded as Cortex Strikes Back — part of the series (P179): Crash Bandicoot[10].

Why It Matters

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,322 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Andy Gavin Australia CD-ROM Clancy Brown gamepad Mark Cerny Naughty Dog PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable Sony Interactive Entertainment United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Leandro Di Renzo · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vgmdb product id → 12522
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P5659]]: 12522"
  2. 8w ago · Matthias M. · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk rating → USK 6
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P914]]: [[Q14920391]]"
  3. 15w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Crash_Bandicoot_2_Cortex_Strikes_Back
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/Crash_Bandicoot_2_Cortex_Strikes_Back, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293310765|Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back (#293310765)]"
  4. 18w ago · JzK · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → 3D platform game
    Developer → Naughty Dog
    Narrative location → Australia
    Composer → Josh Mancell
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7707]]: https://psxdatacenter.com/games/J/C/SCPS-91092.html, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/84923008|CRASH BANDICOOT 2 - CORTEX NO GYAKUSHUU! [PLAY"
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