Rewards: 2 Clear Gems—destroy all 133 boxes.
Head out to reach two plasma gates that turn on and off along the path. Don’t walk into them when they’re turned on, or you take damage. Run past when they’re off to break four boxes. Hop onto the conveyor belt and jump to break the three boxes above it. On the other end of the belt, you reach three boxes. Spin into the bottom two, then wait at a safe distance for the TNT box to explode.
Climb onto the next conveyor belt, waiting for the two plasma gates above to turn off before running past them and jumping over the pit. Break three boxes here, but be careful to avoid the nitro. Afterward, you encounter your first shield robot. These mechanical enemies float through the air and then put up shields when they’re on the ground, making them invulnerable when they land. Jump and spin to destroy them while they’re in the air and vulnerable.
Wait for the next two plasma gates to turn off before jumping the pit. Break the two boxes here and jump onto the conveyor belt coming toward you. Wait for the plasma gates to turn off before running past them to reach the platform. Steer clear of the three nitro boxes and break the “?” box.
Take down the next shield robot, and pass the plasma gates behind it when it’s safe to do so to reach a large stack of reinforced boxes. Use your Belly Flop to break them open, and jump onto the next conveyor belt. Wait for the plasma gates to turn off, and make your way past them. Jump over the pit, then hop up onto the platform to continue through the level.
Head right and break the checkpoint box. Slide into the two boxes underneath the iron boxes. Creep to the right until you’re free of the iron boxes overhead. Here you encounter your first UFO. Instead of little green men, these flying saucers are piloted by lab assistants. Jump on top of any of these you encounter to take them down.
Continue right and eliminate another UFO lab assistant. Break open the Aku Aku box and jump over the plasma gate to the right. Here you encounter another UFO, but this one fires a tractor beam at the ground. Wait for the beam to stop, then run under him to avoid being sucked up into the ship.
Approach the pit and note the platform inside, which can be either red or green. When it’s green, it’s safe to jump. When it’s red, you need to wait, as it flips on its side and you can’t jump on it. Break the box and reach an area with another mirror. Here you meet the spiked-shell enemy. Spiked shells have spikes that emerge from their backs. When they tire of this, they put up metal shields around themselves. The spikes are deadly, so wait for the metal shield to appear, and jump on it to eliminate it.
Break four boxes and jump to the right to reach another conveyor belt rolling to the right, with a UFO enemy floating above it. This one tries to get you with his tractor beam. When it’s off, pass him by and jump over the plasma gate on the ground. Break the next floating box, and move to the green platform to bounce up into a Death Tornado. Bounce to the platform on the right. To your right is a pit. On the other side is a spiked shell. Wait for it to put up its metal shield, then jump the pit and onto it to destroy it.
Double-jump over the plasma gate, which is constantly on. Break the next checkpoint box and the two other boxes nearby. You encounter another shield robot next. Take it out and jump over the pit after it. Another enemy floats over a TNT box. Eliminate it when it’s between you and the TNT box. Jump on the TNT box to trigger it. Continue right to enter an elevator that takes you farther into the level.
Bust the four boxes. Observe the spiked shell on the opposite side of the next pit. Jump onto the platform when it’s green, and wait until it flashes red. As soon as it does, quickly jump over onto the enemy to take it down. Time your jump correctly with the red flash, and you land on the spiked shell when it’s vulnerable in its metal shell.
Break three boxes floating above and one more on the right before reaching a pit with two color-changing platforms. As soon as they turn green, quickly jump across both of them to reach the other side of the pit. There you find another green platform, which bounces you up into a Death Tornado spin. Jump over the platform and trigger the TNT boxes. As soon as the first timer starts, get going to clear out of the area of explosion. Near the next platforms is the “?” platform. Take it to reach the bonus stage.
After exiting the bonus stage, jump onto the conveyor belt moving toward you. Wait for the UFO lab assistant to turn off his tractor beam, and move past him. Jump up to the platform on the right, breaking two boxes. Hop over the plasma gate on the floor and take down the spiked shell when he becomes vulnerable to your jump. Break the checkpoint box on the right.
On your right, three plasma gates shine above a conveyor belt. Crouch to get under them safely, and claim the crystal once you pass them. Jump over the pit to find a stack of three boxes—with a nitro box on bottom. So as not to blow yourself sky-high, jump onto the top two boxes, then get away before hitting the nitro.
Ride the elevator up to find another shield robot. Wait for it to float close to you, then jump and spin to destroy it before jumping the pit. Break the box and continue right to find another green platform that launches you into three boxes. When you land, hop onto the conveyor belt and jump up to break two boxes. Deal with the spiked shell and continue to reach another pit.
You reach a pit with a UFO lab assistant floating over it, plus a spiked shell on the other side. Wait for the spiked shell to pull in its spikes, then jump on top of the UFO and onto the spiked shell. Spin into the green “!” box to the right, and continue right to reach the end of the level.
Time Trial
Time Requirements
Sapphire: 2:01:00
Gold: 1:34:00
Platinum: 1:19:62
This is a level where having all three Aku Aku Masks is really helpful. There are quite a few time boxes to stop the clock, so break them whenever you see them.