Bear It

Rewards: Clear Gem—destroy all 45 boxes.

Remember riding the warthog in the first game? Now you get to ride a polar bear! You can’t control the speed, just the jumping and maneuvering left and right.

Jump onto the back of the bear and get moving. Zigzag to break some boxes, then continue the tactic to avoid hitting polar bear totems. Jump over fallen totems and gaps filled with water.

Slide across a patch of ice to collect some boxes, then avoid seals crossing your path. Don’t miss the checkpoint and the extra life near another ice patch. Continue past more seals and totems, then grab the crystal on the left side of the path.

As soon as you get it and are past the gap on the right, move right to miss some totems, then jump over another one. Orcas jump up in the next watery gap. One jumps on the left, then another on the right. Aim for the one in the air as you approach, and it should drop by the time you reach the gap. Break boxes and avoid more orcas.

After the checkpoint, dodge to the right around a totem, then jump a second one. There are TNT boxes up ahead already counting down to explode. Stay in the middle to avoid them, and do the same to slide past the nitro boxes. After jumping over an orca gap, collect more boxes, then move right to avoid a gap on the left. Get over two more gaps containing orcas.

This next part is tricky. Jump over a gap on the right to avoid a totem. In mid-air, move left to avoid more totems on the other side of the gap. Get ready to jump again for the checkpoint. Dodge several nitro boxes—jump over some, avoid landing on others. Quick jumping is required to get over a totem and two gaps all in a row.

Continue along a narrow strip of path and avoid an orca. Repeat the sequence of jumping over a gap with a mid-air move to avoid a totem. At the end, the bear throws you over a wide gap. When you land, hit the switch to detonate the nitro boxes, then head into the portal room to collect the Clear Gem and exit the level.

Time Trial

Time Requirements

Sapphire: 1:05:00

Gold: 0:48:07

Platinum: 0:44:82

If you press the Crouch button while riding the bear, you get a burst of speed. Use this in the open areas, as well as when jumping over obstacles. Slow down when you encounter lots of jumps close together or must dodge totems. Hit as many time boxes as possible, and avoid losing a life. When you reach the end, don’t worry about hitting the switch. Run to the portal to stop the clock.