A great improvement over the first game. Adding the slide to Crash's moveset feels so good and makes tricky platforming sections a thing in the past. Sure, there are times where the game feels like Crash 1 at points, but overall the game is a lot more forgiving in its level design. The slide jump helps mitigate a lot of tight jumps but giving an extra window of time to position Crash where he needs to be. Honestly I forgot how much I enjoyed this game after being annoyed at Crash 1 for so long