Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back is the second video game in the "Crash Bandicoot" series. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment, produced by Universal Interactive Studios and developed by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation. It was first released for the PlayStation in 1997, and was re-released for the Sony Greatest Hits and Best for Family in 1998. In 1999, it was released again for the Platinum Range and for the PSOne Books in 2001. The game was later released on the European PlayStation Network on July 26, 2007. However, it was later taken off because "MediEvil" and "" did not do so well. The game was released on the North American PlayStation Network on January 10, 2008 and again on the European PlayStation Network on February 2, 2011.