Items in Croc 2
There are many items or elements in Croc 2 that can be picked up. While some are new for Croc 2, some were carried forward from Croc: Legend of the Gobbos, and some have different functions.
Collectible Items
Lives
These heart shaped objects represent your health. Every time you take a hit from an enemy or an environmental hazard, you will lose one life. If you have no hearts remaining and you take a hit, the game will be over, though you can continue from the start of the current stage. Your life capacity is limited by the number of Heart Pots that you are carrying. There is also a cheat which enables Croc infinity lives, which can be done by holding L1 and pressing Circle, Down, Left, Up, Right, Triangle, Down at the title screen.
Heart Pots
Each of these lets you carry one life. Naturally, the more pots you have, the more hits you can potentially take before you reach game over. You start the game with three Heart Pots, and you can find or buy more, up to a maximum of nine, throughout the game. They can be bought most commonly from Swap Meet Pete in his shop for 250 crystals, and after collecting nine, he will say "I'm sorry Croc. You are only allowed to have nine! It's the law!" Note that when you die and continue, you will only receive three out of a maximum of nine to play with, no matter how many Heart Pots you're carrying. All of your Heart Pots will be filled when you purchase a new one, or when you collect all 100 crystals from a particular stage.
Crystals
White Crystals
These shimmering gems are a valuable commodity in Croc's world. Each normal level has 100 of them in total. When you complete or exit a stage, any collected Crystals will be added to your Swap Meet Pete Loyalty Card, for use at the local store to buy objects. They are also used to prevent Croc from losing a Life, so when Croc is hurts while carrying them, he will drop them and flash for a brief moment at which time he is immune to attacks (other than pits and cliff edges) and will not be able to reclaim every crystal if he has over a certain amount. There is a cheat which can enable Croc to continually add unlimited crystals to his card, which can be done using this cheat:
At the title screen, hold L1 and press Square, Square, Circle, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right. Then while playing the game,hold and press Square to add 100 crystals to your inventory. Repeat this to add an unlimited amount of crystals to your inventory.
Coloured Crystals
There are five coloured crystals in every normal level: red, blue, green, pink and yellow. Finding all five can be challenging, but doing so will reveal the Golden Gobbo teleport sphere for that stage.
Jigsaw Pieces
Finding these elusive puzzle pieces is the goal of each Golden Gobbo level. Each village has one, and Croc must collect all in the game to unlock a secret.
Other items
Golden Gobbo Statues
These are found by collecting all Coloured Crystals in a normal level, by which time Croc is transported to an unreachable part of the level which Croc usually must complete a challenge to earn the statue. After collecting all statues in a village, the Golden Gobbo Door will unlock and contain special level which contains a Jigsaw Piece which Croc must collect from every village which will reveal a big secret [citation needed]. Visit the Golden Gobbos article for more info.
Clockwork Gobbos
Available for sale at each Swap Meet Pete store. These must be used at special Clockwork Gobbo points found in most normal levels. These are panels on the ground with gears pictured on them. Activating a clockwork Gobbo on a panel will transport the clockwork Gobbo to an otherwise unreachable part of the level which the player must control and usually contains lives or coloured crystals to pick up, but the clockwork gobbo only lasts a short amount of time before running out.
Gummi Saver Jumps
Also known as simply Jellies or Jelly Jumps, these are essentially bouncy jelly rings. They come in three different 'flavours': light blue ones (or sometimes orange) offer a small jump, green ones are lime flavoured and offer a medium jump, and purple (or sometimes red) ones are strawberry flavoured and offer the biggest jump. There are also pink jellies which are only found in a level and allows Croc to jump about as high as with an orange/blue jelly. You can purchase these at the Swap Meet Pete store in each village. They are used in specific marked locations within most normal stages, where Croc may place the jelly, letting you reach otherwise unreachable locations. You are able to put whatever type of jelly onto any marked location, but be warned, if you put an orange jelly where a strawberry jelly should be, you won't be able to reach high enough!
Binoculars
Also known as 'Magic Eye Zoomers' by the Gobbos, you can pick these up from the the crate at the very start of the game in Sailor Village. Scroll to them in your inventory and use Triangle to enter a free-look mode, where Croc can get a slightly better bearing on his surroundings.
