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Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer

Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer, or as it's also known, Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage, was the second Spyro game to appear. And as with Spyro the Dragon, this was a PlayStation exclusive.

This second game in the original trilogy, takes Spyro from his home in the Dragon Realms, to a distant unknown land of Avalar. Here Spyro meets plenty of new friends as well as some enemies too. He also learns some brand new moves to boot.


Nov 2nd 1999	Nov 5th 1999	Mar 16th 2000

The Story

Here's the official word on the story from the SpyrotheDragon.com website:

Spyro decided to take a holiday to Dragon Shores. He invited his best friend Sparx to join him and together the duo soared through a magic gateway, off for a well-earned vacation. They were going to rest up from their victory over Gnasty Gnorc in their first adventure. But fate was about to throw a wrench in their travel plans.

Far away, the bitter and twisted Ripto, a dinosaur-riding troublemaker, along with his henchmen Crush and Gulp, had taken control of the beautiful land of Avalar. Ripto was a classic example of the "Napoleon Complex" - a little guy who felt he must take on the world - frustrated, short tempered and spiteful. Having stolen a magic sceptre, he was using his new-found power to pick on everyone and generally spoil the peace and quiet of Avalar. He was making life miserable with his magical spells...

The Controls

All controls are the same whatever level you are in, and here they all are:

X	Jump. Press again when in the air to glide.
Square	Charge
Circle	Flame
Triangle	Look around in front of you/Stop glide (when gliding)
R1/L1	Spin camera Right/Left
R2/L2	Spin camera right/left
START	Access the pause menu
SELECT	View Gems, Lives, Kills and Collection
D-Pad/Left Analog Stick	Move around
L1+L2+R1+R2	Sparx will point at the closest gem
X then Triangle	Peform Headbash (Only works if you've bought the skill)

The gems have changed a little from the previous game. They are now more shaped then before and one has been changed colour completely.

Gem Colour	Gem Value
Red	1
Green	2
Purple	5
Yellow	10
Pink	25

They also now come in different containers. Flamable Baskets, Chargeable Vases, Exploding Vases, Unbreakable Chests, Headbash Chests and just lying about on the floor. You will no longer get gems from killing things as they will only release Spirit Particles now.

Gameplay Basics

Here are a few things that you should know before playing this game:

You are in a different world than in Spyro the Dragon, and as such, all the creatures you will meet are new
When you kill something, no longer will it spew a gem, it will release a spirit particle. This life force can activate a powerup when you reach a certain number of kills in that level
No more Dragon freeing, here you collect Talismans and Orbs
All butterflies will now be eaten by Sparx, whether or not he's hungry
There is now a special blue butterfly which both fully heals Sparx and gives Spyro an extra life
You will be set many challenges in the game to earn the Orbs
Due to this, the citizens of Avalar are a lot more talkative then anyone in the Dragon Realms

Now it's time to get started with the game:
Summer Forest

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Comments

#300 Dragon Lover 19:52:02 22/03/2008

Thanx cinder229. I found it on Gamespot or somewhere like that.
It's difficult to do, but you'll eventulaly get it. (I hope your tv gets to
working!)

(sorry 2 b off topic!)

#299 Pati 16:18:05 22/03/2008

Could somebody tell me how to get the spyro and friends icons??

#298 Eternal Dragon 04:13:39 15/03/2008

bianca is her name

#297 sapphire 19:31:35 11/03/2008

whats with that rabbit that hunter likes? and who in the heck is the rabbit's name?

#296 spyro boy 04:21:44 08/03/2008

This game is awsome I got 100% on the game

#295 cinder 229 21:13:44 07/03/2008

something really wierd happened when i first went to Autmn plains i came from out of the wall instead of the partal and fell into the pond and when i went under water i could'ent get out and it was so annoying but it was SO FUNNY

#294 Medvo 00:07:18 02/03/2008

I cry when I play spyro because it brings me back to my youth

#293 cinder 229 12:00:58 01/03/2008

hey,gragon lover that is a mint cheat i want to try it out but the buttens for my T.V dont work and i cant go on my PS2.I NEED TO GO ON SPYRO NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#292 spyash 16:43:18 27/02/2008

This is the first game i ever got of spyro

#291 Dragon Lover 23:51:53 26/02/2008

This cheat is totally awesome!When you nter to Mystic Marsh, keep on going until you get to the guy at the portal(or the guy who sleeps alot),and on the left side of him,dive in the water.Swim up to the tree(on the surface)and dive into the big part of the root.Then,you'll swim in the air!(If you keep "swimming"in the sky,going up and up,you'll eventually die.)