Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer

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Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer

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.

Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer Spyro X Sparx: Tondemo Tours
North America Nov 2nd 1999 European Union Nov 5th 1999 Japan 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:

XJump. Press again when in the air to glide.
SquareCharge
CircleFlame
TriangleLook around in front of you/Stop glide (when gliding)
R1/L1Spin camera Right/Left
R2/L2Spin camera right/left
STARTAccess the pause menu
SELECTView Gems, Lives, Kills and Collection
D-Pad/Left Analog StickMove around
L1+L2+R1+R2Sparx will point at the closest gem
X then TrianglePeform 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 ColourGem Value
Red1
Green2
Purple5
Yellow10
Pink25

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
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#360 Dragon Lover 21:45:38 11/05/2008
He does? He looks like Spyro to me. smilie
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#359 sparx_angel 16:22:13 11/05/2008
Fwahaha. Spyro in Japanese looks like Rypto. That's awesome.
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#358 sparx_angel 16:11:25 11/05/2008
This is my personal favourite of the Insomniac games. It's so fun, and the little things amuse me. I've beaten it a few times, but you find new things every time, if that's even possible. The glitch where you can fly outside of Summer Forest is really pretty, and even the one in Aquaria towers looks really cool, you're able to see the floorplan of the realm.
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#357 insaneidiot 23:48:32 10/05/2008
smilie smilie i cant beat this!!!
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#356 Toasty 16:26:28 10/05/2008
The NTSC and PAL versions of this game are almost exactly the same
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#355 Evil Cynder 12:33:49 10/05/2008
Crush is very easy to diffet.
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#354 Evil Cynder 01:03:31 10/05/2008
This game gets boring once you played it about 6 or 7 times over and over.
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#353 Skyqueen 23:38:22 09/05/2008
ive only played Gateway to glimmer.... i wonder what the others are like?
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#352 Evil Cynder 11:33:50 09/05/2008
I have never seen Ripto's Rage I have only seen Gateway to Glimmer it is cinnder wierd.
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#351 Evil Cynder 10:32:15 07/05/2008
Lots of people in the school I go to think that the Spyro games are for boys but it is not! I am a girl could Alicia and I think the Spyro games are awsome! If this games stop at Dawn of the dragon than I well be very, very angry!
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#350 Evil Cynder 09:40:17 07/05/2008
Spyro looks cute in the Japerniss verson
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#349 American Spyro 19:08:57 03/05/2008
since this game dosn't save, a long time ago i was about to battle ripto, so i wanted to show my lil sis(EEVEE) a glitch. But it didn't turn out right.
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#348 SwordMaster 13:13:56 03/05/2008
Very enjoyable game, although it's short. I liked the speedways and the fracture hills orbs
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#347 cynderxspyro 22:27:45 02/05/2008
spyro and cynder rule
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#346 cynder400 22:24:53 02/05/2008
ropto should kill moneybags
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