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...
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.
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 Nov 2nd 1999 |
 Nov 5th 1999 |
 Mar 16th 2000 |
The Story
Here's the official word on the story from the SpyrotheDragon.com website:
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
Comments
hay dark52 do you have an idea for a name for spyro in a show i'm coming up with ?
whoa....hunter looks mad crazy in the Japanese cover o_o but yeah...this game is nostalgic too.
This has my favorite boss battle in it.
Before I went into 5th grade and even though this game came out when my sister was born, I bet this game.
This was the first Spyro game I owned, but not the first I played on =D
This is my favorate game out of all the spyro games. i also got this during christmas when i was in 2nd grade. I wish i never grew up.
i know this mint thing where you can swim in the air.
if you want to do this read this:
to do it you have to go into magic marsh in winter tundra and the challenge where you have to catch them fox things you have to do that but do the one under water first. you have to catch it under water and when you go back to that person at his car you will still be under water and you can fly. but dont go over the hills cause you will die.
if you want to do this read this:
to do it you have to go into magic marsh in winter tundra and the challenge where you have to catch them fox things you have to do that but do the one under water first. you have to catch it under water and when you go back to that person at his car you will still be under water and you can fly. but dont go over the hills cause you will die.
Thanks for the glitch.
use super flame vs gulp shoot him turn around jump in 1 place he will land u go up press square then glide u will now be on the edge of the area where ripto feeds gulp a fairy.
lol yey he should be able to because later on when he teaches spyro to jump and glide he tells him he would have a race with him if he had not lost his runnig shoes, strange eh.
well here is a question ( i have got to stop saying that sentence) - what is your fav flying level.
oh and to answere your question cynderfyre i don't really know but i will guess that it shows what happens to sparks everytime spyro gets hit but i don't really know that, it is just a guess but maybe someone else will know.
spyro rocks foreva and don't you forget it
(spread the word to the world)
well here is a question ( i have got to stop saying that sentence) - what is your fav flying level.
oh and to answere your question cynderfyre i don't really know but i will guess that it shows what happens to sparks everytime spyro gets hit but i don't really know that, it is just a guess but maybe someone else will know.
spyro rocks foreva and don't you forget it
(spread the word to the world)
Why is Japanese Sparx green?
The way I see it, the joke is that he can't run without his running shoes, which is ironic because he's a cheetah, the fastest animal on land. =] So he should be able to run nonetheless. =D
oh yeah hunter is funny but there is one thing i don't get in the game when they talk about hunter losing his running shoes.
Why would hunter have running shoes?
And how could he lose them?
see that sentence was just not right lol
lol this is something i ask myselve everyday but still no answer comes lol
spyro rocks foreva and don't you forget it
(spread the word to the world)
Why would hunter have running shoes?
And how could he lose them?
see that sentence was just not right lol
lol this is something i ask myselve everyday but still no answer comes lol
spyro rocks foreva and don't you forget it
(spread the word to the world)
Homeworld - Autumn Plains... I actually have no idea why, lol. =D
Character - Apart from Spyro, Hunter makes me laugh, and so does Ripto.
Character - Apart from Spyro, Hunter makes me laugh, and so does Ripto.
oh here is a question whats your fav homeworld?
spyro rocks foreva and don't you forget it
(spread the word to the world)
spyro rocks foreva and don't you forget it
(spread the word to the world)
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