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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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:
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Comments
If I am correct these ps1 games are recognized by ps3? I want to get them all but I dont know if its compatible.
nafMOOMASH: If you're on about games like the first three? Then there's a very small chance of that happening it seems.
Please make better spyro games :'(
@xxXSpyroXxx: Awesome, I'm curious as to what it sounds like, it must sound a bit different coming from a ring tone.
i have the main menu song as a ringtone 
I have not played this game in for 4 years now I have got it but I have being playing the fist one a lot I have got to play this one again I have being wanting to but my mind want's me to play the fist spyro game I don't even know why
wow when my mom was going to get me spyro games on my pspgo i told her the one i allready have is the second one its called riptos rage and not to get it for me
well acouple hours latter it was done downloadining and geuse what i got the second one well now i can play it twise
well acouple hours latter it was done downloadining and geuse what i got the second one well now i can play it twise
@huge dotd freak: I can't remember now, it was ages ago.
@superspyrofan
whats the name of the video??
whats the name of the video??
@huge dotd freak: It's epic.
@superspyrofan
of curse its funny its a video of a cheeta with fake blue wings taking a slow-mo fall into a lake of lava and the is video is slow slow that must be very funny
of curse its funny its a video of a cheeta with fake blue wings taking a slow-mo fall into a lake of lava and the is video is slow slow that must be very funny
@huge dotd freak: I saw that in a YouTube video, the user slowed the video down so you can see it more easily, it's funny.
any one else notice when you fight ripto after you defeet metal goulp and he explodes some of him hits hunter and hunter very slowly falls into the lava
@huge dotd freak: Yes, when I was younger it used to take me longer to work out what was going on in a video game.
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I play all of the ps1 games on my ps3.