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:
Summer Forest
Comments
Fairytail i take japanese - the alphabet they used looks like it spells ripto in english, but it spells spyro in japanese. English computers cant translate japanese (or chinese ) writing so thats why it comes off as little squares or ?????. Its a japanese alphabet.
I can just see four squares on your post but I think that the circle is just joined to the slanted dash to make it look like a 'P' and the 'O' at the end would really be a square. Am I right?
P.S How do you get your computer to be able to see Japanese characters?
P.S How do you get your computer to be able to see Japanese characters?
It looks like it spells "ripto" because the letters are stuck together. The Japanese letters for "spyro" would really look like this: スパイロ
id recomend ebay. if not, google it and you should be able to find a store that sells it.
Spyro's japanese name doesn't actually sound like ripto. The japanese characters for his name just look like the spell out ripto. That's where insomniac got ripto's name from.
Anyway, are there any stores that sell this or any other psx games? I wanted it, but I haven't been able to purchase it anywhere. I also need a psx memory card.
Anyway, are there any stores that sell this or any other psx games? I wanted it, but I haven't been able to purchase it anywhere. I also need a psx memory card.
Actually his name really translates as Supairo just to let you know
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no it just looks like ripto...
His ja is ripto?! U have 2 be kidding me!
How ironic that Spyro's japanese name is RIPTO... What is Ripto's japanese name? However, Spyro 2 is my favorite game of entire series! It ROX!
isnt the video cool tho?
yeah but i still feel like i "discovered" (i prolly didnt, but w/e) it becase on all glitching spyro sites i found, i never saw it anywhere, so..
yeah but i still feel like i "discovered" (i prolly didnt, but w/e) it becase on all glitching spyro sites i found, i never saw it anywhere, so..
yeah iv done the thing in autum plains! well actuly ma m8 dee-anna shes mint at the spyro games she came to my house and helped me do it.
same.
Danjcb sory i didnt get yor comment !! yeah i have a link to it on my photobucket. i personally think its very exciting. go to yotd and go to the NEW GLITCH!!! thread-forum thingy. the link is in there...sory im too lazy to post it currentlay.
Danjcb sory i didnt get yor comment !! yeah i have a link to it on my photobucket. i personally think its very exciting. go to yotd and go to the NEW GLITCH!!! thread-forum thingy. the link is in there...sory im too lazy to post it currentlay.
this game rules but i needs better grafics i hate all the new spyro games that are all violence like "spyro a new beggining"
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