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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

#1395 shadowstarcat 11:39:09 11/08/2012

is it good or bad?

#1394 spyro and sonic 13:53:39 10/08/2012

This game's okay, I suppose. It's a great game but just not enjoyable for me especially once you've completely finished it. It was my favorite game back when I was younger though, but now it's just boring.

#1393 ThroneOfMalefor 03:00:21 03/08/2012

This game is greeeeeat! But my disc needs resurfacing. :'(

#1392 spiritwolf1011 19:30:42 31/07/2012

Hey, I'm playing Spyro 2 live for the next few hours or so, so if anyone would like to watch, come on over!

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/random-retro-gaming

#1391 spyrorules1298 04:54:51 27/07/2012

This game get's SOOO BOREING

#1390 spyro glitcher 07:40:07 20/07/2012

...why am I asking on Spyro 2? +_- anyhow, ignore my last comment

#1389 spyro glitcher 03:10:30 17/07/2012

Does anyone know where I can find a rom of spyro 3? My copies aren't good enough to play on my PC and I can't just burn it off of my PS3. I wish I could, that'd make playing it on here so much easier.

#1388 ilovespyro11 10:56:35 16/07/2012

@Leon download emulator to your PC then insert the game into your disc drive and follow onscreen instructions. "follow onscreen instructions" means i haven't a clue what to do next...the first bit is all i know lol good luck