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Imserba Webstore - Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage
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List Price: $39.99
Our Price: $33.98
Your Save: $ 6.01 ( 15% )
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: Sony Computer Entertainment
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Amazon Maximum Age: 17
Amazon Minimum Age: 72
Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Video Game
Brand: Insomniac Games
EAN: 0492070616821
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone
Feature: Platform: PlayStation.
Label: Sony Computer Entertainment
Manufacturer: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: PlayStation
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Release Date: 1999-11-02
Special Features: Memory Card
Studio: Sony Computer Entertainment
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Platform: PlayStation.
ESRB Rating: Everyone.
Ages 6 and up.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Spyro 2 is the sequel to the charming, family-friendly Spyro the Dragon adventure game. Spyro is the same lovable dragon, but his challenges are now larger and more complex. Help him fly and head-butt his way through incredible new 3D fantasy worlds with more puzzle elements and bonus levels. Made in USA.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating: 
Summary: A classic revived on ps3
Comment: First of all, I would like to say that these idiots who write reviews on here, and say things like "I have not got my game yet" are so stupid. When you write a review here, you are not reviewing the seller. You are reviewing the game. I bought this game the other day from the ps3 network, and I was just going to play a little while but I wound up playing like 4 hours. Honestly, I play tons of games. I love shooters like Call of Duty, Medal of Honor, Halo, etc. However, sometimes I just want to play a mario type game like mario, sonic, spyro, crash bandicoot, etc. This game is really good. I am sure that it is not hard to beat if you just do the minimal. However if you collect all the gems, you are in for hours of gameplay. I have also seen some people complain about the boxy look of the characters after playing newer games. Well it is true. They are boxy. However if you play this game on a ps3, you can set your ps3 to smooth out the textures on ps1 games. It works great. It then brings the game up to at least ps2 quality. Also this game is a steal if you buy the amazon download code for the playstation network. This game is well worth the 5.99.
Customer Rating:
Summary: It's Spyro.
Comment: This is a game that grew I up on, so the only thing that was a problem for me was how old and square everything looked at first but then after completing the first couple of worlds it ceased to be noticeable.
In all the time I have spent playing video games, Spyro Ripto's Rage will always be a game that delivers on gameplay, story, and heart.
But I do recommend playing the first Spyro not for story but to only help you appreciate how great the three are as a whole.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Spyro 2 For The PlayStation
Comment: A sequel that builds upon a successful formula. More action, more adventure, more power-ups....what more can you ask for?? If only all game developers and producers did this, we would have ssoooo much more solid titles (and sequels). Got 4 more PS classics to go, including Spyro 3.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Ripto's Rage improved on Spyro's original formula, as if it really needed to, and made for a really fun 3-D platformer
Comment: Positive:
+ excellent gameplay
+ smooth controls
+ tons of bonus missions and stuff to collect
+ fun boss battles
+ great level design
Negative:
- a couple levels really aren't too great
- looking around doesn't work as well as it should -
Spyro the Dragon was a big success on Sony's PlayStation for many reasons: its excellent platforming gameplay, smooth controls, and tons of stuff to collect. Naturally, a sequel was released a year later: Ripto's Rage. This game further excelled areas that the first game already did well in and brought Spyro into a whole new world, both literally and figuratively. Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage is a really great game that's fun, has a lot to collect, and is just plain hard to not like.
After saving the dragon world from certain doom in the first game, Spyro now has his mind set on taking a vacation in the sunny Dragon Shores. However, while he is in the portal on his way to his well-earned break, a professor in the world of Avalar intercepts him. He summoned a dragon to help because an evil guy named Ripto entered Avalar by chance a while back, and now he is bent on becoming the new emperor of the unfortunate realm. With the help of his big and stupid cronies, Crush and Gulp, he has been wreaking havoc in the land. It's now up to Spyro to stop him, as Ripto seemed to mention having a fear of dragons. And for good reason, because Spyro is now only more determined to get his vacation than before.
The story progresses throughout three huge worlds, each having somewhere between five and ten levels each. The levels are pretty big, and although it won't take much time or effort to simply reach the end of each one, there is a ton of stuff to do in each and every stage. Beating a level earns you the talisman of the realm, but there are also between two and four orbs and also 400 gems to collect in each level. The levels are designed in such a way that directly leads you to the talisman, but there are so many side attractions within each and every one that they're hard to ignore.
Gems are found everywhere: on the ground, on a ledge, inside stuff, you name it. Orbs, however, require accomplishing various tasks to obtain. You may be flying around a cave lighting lamps in one level or saving a prehistoric village from dinosaur hatchlings, but all these side quests earn you orbs.
Since there is so much to do in each level, the game can last you quite a while if you go for completion, although if you put in the effort it won't be incredibly difficult to do. It strikes a perfect balance in this area, making for a game that you actually WANT to complete at some point and is not extremely irritating along the way. The grand total for the game is 14 talismans, about 65 orbs, and 10,000 gems.
Visually, Spyro 2 isn't bad. The graphics are just a tad on the polygonal side, but they really look good for a game on the PlayStation. The sound is great too, the effects are quite nice and the music is pretty fitting. There is also, surprisingly, full voice acting for every piece of dialogue in the game, which is pretty cool but you'll probably end up skipping it to get on with the gameplay.
Spyro 2's controls are very smooth and work almost perfectly. Moving Spyro around feels almost flawless and incredibly smooth, and the button layout is very nice. The only issue here is using the triangle button to look around, it doesn't really work exactly as well as it should but it's not hard to figure out.
The game's three boss battles are surprisingly memorable. Hurling explosives at the massive Gulp and outsmarting the idiot Crush is always fun, but the best boss battle of the game is the epic, three-part brawl with Ripto at the end. The last part is especially fun, flying around with the super flame power up, blasting the crud out of Ripto's robot bird... good times, good times.
Overall, Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage is one of the most worthwhile games of its generation. It has so much to it with great graphics and sound, loads of stuff to collect and tasks to accomplish, and it's just a game that's extremely hard to not like. If you want a game with lots to do and a great touch of personality, look no further than Spyro 2; even today it's a blast to play.
Gameplay: 9.0
Graphics: 8.0
Sound: 9.0
Value: 9.0
FINAL SCORE: 8.8/10
Customer Rating:
Summary: SPYRO 2
Comment: I HAVEN`T RECIEVED MY ITEM YET!ITS BEEN OVER A MONTH!!!!!IF I KNEW THAT IT WOULD TAKE THIS LONG I WOULD NOT HAVE BOTHERED!THIS REALLY SUCKS!
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