Game

Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!

1999 · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation · PlayStation Portable · Platform · Adventure

80IGDB player score
223 ratings

Previously Take

An 80 average that undersells it — ask the 223 people who rated it. Adventure in the classic sense, from the studio behind Spider-Man: comedy, forward momentum, and places worth seeing. A single-player game with no interest in being anything else. Respect. From 1999, back when games shipped finished.

About this game

Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! is the second game in the Spyro the Dragon series. In this game, Spyro is placed in the land of Avalar rather than the Dragon Worlds. Gameplay flows like the original game Spyro the Dragon, with few variations in control and Spyro's main abilities intact. The only notable difference is the removal of Spyro's side-rolling ability, previously activated by L1 and R1.

The protagonist of the series, Spyro the Dragon, decides to take a vacation to Dragon Shores with his friend Sparx a few years after defeating Gnasty Gnorc. The portal he enters accidentally takes him to the land of Avalar because the Professor, Elora and Hunter are trying to bring a dragon to Avalar. A sorcerer, known as Ripto, has invaded the world of Avalar and is wreaking havoc on its citizens with his magic. Idols come to life and attack their creators, Eskimos are encased in ice cubes, and a civilization of seahorses has had its water confiscated. Spyro must travel through the land of Avalar, undoing the damage done by Ripto and ultimately defeating him.