However, when he tries to take a portal to his holiday destination of choice, he finds himself not on a beach, but in the kingdom of Avalar, a mysterious world terrorised by a little who-knows-what that goes by the name of Ripto. Spyro: Ripto's Revenge!Īfter the events of the original game, Spyro decides he fancies a holiday - after all, a trip to the sunny dragon coast would be the perfect antidote to the constant rain the world of the dragons is currently experiencing. A handful of boss fight style encounters crop up along the way too, like repeatedly burning the bottom of nudist shaman Doctor Shemp whilst dodging his attacks.

Each area also has an egg thief to find, usually taunting you from some hard to reach spot, before you can chase them down with a dash. Very heavy on the collecting, you'll head into each new world in search of several crystallised dragons and stolen treasure - and once you've rescued enough dragons, you can then move on to the next world. It's this oversight that soon becomes Gnasty's undoing, as Spyro travels all across the dragon kingdom, freeing the imprisoned dragon elders, beating up Gnasty's gnorcish army (half gnome, half orc) and generally saving the day.Īlthough sometimes the Gnorcs kind of take care of themselves. All except one - a diminutive dragon by the name of Spyro, deemed to puny to pose much of a threat. An 'ugly, simple-minded creature' by the name of Gnasty Gnorc has taken umbrage at the inhabitants of the legendary dragon kingdom, and has turned them all into crystal statues. The good thing about Spyro is that it's nowhere near as hard as some other old Playstation platformers we could mention (*cough* Crash Bandicoot *cough*), and the challenge comes more in scouring every last inch of each level in search of collectables instead.

Armed with a flame attack, a dashing headbutt and a glide (with many more moves to be unlocked as the games go on), the plucky little purple dragon must run round creepy forests, cloud-top towns and glistening beaches, beating up bad guys and rounding up gems and stolen dragon eggs, in an effort to save the world from some nefarious evil. At their most basic, the Spyro games are light platforming adventures, with a heavy emphasis on collecting.

Original spyro