As he finishes the final tweaks, Spyro and Sparx jump through the Dragon Shores portal only to end up in the realm of Avalar next to the professor and the other characters. The professor is working on some tweaks on a portal to pull a dragon into their world. They’re suffering the effects of an evil villain in their realm who happens to be terrified of dragons. We see a few characters talking to a professor who’s working on a portal. As Spyro is heading to the portal, we’re shown what’s happening in another realm. Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage opens up with Spyro and Sparx trying to head to Dragon Shores to avoid the gloomy weather and grab some rays. Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage!, Sony Computer Entertainment In fact, I’d even say it is my favorite in the series and one of my favorite 3D platformers from that era. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy the original Spyro (check out my last retro review here) but I love Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage. Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage, however, was a clear and decisive release that built off the ideas that were introduced just a year earlier. There were some great ideas but looking back on it, it looks like a proof of concept that was rushed through production. The biggest contribution that the first Spyro the Dragon brought to the table was a new franchise for the Playstation and potential. The original game helped bring a lot of great things to the 3D platforming genre but it was still at the heels of fellow contemporaries such as Banjo-Kazooie and Super Mario 64. Spyro the Dragon was a pretty good start but the feisty, purple dragon wouldn’t have the legacy he can currently claim today if it weren’t for Ripto’s Rage.
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