Thursday, July 11, 2013

angryponcho plays Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! - Part 29 of 41

We take on Winter Tundra and learn the Headbash move, making the game 100% completable.

After taking down Gulp, the castle is now out of Ripto's control. More of the land is at peace, but you still have some work to do as Elora and the others try to clean up Avalar and fix the superportal so that Spyro can go back to the Dragon world.

Right when the Professor gets the superportal working again, Ripto interferes and steals the power crystal before kicking Moneybags out of the castle. Again.

Winter Tundra


From this point forward, there are no more talismans, just gems and orbs.

At the entrance to the castle, you'll find Moneybags. If you have 1000 gems (what a jerk), he'll finally teach you the headbash move. To perform it, press Triangle after you jump.

Use it to break the rocks to get gems, open the doors to the castle, and get an orb. Nice.

If you need health, hit the little penguins that run around the level. They act as the fodder in this homeworld.

There is a flight of stairs you can take if you go left from the beginning, and it takes you to a cave. You'll meet Moneybags in here again, and if you pay him 200 gems, he'll open up Canyon Speedway, which is arguably the easiest of the four speedway levels.

When you enter the castle grounds, you'll find a whirlwind to your left that will help you get one of the orbs in Winter Tundra. The hallway to the right of the doors takes you to the Professor. If you have a good amount of orbs, you'll be able to open up Metropolis (one of my favorite worlds in the game).

The stairs lead to Ripto's Arena. If you have enough orbs at this point, you can fight him without having to go through any of the levels in Winter Tundra. We're obviously not going to do that, though, since the Winter Tundra worlds are actually pretty good. Too bad there's only four...
 

Orbs

 

Winter Tundra


1. One of the rocks you can break with the headbash move at the beginning contains an orb.
 
2. When you climb the stairs to Ripto's Arena, turn back and glide to the top of the castle walls. You'll find an orb for your efforts.

Skill Points


Gulp's Overlook


Perfect - Beat Gulp without taking damage and you'll receive an Extra Life and a Skill Point.
 
Hit Ripto - If you can hit Ripto with a rocket, you'll get an extra life and a Skill Point for you efforts.

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