angryponcho plays Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! - Part 23 of 41

I hate Fracture Hills I hate Fracture Hills I hate Fracture Hills I hate Fracture Hills I hate Fracture Hills I hate Fracture Hills I hate Fracture Hills I hate Fracture Hills I hate Fracture Hills I hate Fracture Hills I hate Fracture Hills I hate Fracture Hills I hate Fracture Hills I hate Fracture Hills I hate Fracture Hills I hate Fracture Hills I hate Fracture Hills I hate Fracture Hills I hate Fracture Hills

Scorch

We take care of the other orbs and polish off our gem collection here. Not much to this place this time around.
 

Fracture Hills

Oh, Christ. This level.

Not only are the orbs here the hardest in the game, there's also the hardest Skill Point to get in the game, the hardest metal box to break in the game as well as the fact that you can't get 100% until you get the Headbash in Winter Tundra.

Your goal here is to free all six satyrs by flaming or charging the satyr statues. When you free a satyr, they'll play music that will break the stone encasing the castle in the center of the world.

The Earthshapers are in the bottom part of the world, and the only way you can destroy them is to keep ramming them with your charge attack until you push them into the lava. Above the Earthshapers' domain are trees with beehives that send bees after you and animate bushes that try to eat you. If you can get close just enough and stand still, you'll see the bushes grow eyes and look around (which is really hilarious) and the trees will grow eyes as well as if they're lying in wait for you. Thankfully, both can easily be destroyed with the flame attack.

The fodder here are the pigs that run around and oink throughout the level. If any are in your immediate vicinity when you free a satyr, they'll come up to the satyr and dance to the music just like in the pre-level cutscene. Nice touch.

You'll basically be going in a circle the entire time, though you'll be going through both the perimeter of the level and the Earthshapers' domain in the center to get everything.

Orbs

Scorch

2. Talk to Handel at the end of the level and he'll tell you about the flags and the Flagkeeper. Get the Superflame power-up, then head backwards to the level until you find the third flag. Aim at the Flagkeeper at the top of the flagpole and fire at him. Approach him when he comes down and you'll have to chase him all the way to the end without getting hit by his bomb in order to get the flag. Do the same at the second and first flags and you'll get the orb. The subsequent chases are harder, so watch out!

Skill Points

Scorch

All Trees - Headbutt all the trees so that a coconut drops out. (The curved ones the monkeys are in don't count, the much straighter ones are the ones you have to worry about). When the last coconut drops, an Extra Life butterfly comes out. Enjoy your Skill Point!