PrinceWatercress plays Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! - Part 4 of 27

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There's another portal near where you learn to swim half-surrounded by a shallow pool. This one will take you to Idol Springs.

Idol Springs

Beat up the angry totems to allow the workers to break the locks and allow you to move on. The big ones carry flaming marshmallows (or hot dogs) on a stick while the small ones have kebabs and metal shields. You'll have to ram the small ones to get rid of them.

Make sure to come to this area with the ability to swim; otherwise, you won't be able to get everything in this level immediately.

The fodder here is the blue beetles. In case you haven't figured it out by now, the fodder is different in each level.

To find the rocket which hits the metal box on the platform in the pond, you'll have to go past the exit portal and go hop on the tops of buildings. You'll eventually find the rocket as you look around. Flame it, and it'll travel back to the pond and hit the box. Almost all of the gems will land underwater, but don't worry about having to make a leap of faith that you'll never be able to pull off - you can glide to where the box was easily, since the pond will be right across from you.

Orbs

Idol Springs

1. You need the diving ability to get this one. There is a big pond near the start. Go underwater and you'll find a tunnel. Go through it and you'll see the first of three puzzles. Hit all the blocks that are not yellow (in other words, step on the corners) to light up all the blocks.

The second puzzle is at the surface of said lake. Go back through the tunnel, and go to the platform where the foreman is waiting for you. Do not feed the totem the red fish. Feed it ten fish (feeding it red fish makes it spit out three) to access the third puzzle, which is further into the level. You may have to be a little patient to finish off the second one.

The third puzzle is in the courtyard, which is a little further in the level than the first two. It's random every time you play, but you can easily figure it out.

When you're done, you'll be warped back to the site of the first puzzle. You have your orb.

2. Near the exit portal (and buildings you'll have to jump on top of) is a Supercharge power-up. Hold Square to run through it, and keep holding it. Run through all the the pedestals with the hula girls on them in one shot to toast the totem holding their leader hostage. Apparently, the totem does not damage you at all. Strange...

Also, you have to do it one shot, meaning you have to hit all of them in succession in one pass. It takes some practice, but at least it's easy compared to a certain stage I will mention later (you'll know it when you see it).

Skill Points

Idol Springs

Land on Idol: There is a giant idol near the hula girls. If you glide to the top of it, you'll get a Skill Point.