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Publisher: Sony
Category: Action
Platform: PS1
ESRB Rating: Everyone Release Date: November 1999
Overall Rating:
3 Stars out of 4
Review by Tom Allen
3 Stars out of 4
Like Sonic Adventure, Sony's Sypro: Ripto's Rage has the user-friendly feature of
automatic saving between levels. However, that's the best feature of Spyro's second
adventure.
Don't get us wrong. This is a solid game, but it's not a must-have. Neither camera view
consistently shows what's in front of you - a complaint left over from the first Spyro.
Controls are smooth as silk underwater, but on land, you can't reverse direction as
smoothly as you can in Nintendo's Banjo-Kazooie or Mario 64.
The over-used concept of learning abilities is even more over-used in Spyro. Believe it
or not, but you have to learn such simple abilities as climbing and swimming. This lead-
you-by-the-hand style of game play makes this title an excellent choice for children but
less so for experienced gamers.
The business of smashing things to collect gems is also a throw-away. The gems are
not in unique places. The whole gem thing has been done ten million times. It's a lame
attempt at increasing challenge and replay value, but to be honest, it gets boring
quickly.
Overall, the new Spyro is well-executed, better than the original, but needs more
originality throughout its 30 levels.
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