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Spyro's 2nd Series
avfctom:
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--- Quote from: Maben on April 24, 2012, 08:44:34 PM ---I would like to ask a related question as I've been looking to get games for my past systems. Does the original Spyro series still hold up as a platformer series? I understand that it's not Super Mario Galaxy 2 by any means, but is it unique enough to stand on its own right? A lot of the praise and reviews I find for them seem to be talking a lot about the innovations and the great graphics. There are tons of other platformers I'm looking to play (Jak & Daxter, Sly Cooper, Ratchet & Clank), should I include the original Spyro games for the PS1 in this list, or are they overshadowed by games like these?
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These are the best platformer games for PS1/PS2;
Crash Bandicoot
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Spyro The Dragon
Spyro: Ripto's Rage(Gateway to Glimmer in PAL)
Spyro: Year of the Dragon
Sly Cooper & The Thievius Raccoonus
Sly 2 Band of Thieves
Sly 3 Honor Among Thieves
Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Ratchet & Clank
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Jak II and Jak 3 are still platformers, but they're structured like a GTA game, and feel more sandbox in nature than the original Jak & Daxter.
Also, the Sly & Jak games are available via digital download on PSN and retail collection discs, with the Ratchet Collection releasing next month in PAL and this fall in the US.
In terms of price, all of the PS2 games can be found dirt cheap, though the Spyro games are somewhat pricier. The Crash Bandicoot games are in between the PS2 and Spyro games in terms of pricing, with the original Crash Bandicoot commanding the highest prices. The Spyro and Crash games are also available via digital download on PSn for $6 a pop.
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With your list of games there you just got it spot on :) The best Platform games by a mile the original Crash Bandicoot and Spyro series on the PS1 was king
mariocaseman:
I can CLEARLY see the glitches in Spyro: Enter The Dragonfly on PS2, Holy Shit! This sucks! I notice this game was re-release as a greatest hits on the PS2, does anyone know for sure if they fixed the glitches for that version?
Maben:
--- Quote from: mariocaseman on April 25, 2012, 09:42:32 PM ---I can CLEARLY see the glitches in Spyro: Enter The Dragonfly on PS2, Holy Shit! This sucks! I notice this game was re-release as a greatest hits on the PS2, does anyone know for sure if they fixed the glitches for that version?
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I doubt it, Greatest Hits very rarely have any real changes.
AO007:
Actually, the Greatest Hits version of Spyro Year of the Dragon is quite different. Some levels have new music tracks, and they fixed the Spike cutscene glitch. It's the definitive version actually.
However, the greatest hits version of Enter The Dragonfly does NOT have any fixes or changes.
mariocaseman:
--- Quote from: AO007 on April 26, 2012, 12:43:25 AM ---Actually, the Greatest Hits version of Spyro Year of the Dragon is quite different. Some levels have new music tracks, and they fixed the Spike cutscene glitch. It's the definitive version actually.
However, the greatest hits version of Enter The Dragonfly does NOT have any fixes or changes.
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On a scale of 0% to 100%, how sure are you on BOTH of those statements that you have just made?