<s>
Spyro	O
2	O
:	O
Ripto	O
's	O
Rage	O
!,	O
known	O
as	O
Spyro	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gateway	I-Application
to	I-Application
Glimmer	I-Application
in	O
PAL	B-Language
regions	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1999	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Spyro	B-Application
Reignited	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
Spyro	B-Application
the	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
as	O
he	O
fights	O
against	O
various	O
enemies	O
and	O
obstacles	O
using	O
his	O
flame	O
breath	O
,	O
charge	O
attack	O
,	O
and	O
glide	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
defeat	O
of	O
Gnasty	O
Gnorc	O
,	O
Spyro	B-Application
the	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	O
his	O
dragonfly	O
partner	O
,	O
Sparx	O
,	O
having	O
had	O
enough	O
with	O
the	O
continuous	O
raining	O
in	O
Artisans	O
,	O
decide	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
vacation	O
to	O
Dragon	O
Shores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
explain	O
that	O
one	O
week	O
prior	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
experimenting	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
portal	O
device	O
when	O
they	O
inadvertently	O
summoned	O
an	O
angry	O
,	O
iron-fisted	O
warlock	B-Application
known	O
as	O
Ripto	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
his	O
minions	O
Crush	O
and	O
Gulp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
collecting	O
enough	O
orbs	O
,	O
Spyro	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
confront	O
Ripto	O
;	O
the	O
warlock	B-Application
ironically	O
perishes	O
in	O
a	O
lake	O
of	O
lava	O
which	O
he	O
himself	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
Spyro	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Realm	O
,	O
with	O
Hunter	O
joining	O
him	O
,	O
setting	O
the	O
stage	O
for	O
the	O
next	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	B-Application
to	O
Spyro	B-Application
the	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
was	O
tentatively	O
titled	O
Spyro	B-Application
the	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
2	I-Application
during	O
its	O
pre-production	O
phase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Spyro	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ripto	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
of	O
America	O
director	O
of	O
product	O
development	O
Ami	O
Blaire	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Spyro	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
just	O
another	O
sequel	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
European	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
before	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
17	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
from	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
and	O
a	O
corrected	O
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
European	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
on	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
although	O
as	O
the	O
NTSC	O
version	O
instead	O
of	O
PAL	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spyro	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
alongside	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
and	O
sequel	B-Application
,	O
received	O
a	O
remastered	O
release	O
with	O
updated	O
visuals	O
on	O
November	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Spyro	B-Application
Reignited	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
compilation	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
compilation	O
retains	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
North	O
American	O
name	O
,	O
Ripto	O
's	O
Rage	O
!,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
European	O
and	O
Australian	O
release	O
,	O
Gateway	B-Application
to	I-Application
Glimmer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
simply	O
loved	O
the	O
first	O
Spyro	O
,	O
or	O
are	O
very	O
intrigued	O
by	O
the	O
second	O
,	O
you	O
ca	O
n't	O
go	O
wrong	O
with	O
Spyro	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ripto	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Console	O
Children's/Family	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Art	O
Direction	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Animation	O
"	O
Awards	O
at	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
3rd	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
(	O
Children's/Family	O
)	O
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
(	O
Art	O
Direction	O
,	O
Animation	O
)	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
