Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! is a 3D platformer developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It came out in North America on 2 November 1999 and three days later, on 5 November, in PAL regions under the title Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer. Insomniac president Ted Price said the sequel was meant to give experienced players a greater challenge, with more depth and variety than the first game.
Stewart Copeland returned to compose the music, and Tom Kenny replaced Carlos Alazraqui as the voice of Spyro. According to the Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine, the villain's name Ripto came from the Japanese katakana spelling of Spyro.
Japan received a reworked edition, Spyro X Sparx: Tondemo Tours, on 16 March 2000. It did not catch on there, and the third game was never released in Japanese. In 2018 the game returned as part of the Spyro Reignited Trilogy for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.12
Names and releases
| Region | Title on the box | Platform | Date | Publisher | Src |
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| NA | Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! | PlayStation | Nov 2, 1999 | Sony Computer Entertainment | 1 |
| NA | Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!PlayStation Store | PlayStation 3 | May 7, 2009 | — | 1 |
| EU | Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer | PlayStation | Nov 5, 1999 | Sony Computer Entertainment | 1 |
| JP | スパイロ×スパークス トンでもツアーズSpyro X Sparx Tondemo ToursReworked Japanese version | PlayStation | Mar 16, 2000 | Sony Computer Entertainment | 2 |
| JP | スパイロ×スパークス トンでもツアーズGame Archives on PlayStation Store for PS3 and PSP | PlayStation 3 | Apr 17, 2008 | — | 2 |
| EU | Spyro 2: Gateway to GlimmerPlayStation Store; uses the NTSC version after the July 2007 PAL release was pulled | PlayStation 3 | Dec 12, 2012 | — | 1 |
Also known as: Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer EU1スパイロ×スパークス トンでもツアーズ JP2Spyro X Sparx: Tondemo Tours JP1
Box art by region
NA Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! 
EU Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer
Box art © its publishers, shown to identify each release. Scans: libretro-thumbnails.
Version differences
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TitlePlayStation (EU)
The European release is titled Gateway to Glimmer with its own title screen, and instead of Press Start it opens with a language select (English, French, German, Spanish, Italian).3
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GameplayPlayStation (JP)
In the Japanese version Spyro moves much more slowly, the camera is pulled back with a fixed angle (the Western camera can be switched on in the options), the map is on by default and Sparx no longer points to gems.3
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AudioPlayStation (JP)
The Japanese version gives Spyro high-pitched grunts and fully voices the level intro scenes.3
Translations
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Spanish Official
Sony Computer Entertainment1999PlayStation · European versionReleased · complete
Spanish can be chosen at the title screen of the European release, Gateway to Glimmer.3
Reception
The game holds 87% on GameRankings and 30/40 from Famitsu. It sold one million copies in North America by December 1999 and more than 3.4 million units by 30 June 2007, and it earned an ELSPA Gold award in the UK.1
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Checked: 2026-10-13Text reviewed: 2026-10-13
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