Spyro 2: Season of Flame

Spyro 2: Season of Flame is a platform game developed by Digital Eclipse. It is the second spin-off Spyro game released on the Game Boy Advance.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Much like it's prequel, the game recreates the gameplay of the PlayStation Spyro games, but improved with new features while adding more depths to the levels.
 * 2) The graphics and sprites are improved.
 * 3) Additional challenge to overcome, as there is fodder in the levels to restock health, and the game is far more stingy with extra lives.
 * 4) Spyro now has an Ice Breath which he uses to capture the game's main collectibles, Fireflies. You can switch between Ice breath and Fire breath at any point.
 * 5) Each level now has a portal that leads to a side mission.
 * 6) Sheila levels are introduced.
 * 7) Power-Up gates that temporarily give Spyro new Breath elements return, giving Spyro Super Ice breath, Super Fire breath, and Electric breath.
 * 8) Each time you defeat a boss you unlock a new move.
 * 9) An unlockable mini game known as "Dragon Draughts" is actually quite fun to play.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Once again, the isometric angle makes platforming awkward.
 * 2) Speedway levels are removed and instead the game has Agent 9 levels which tend to be frustrating.
 * 3) Poor controls, mostly with Sheila.
 * 4) The level Winter Mesa is notorious for having a very frustrating Hockey side mission and an annoying escort mission being the main objective of the level.
 * 5) Electric Breath is not very reliable and suffers from poor hit detection, which makes one particular challenge (protect an NPC while he loads up a rocket) more difficult than it has any business being.
 * 6) The game has some unfair elements that artificially inflate difficulty, such as cheap enemy placement, knock back, and lack of I-frames.