Preston Ward Condra Ranks All 101 Spyro 1-3 Levels

by Preston Ward Condra

A project I made when I was 15 years old, during my sophomore year in High School in September 2009. I critiqued and ranked every single level from Spyro the Dragon, Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage and Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon in, one consolidated project from worst to best. It doesn't matter if you agree with my opinion or not. All that matters, is that this ended up getting finished.

51. 52: Spike's Arena

Here we another boss level appearing on the countdown and definitely one of the better boss levels of so from the Spyro PS1 series, IMO with of that of Spike's Arena from Spyro 3. Spike's Arena was a great boss level thanks to how challenging and fun the main gameplay elements would be of that in of Spike's Arena for most of the time unlike of such from the boss levels in from the series ranking low in of my countdown. For a boss battle level, Spike's Arena was great but as far as Boss Battle levels go IMO, there are still a few that I would find it better overall with but otherwise, good level for what it was for to the series.

My favorite overall element that I loved from Spike's Arena that also causes me with of having Spike's Arena placed nearly in the top half section of levels in my countdown is, with how fresh and unique the main gameplay was for the battle with of Spike. Spike's main attack is using a flash like cannon being able of such to lock on to you with and you have to keep up speed avoiding the so flash attacks from his cannon by charging around the main battlefield of the boss level. This element was unique and fun as such that Spike would always aim and lock on to you firing away with his weapon in any movement and shape you moved in of the level. This made for of such a hard yet at the same time, very fun level for a boss level of such from the series.

Another cool gameplay element I liked from Spike's Arena is taking sometimes some of a mixture of luck and skill using energy ball attacks that randomly generate in of the level at times and knocking them as main attacks to kill with for Spike. This again makes up for sometimes very hard elements to sometimes even get to be grating and frustrating with of to the player. If now with myself being a Spyro PS1 expert to this day, Spike can for a good and fun challenging level to play through and as such why I really liked the level for it was.

Overall, Spike's Arena was a great boss encounter for a level in the series and definitely one of the better non-finale boss levels of such from the series in from every Spyro game, IMO. I really can't think of anything bad to say for the level and for this point in the countdown it was very hard for me to decide on how levels should be placed in for the countdown and for overall for I feel, #52 is a great spot for putting Spike's Arena in for my countdown. Great boss level. Not much else to say and complain with for.