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.

96. 7: Aquaria Towers

Like of what I stated earlier in the countdown, Spyro 2 is not only home to some of the best levels out there I played in from all three games in of the Spyro PS1 Trilogy, but some of the most finest and fun moments I have gone through in playing in so far from gaming and this continues in today as these level remain as some of the most unique and immerse out there from any Video Game I have ever played. This trend continues with the ever so graceful and majestic level that is Aquaria Towers. I love the main water gameplay elements that go in of the level making so for improvement on what and how very fun the levels of such from all three Spyro PS1 games would become in. Thanks to the ever so beautiful nature going in of the level, ranks Aquaria Towers high in of my countdown.

The biggest standout highlight that goes for Aquaria Towers that makes up for one of the most entertaining and fun levels I have ever played from the Spyro series is the nice and solid emphasis of unique style of gameplay with swimming in the level. I feel like from pretty much any Video Game franchise I have ever played from, nothing runs more classic and best controlled in for water like levels of such in gaming for what I played in for the Spyro PS1 series.

I love the nice style of underwater gameplay in Aquaria Towers because not only did it make up for more unique style on what the Spyro levels could become but, all of the main water elements the player could take part of in for Aquaria Towers like performing tasks taking down the metal sharks in the level with a special water power-up in the level to swimming fully int the level covered in water, never felt boring and forgettable unlike what you see for underwater like sections of such from other Video Game franchises out there. Every little gameplay note that played in for Aquaria Towers flowed extremely well in and never felt annoying on the player. It was just a really enjoyable blast for me to travel in to see and explore fully in of the fantastic water like feel of such in Aquaria Towers.

Speaking of the gameplay functions of Aquaria Towers being super fantastic, clever, unique and fun, the main presentation that takes in place of this level is peaceful and unique fitting the style of the level well in and enjoyably unique so to the player as it gives off a soft and cool beat of such that make up for being overall with Aquaria Towers one of the best presentation like levels out there I have ever played from the Spyro PS1 series.

Even the optional tasks within the gameplay itself in of Aquaria Towers were clever and unique to the main style of gameplay out there. This includes controlling Hunter's pet manta ray through a fun mini-race course to saving away seashores trapped in towers of the level making you master your full control on the water like gameplay effects you learn in of the level.

Overall no matter how many times I go through playing and beating through in of this amazing level in Spyro 2, Aquaria Towers always gives off a soft and cool feel to my heart thanks to the unique calm style you go in of the level to exploring and having fun with of the main gameplay functions of such in Aquaria Towers. A true classic much like most of other great levels out there from the Spyro PS1 games.