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[movie sequence begins] Spyro has a bit of a rough landing on Dante's Freezer. He skids (face plant) to a stop on the ice. Time to learn how to put the brakes on?
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It doesn't take long before Spyro and Sparx have to fight. Entering the courtyard to the fortress, 2 royal guards (disguised as icy trees) begin the battle. Use your fire breath and head butt them a few times. I would suggest that you go to the [start] menu OFTEN, to upgrade your fire breath as quickly as possible. The more power you have, the faster your enemies will go down. Collect the gems left behind. Go to the back wall and break all the spirit crytsals.
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Watch out for the small trolls that come running to attack. Take care of them quickly. Just for the fun of it, go to the large black kettle above the open fire and whack it with your tail. The pot will overturn and snuff out the fire (this is just in case you run into it). Go to the nearby tree and head butt the trunk. 2-3 iceballs will drop to the ground. With your nose, grab and steer an iceball to the catapult and put it in the hopper. Now head butt the catapult. SMASH!
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Watch the iceball as it smashes into the wooden barricade on the far side. Not enough damage though. Load 2 more iceballs into the hopper. That should clear the way. Take care of any wandering trolls that come by. Walk into the next area. A large commander troll is standing guard from a high platform. Take care of the swarming trolls. Climb the ramp and jump to the top platform. Take down the big commander troll (alternate between fire and head butts).
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For the most part, you don't have to worry about conserving power or health. Every time you kill an enemy, you will get enough gems to restore full power. As a rule of thumb don't break any spirit crystals until AFTER the fighting is over (unless you need it). In the next area, catapult 1 iceball and blow-up the TNT barrels. Collect the scattered gems and beat-up on the 3 waves of trolls that come to fight. Watch out for the hiding warrior troll with the dynamite.
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Down the next narrow path a troll is standing guard inside an ice gun turret. The ice stream will injure you and so will the wooden spike barricade. To get past, use your fireball power [triangle]. Get as close as you can, jump into the air [X], and from the top of your jump, throw a fireball. You'll hear the wood shatter. Do this 3 times then sneak up the middle, jump up the step and sneak up on the guard. From behind, flame him a few times. Collect the gems. Move on.
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CAUTION: The wooden spike edges on anything (posts ground walls) will injure you severely by 1/4, so be very careful and avoid walking near any broken wood.
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The next open area I call Pirate Bay. [movie sequence begins] The commander troll, sensing you are nearby, runs ahead and barricades himself in a tower behind the cliffs. He starts rolling TNT barrels into the area. OK. Spyro needs to catapult a few iceballs at him to blow-up the barricade. But there is more going on. Take care of the trolls and the 2 royal warriors. These guys are very different. Destroy them AND the ghost skeletons that carry a mean sword.
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Once the area is quiet, go to the tree at the back, whack the trunk for an iceball, roll it carefully through the gate and fire the catapult. You may have to do this twice? Go break the 4 spirit crystals at the back (if you haven't already). Hunt for them. Walk up the ramp to the broken bridge. You cannot cross here. Watch-out for the live TNT barrels. One fire breath and KABOOM! (I know you want to try it). Nothing of any value here. Go to the open area on the right.
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