The first bonus level with a new bird's eye view camera. Game play here feels different, because the directional pad you are accustomed to with a behind cam, doesn't translate all that easily to overhead moves. The good thing is that you do get basic combat training from Zoe. Here, you are morphed as Sparx the dragonfly. Zoe takes Sparx through a set of basic training maneuvres first. The trick is to stay in one spot and plug away at the swarms of lobsters that approach. The lobsters merge into single file as they get closer. Work your away down the passages, picking up colored keys along the way. Once Sparx passes over a key, it will open a corresponding colored doorway nearby and a new passageway. Blue sparkly butterflies activate a power-up of 300 rapidburst missles that can be shot in a "fan" pattern (left photo). In 2 sections, there are octagonal pads in the floor. Once Sparx passes over them, the pad turns off and disarms a nearby force field around a hut, leaving it vulnerable to be destroyed, stopping the flow of more new lobsters. There are a few, larger, armored red lobsters that will need more firepower to vaporize. Red sparkly butterflies will give Sparx 9 enemy-seeking rockets that take out 4 enemies at a time, or one bigger one. Yellow butterflies are health snacks (like the regular levels). This level boss is a nasty overgrown lobster that likes to shoot rockets and flames. It's a definite advantage if you can conserve some of a blue or red power-up before you enter this arena. It does help. The object is to hit him as many times as you can, first destroying his claws, then his tail, then shrinking his body til he blows up. It won't be easy though. While you're trying to fire at him, he's firing back with heat-seeker rockets out of both claws or flames from his mouth. NEW EARNED POWERS: Sparx now has more magnetic attraction to gems. Spyro can be a greater distance away to pick up a gem, as long as Sparx is healthy. There is 1 hatchling egg to free in this level: NORA = Reward for defeating the big crawdad lobster and getting out alive!! Guestbook Message Archives 2001-02 - Pages loaded - © RZ 2003 - Site visitors - © RZ 2003 [ FRONT PAGE ] [ Gran Turismo 3 ] [ Jak & Daxter ] [ Kingdom Hearts ] [ Tomb Raider 3 ] [ EMAIL ] [ Rachet & Clank ] [ Spyro The Dragon ] [ Spyro 2 - Riptos Rage ] [ Spyro 3 - Year Of The Dragon ] [ Tomb Raider The Last Revelation ] [ Tomb Raider Chronicles ] [ Tomb Raider Angel Of Darkness ]