Detailed guide for Part 22 of Spyro: Year of the Dragon, covering the Crawdad King boss fight, key collection, and progression through Sunrise Spring and into Icy Peak.
Walkthrough
- 1Head through the area to meet Zoe.
- 2Follow the path, shooting harmful crawdads. Collect the 25 gem and the red key.
- 3Destroy the Crawdad Generator in the middle of the room. Note the second generator with a forcefield.
- 4Enter the red door (top left) and collect gems. Destroy the Crawdad Generator and collect more gems and the green key.
- 5Enter the green door (middle room, left side). Collect gems, a purple butterfly, the yellow key, and defeat the big crab (requires 3 shots). Eat the butterfly for invincibility and take out enemies quickly.
- 6Enter the yellow door (middle room, top right). Defeat all enemies.
- 7Go to the top of the room and hover over the green button to deactivate it, unsheilding the Crawdad Generator in the main room.
- 8Destroy the now unsheilded Crawdad Generator and defeat remaining crawdads. The blue key was in the previous room.
- 9Enter the blue door (right side of the room) to access the King's palace. Defeat the final crawdads.
- 10Destroy the Crab generator on the right, then proceed through the two final doors on the left.
- 11Sparx Boss: The Crawdad King
- Phase 1: Strafe and shoot the King. Avoid fireballs from his mouth. Approximately 25 shots break his mouth.
- 12Phase 2: Avoid homing rockets from his claws. Continue strafing and shooting. Approximately 50 shots break his claws.
- 13Phase 3: Avoid firewaves from his nose. Continue strafing and shooting. Approximately 25 more shots will defeat him.
- 14Collect Egg 045/150 (45/50) and any remaining gems. Exit through the 'Level Complete' sign and the black hole.
- 15After returning to Sunrise Spring, Zoe will inform you that Sparx can now pick up gems from further away.
- 16Exit Sunrise Spring via the balloon to Midday Gardens.
- 17Enter the igloo and proceed through the portal.
- 18You should have approximately 3900 Gems, 45 Dragon Eggs, 6 Skill Points, 31% completion.
- 19In Icy Peak, approach Bob the Polar Bear.
- 20Jump onto the cannon, aim left to the ice block, and shoot with the O Button to clear the path.
- 21Talk to Bob again.
- 22Hop back on the cannon, aim down to destroy two TNT Crates and a guy carrying one.
- 23Go up the slope to the right, jump onto the platform (after blowing up ice shards), and ride the whirlwind to an island.
- 24Collect gems on the island, then glide back to the mainland.
- 25Hop on the cannon again and aim at the birds.
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