Editing Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy

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{{Game infobox
|image = [[File:Spyro Orange GBA US cover.jpg|250px]]
|developer = [[Vicarious Visions]]
|publisher = [[Vivendi Universal]]<br>[[Konami]] (Japan)
|released = {{Released|USA|June 3, 2004|Europe|June 25, 2004|Japan|December 9, 2004}}
|genre = 2D platformer
|ratings = {{ratings|esrb=e}}
|console = [[Game Boy Advance]]
|modes = Single player, multiplayer
}}
'''''Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy''''', known as '''''Spyro Fusion''''' in Europe, is a handheld crossover title with the ''[[crashbandicootwiki:Crash Bandicoot (franchise)|Crash Bandicoot]]'' franchise. It was released in tandem with ''[[crashbandicootwiki:Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage|Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage]]'' in 2004 for the [[Game Boy Advance]]. There is also a ''[[Spyro Superpack|Crash & Spyro Superpack]]'' version in which both games are released on one game cartridge.

==Story==
The story is the same as ''Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage'' but is from Spyro's perspective. [[crashbandicootwiki:Doctor Neo Cortex|Doctor Neo Cortex]] joined forces with [[Ripto]], and their plan is to get rid of both [[Spyro the Dragon|Spyro]] and [[Crash Bandicoot|Crash]] by sending out [[Riptoc]]s into the area. [[crashbandicootwiki:Aku Aku|Aku Aku]] and [[crashbandicootwiki:Coco Bandicoot|Coco]] ask Crash to save the world by recovering the crystals before Cortex does.

Meanwhile, the [[Professor]] and [[Hunter]] ask Spyro to close the portals and get rid of the monsters. Unfortunately for Crash and Spyro, they were tricked because on Crash's world, the Riptocs are dressed as Spyro and on Spyro's world, they are dressed as Crash.

Crash and Spyro meet and engage in a fight on a bridge, but realize that they were tricked. They join forces to defeat the two evil villains.

Not even [[crashbandicootwiki:Tiny Tiger|Tiny Tiger]], [[Crush]] or [[Gulp]] can stop them, but Cortex uses his niece, [[crashbandicootwiki:Nina Cortex|Nina Cortex]], to kidnap Coco and the Professor. [[Blink]] informs Crash and Spyro what happened to Coco and the Professor. Spyro rescues Coco and the Professor while Crash distracts Nina. Finally, Crash and Spyro defeat Nina at her own game.

Coco has an idea: If they put a tracer on Cortex and Ripto, they would track them to their headquarters. Crash defeats Ripto, but he forgot to insert the tracer. Spyro defeats Cortex and he puts the tracer on him. Crash and Spyro reach their headquarters in outer space. As a team, Crash and Spyro defeat Cortex and Ripto. They thank each other as the games ends with a photo of Crash having Spyro in a friendly headlock, and the credits roll.

==Chronology placement==
''Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy'' is set after the events of the previous three Spyro GBA games and also following from the two ''Crash Bandicoot'' GBA games. Those games form an alternative narrative following the events of the third title, ''Year of the Dragon''.

==Gameplay==
The game plays similarly to ''Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage'', and it features both platforming and party minigames. The platforming takes place on the hubs, which have portals to the minigames. The minigames must be completed in order to progress. There are [[trading card]]s that can be collected and traded to ''Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage'' and vice versa using the Game Boy Advance Link Cable. In the hub area, Spyro encounters Riptocs, along with some ''Crash Bandicoot'' enemies such as [[Plant]]s. Unlike Crash, Spyro's sprite is not recycled from the three previous ''Spyro'' games for Game Boy Advance because those games are isometric platformers instead of 2D sidescrolling platformers. The unlocked minigames can be replayed in the Party Mode, and up to four players can compete in minigames via a Link Cable.

==Minigames==
{{image|section=yes|Party Mode icons}}
In Story Mode, whenever Spyro wins a minigame, he earns gems. Several minigames have three difficulty challenges: Easy, Medium, and Difficult; completing a challenge unlocks the next one. The player can only choose the difficulty level in Party Mode, and is forced to one of them in Story Mode (depending on which has been unlocked). Completing the Easy challenge rewards 10 gems, a [[trading card]], and activates a symbol on the [[Level Portal]]. Completing the Medium challenge rewards Spyro with 20 gems. Lastly, completing the Difficult challenge rewards 30 gems and another trading card.

Every world has also has a [[Portal Rush]] and a [[Gem Rush]] minigame, which give Spyro the opportunity to earn extra gems. Besides the Gem Rush of Dragon Castles, a trading card is not awarded to Spyro for completing the minigame. In Arctic Cliffs, the Gem Rush challenge instead has the name Gem Chaser.

There are three [[Shop]] minigames — Spin the Wheel, Vase Shuffle, and Mystery Game — and a certain one is featured in each world. Spin the Wheel appears in Dragon Castles and Wumpa Jungle, Vase Shuffle appears in Arctic Cliffs and Tech Park, and Mystery Game only appears in Fire Mountain.

In Party Mode, there are three multiplayer-exclusive minigames: [[Ballistix]], [[Ship Shuffle]], and [[Bridge Fight]].

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Name
!Trading card
|-
|colspan=2 style="background:#E8E1F3"|'''[[Dragon Castles]]'''
|-
|[[Castle Crusher]]
|style="text-align:left"|'''First challenge:''' Bunny<br>'''Third challenge:''' Dragonfly
|-
|[[Fall In, Roll Out]]
|style="text-align:left"|'''First challenge:''' Frog<br>'''Third challenge:''' Basket
|-
|[[Gate Crank]]
|style="text-align:left"|None
|-
|[[Rumble on the Ramparts]]
|style="text-align:left"|'''First challenge:''' Hamster<br>'''Third challenge:''' Black Sheep
|-
|[[Altitude Adjustment]]
|style="text-align:left"|'''First challenge:''' Bird<br>'''Third challenge:'''  Crystallized Dragon 1
|-
|[[Castle Chaos]]
|style="text-align:left"|'''First challenge:''' Butterfly<br>'''Third challenge:''' Vase
|-
|[[Dragon Drop]]
|style="text-align:left"|None
|-
|[[Death From Behind]]
|style="text-align:left"|P Sheep
|-
|'''Boss:''' [[Crash Bandicoot (boss level)|Crash Bandicoot]]
|style="text-align:left"|Bianca
|-
|colspan=2 style="background:#E8E1F3"|'''[[Arctic Cliffs]]'''
|-
|[[Snow Steps]]
|style="text-align:left"|'''First challenge:''' Castle Riptoc<br>'''Third challenge:''' Zoe
|-
|[[Arctic Attack]]
|style="text-align:left"|'''First challenge:''' Flying Riptoc<br>'''Third challenge:''' Sparx
|-
|[[Blizzard Balls]]
|style="text-align:left"|'''First challenge:''' Jungle Riptoc<br>'''Third challenge:''' Sheila
|-
|[[Fire and Ice]]
|style="text-align:left"|None
|-
|[[Tread Lightly]]
|style="text-align:left"|'''First challenge:''' Balloon Riptoc<br>'''Third challenge:''' Riptoc
|-
|[[Ice Chopper]]
|style="text-align:left"|'''First challenge:''' Elora<br>'''Third challenge:''' Sorceress
|-
|[[Icicle Canyon]]
|style="text-align:left"|None
|-
|[[Sheep Shearin']]
|style="text-align:left"|S Sheep
|-
|'''Boss level:''' [[Crush and Gulp]]
|style="text-align:left"|None
|-
|colspan=2 style="background:#E8E1F3"|'''[[Fire Mountains]]'''
|-
|[[Fire Fight]]
|style="text-align:left"|'''First challenge:''' Flame<br>'''Third challenge:''' Hunter Bow
|-
|[[Ring of Fire]]
|style="text-align:left"|'''First challenge:''' Horn Dive<br>'''Third challenge:''' Blinky Dig
|-
|[[Turn up the Heat]]
|style="text-align:left"|'''First challenge:''' Charging Rhynoc<br>'''Third challenge:''' Sgt. Byrd Rocket
|-
|[[Wall of Fire]]
|style="text-align:left"|None
|-
|[[Hot Wings]]
|style="text-align:left"|'''First challenge:''' Ripto Wand<br>'''Third challenge:''' Rocket and Club
|-
|[[Pull of Lava]]
|style="text-align:left"|'''First challenge:''' Charging Riptoc<br>'''Third challenge:''' Agent 9 Laser
|-
|[[Sheep Shakedown]]
|style="text-align:left"|Y Sheep
|-
|'''Boss level:''' [[Nina Cortex]]
|style="text-align:left"|Professor
|-
|colspan=2 style="background:#E8E1F3"|'''[[Wumpa Jungle]]'''
|-
|[[Riptocs and Rockets]]
|style="text-align:left"|'''First challenge:''' Fire<br>'''Third challenge:''' Spyro Pose 1
|-
|[[Treetop Flight]]
|style="text-align:left"|'''First challenge:''' Ice<br>'''Third challenge:''' Spyro Pose 2
|-
|[[Falling to Pieces]]
|style="text-align:left"|'''First challenge:''' Wind<br>'''Third challenge:''' Spyro Pose 3
|-
|[[Riptoc Repellant]]
|style="text-align:left"|'''First challenge:''' Electricity<br>'''Third challenge:''' Spyro Pose 4
|-
|[[Dragon Assault]]
|style="text-align:left"|'''First challenge:''' Bubble<br>'''Third challenge:''' Spyro Pose 5
|-
|[[Gem Hop]]
|style="text-align:left"|Sheep
|-
|[[Sheep Chase]]
|style="text-align:left"|R Sheep
|-
|'''Boss level:''' [[Neo Cortex]]
|style="text-align:left"|Ripto
|-
|colspan=2 style="background:#E8E1F3"|'''[[Tech Park]]'''
|-
|[[Gravity Well]]
|style="text-align:left"|'''First challenge:''' Castle Riptoc<br>'''Third challenge:''' Crush and Gulp Talisman
|-
|[[Tech Tug]]
|style="text-align:left"|'''First challenge:''' Spyro Pose 6<br>'''Third challenge:''' Cortex Talisman
|-
|[[Sky Walker]]
|style="text-align:left"|'''First challenge:''' Spyro Pose 7<br>'''Third challenge:''' Space Chase Talisman
|-
|[[Tech Deflect]]
|style="text-align:left"|'''First challenge:''' Spyro Pose 8<br>'''Third challenge:''' Sheep Talisman
|-
|[[Space Shoot]]
|style="text-align:left"|'''First challenge:''' Dragon Elders<br>'''Third challenge:''' Nina Talisman
|-
|'''Boss level:''' [[Space Chase]]
|style="text-align:left"|Bentley
|}

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