Spyro has a little dragonfly called Sparx that follows him around and tops up Spyro’s health whenever he takes a hit. Sparx changes colour with each hit:
- <b>Yellow:</b> Full health
- <b>Blue:</b> Two hits left
- <b>Green:</b> One hit left
- <b>Gone:</b> No hits left

You need to find and flame the little creatures within each level that act as food for Sparx. Flaming these turns them into butterflies which Sparx eats to top-up Spyro’s health.
Spyro can die by being bashed or struck by an enemy, by drowning, falling or being flattened paper-thin!