The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon (PS3)

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The Dragon Realms are the main setting of the series where most of the dragons including Spyro live. Avalar is a separate world that was being threatened by Ripto in Spyro: Ripto's Rage. The Forgotten Realms are the ancient home of the dragons before being driven out by the Sorceress and serve as the setting for Spyro: Year of the Dragon. The Fairy Realms are a separate series of realms that are inhabited by fairies and only appear in Spyro: Season of Ice. After collecting enough orbs in Spyro 2: Riptos Rage, the Dragon Shores can be accessed, which has games and a special power-up for Spyro. Fourth Interactive Achievement Awards: Overall Console Game of the Year". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on April 17, 2001 . Retrieved May 29, 2022. a b c Parazen, Joseph (October 2000). "Spyro: Year of the Dragon Review". GameRevolution. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015 . Retrieved May 29, 2022. Wasserman, Todd (June 12, 2000). "SCEA Powers Up 'Dragoon', Regis Titles". Brandweek. Vol.41, no.24. p.16. Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage" (Press release). Sony Computer Entertainment. November 19, 1999. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008 . Retrieved December 8, 2020.

Control other characters: Sheila, the kangaroo; Sergeant Byrd, the flying penguin, Bentley, the Yeti; Agent 9, the space monkey. Spyro the Dragon is to be remastered for PS4". Evening Standard. April 6, 2018. Archived from the original on May 24, 2020 . Retrieved April 2, 2020.Year of the Dragon received "universal acclaim" according to review aggregator Metacritic. [18] Critics including NextGen, AllGame, and PSXExtreme called it the best entry in the series thus far, with AllGame 's Ben Simpson considering it one of the PlayStation's best platformers. [27] [3] [9] GameSpot 's Brad Shoemaker and IGN 's David Smith noted that the game only brought minor refinements to the series, but that if players liked the previous games, they would enjoy Year of the Dragon as much or more. [25] [26] Caoili, Eric (November 26, 2008). "ELSPA: Wii Fit, Mario Kart Reach Diamond Status In UK". Game Developer. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017 . Retrieved May 29, 2022. Sunrise Spring is the opening set of worlds, and thus the most friendly. Use these levels to learn the ins and outs of the game and get used to the controls (there are a lot of them!). a b Pham, Alex (November 26, 2007). "The independent imagination". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017 . Retrieved May 2, 2017. Sitting out merger-go-round". Los Angeles Times. November 26, 2007. p.29 . Retrieved August 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com. (Subscription required.)

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a b c d e f g Insomniac, ed. (2000). Spyro: Year of the Dragon Instruction Manual. Sony Computer Entertainment. Spyro is a video game series originally created by Insomniac Games as an exclusive for Sony's PlayStation console. The series features the adventures of the main protagonist of the same name, a dragon. Since the series' introduction in 1998, there have been numerous sequels and a reboot trilogy. The series was originally produced by Universal Interactive, later became known as Vivendi Games; the rights to the intellectual property were acquired by Activision after its merge with Vivendi in 2008. Wilson, Thomas (August 28, 2019). "Bandicoot meet dragon - two icons come together in the Spyro & Friends Grand Prix coming August 30". PlayStation Blog. Archived from the original on August 28, 2019 . Retrieved August 28, 2019. a b Reiner, Andrew (November 2000). "Spyro: Year of the Dragon". Game Informer. No.91. Archived from the original on June 9, 2008 . Retrieved May 29, 2022.

Development of Spyro: Year of the Dragon spanned about ten and a half months, from November 1999 to September 2000; the development team was influenced by a host of other games, including Doom and Crash Bandicoot. [4] Among the new features touted before the game's release was "Auto Challenge Tuning", which Insomniac CEO Ted Price described as "invented to even out the gameplay difficulty curve for players of different abilities". [5] The levels were made much larger than those in Spyro 2, so that more areas for minigames could be added; to prevent player confusion on where to go next, these areas were designed to load separately from the main hubs. [5] Price stated that the addition of critters was a way to make the game more enjoyable and varied, instead of just adding more moves for Spyro. [4] The game was named Year of the Dragon because it released during the year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac. [4] Year of the Dragon was released in North America on October 24, 2000 and Europe on November 10, 2000 for the PlayStation, and it was Insomniac's last Spyro game. [7] [9] In the game, the dragons are celebrating the Year of the Dragon, an event held every twelve years in which new dragon eggs arrive in the dragon worlds. Bianca, an anthropomorphic rabbit, steals the eggs, and Spyro follows her down a rabbit hole. The rabbit hole leads to the Forgotten Realms, which are under the rule of the game's primary antagonist, The Sorceress, to whom Bianca is apprenticed. As in the previous games, levels are accessed from a central home world, of which there are four: Sunrise Spring, Midday Gardens, Evening Lake, and Midnight Mountain. The game also features levels in which the player controls "Sparx", Spyro's companion dragonfly, in a bird's eye view shooting game as well as four new playable characters: Sheila the Kangaroo, Sgt. Byrd, Bentley the Yeti, and Agent 9 the Monkey. a b c Weiss, Josh (August 17, 2018). "Video games: Bruce Campbell returning as Ash Williams; Spyro pushed to November; Pokémon GO adds legendaries". SYFY WIRE. Archived from the original on December 23, 2019 . Retrieved April 2, 2020. Besides the primary quest to find dragon eggs, Year of the Dragon features an extensive set of minigames, which are split off from the levels into smaller zones. [5] Some of the minigames were featured in Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! and were subsequently expanded for Year of the Dragon, while others are entirely new to the series. [4] These minigames are played by Spyro or the other playable characters. [2] :7–9 Plot [ edit ] Features: Fly at anytime: Players can now fly at any time with Spyro and Cynder. Co-op Play: Players have the option of completing the game as either Spyro or Cynder, giving them more freedom to explore Spyro¿s world in completely new ways.

After the cancellation of Agent 9, Digital Eclipse reworked the game into a full Spyro the Dragon title, that took place in a large desert environment. The video game title was never released to the market, and was scrapped by Digital Eclipse. [18] List of games [ edit ] Game Plot: When darkness descends, a true hero must rise! As the Night of Eternal Darkness approaches, Spyro is haunted by recurring visions of an impending evil. He must master powerful new abilities on an epic quest to find the Well of Souls and prevent Gaul, the Ape King, from resurrecting the Dark Master. WonderPhone announces the release of its latest java game - CrashT Racing - featuring Vivendi Universal Games' Crash Bandicoot®". November 28, 2005. Spyro Shadow Legacy for Nintendo DS leverages all of the technical innovations of the Nintendo DS, including dual screen, touch screen, wireless capabilities and 3D graphics. With touch screen controls, players can draw symbols to cast spells or use the second screen as an overhead map. Dornbush, Jonathon (April 5, 2018). "Spyro Reignited Trilogy Announced, Release Date Revealed". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018 . Retrieved April 6, 2018.