Spyro's essence lies in familiar platformer territory. The whole plot, told in modest cut-scenes, is fairly deep for a kid's game, and provides a real sense of adventure, helped along by the excellent voice acting.īut no-one buys a game to hear Elijah Wood talk about evil dragons. ![]() Malefor, his nemesis, has begun to kick up a fuss, and the player - taking charge of young dragons Spyro and Cynder - has to go and sort it out. Spyro awakes from a three-year nap to discover that things have, predictably, changed. ![]() By contrast, The Dawn of the Dragon is all about capital-f Fun. Still, you have to be a pretty grumpy sort not to like him just a little bit.Īnd so we find ourselves at the end of The Legend Of Spyro trilogy, the most recent release in the series having been The Eternal Night, a game we'd happily consign to history. Everyone speaks in husky tones about prophecies, spirit and heroic deeds, despite, at heart, it obviously being just a game about a little purple dragon and his dragonfly sidekick trying to save the world. ![]() It's partly because, unlike most characters aimed at the young ones, we have to take him so seriously. As a gaming hero, Spyro has never really managed to steal centre stage.
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