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. Oh, and one more thing, the achievements in this game are really fun to earn but it needs a 'Master of Earth' and 'Master of Fear'.As a gaming hero, Spyro has never really managed to steal centre stage. Overall, a good 'what if', but not good enough to conclude Spyro because of the constant dragdowns, but it has great graphics and music, and it's more realistic, but just doesn't feel right- Somethings missing. I think you can find the rest of the plotholes. Why could the crystal Spyro and Cynder is in be smashed by a small enemy but nt by a mountain? The plotholes are noticable straight away. In the 4th level you have to rescue annoying little moles which give you a headache and talk really repetitively. Armour covers only a quater of your boday &abilities could have been improved. Ignitus has a bad face now and the other guardians only get one line whereas Ignitus gets heaps of speech. In the 3rd level Cynder says 'It's a trap!' after all these enemies come up,which is really obvious. There are some interesting character designs but the characters' speech itself is dull and boring. Pros: Excellent graphics, great voice acting, interesting enemy and ally designs, can skip cutscenes anytime, can revisit levels, good cheats|Con: Doesn't feel like a true Legend of Spyro game, some odd envroments, fights are repititive, HEAPS of plotholes, cliche, missed oppurtunities, bad armour abilities Good game, but way too many plotholes and cliches.īottom line: 'A dissapointment to fans of the Spyro series- missed oppurtunities and hopefuly the next installment (and the movie) fixes the series'

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