Customer Reviews

Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning

5 star:		(14)
4 star:		(16)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(19)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

I regret to say that I am very disappointed in this game. I've loved the Spyro games since playing the original 'Spyro the Dragon' for PS1 and was really looking forward to this one.

I will admit that the graphics are terrific and the voice cast is excellent but the gameplay is BORING! There's no collecting of items (other than collecting health, breath, rage and power-up gems) and there's no side quests. One thing I've always loved about Spryo is the sides -- the skateboarding, the flying challenges, the puzzles -- even 'Enter the Dragonfly' and 'Hero's Tail' had them and those games weren't very well put together. There are two times during the game when you get to fly but these are not challenges, they're simple 'fly and escape' modes -- very, very easy to beat.

This game is pure combat. You enter an area, beat some enemies, go to the next area, beat some more enemies, etc., go to the next area, beat a boss, free a dragon, learn some skills (which is annoying -- I get it already, why do I have to practice this stuff????) and then, guess what --go to another area and start all over.

On top of all that, there are only SIX very short and linear levels (there's absolutely NO exploration or hidden areas) and the last boss is no more difficult to defeat than the first ones are. There are no extras after you beat the game (unless you count an interview with Elijah Wood) and while you can play the game a second time while keeping your powered up breaths, it's not a true challenge mode because the monsters and bosses are just as easy to beat (easier actually because you have all of your breaths powered up the second time). So, along with all of its other problems, this game also has absolutely NO replay value. It's just as easy and boring the second time 'round.

So, great graphics, great voice overs, but NO FUN. I care very little for what Spyro sounds like and not much more about what he looks like, I just care about what he DOES and in this game, he does very, very little. I will admit that the ability to power up breaths is a neat addition, it's just too bad that there's nothing to do with those breaths!

I'm just glad I rented this game before buying it because I don't think I want to spend money (even though I own all of the Spyro games (the PS1 games, the GBA games and the other two PS2 games)). I would say that unless you are looking for a very simple, very short (it took me less than a day to beat the game the first time) game for a young or inexperienced gamer who loves cute characters (or you are a diehard Spyro fan who just HAS to have all of the games), DO NOT waste your money on this one (buy the original PS1 Spyro's if you're just starting out with him but skip this one).

I really hope they do another Spyro soon and bring back the Spyro I've loved for so long.

So sad to say this but finished Spyro A New Beginning last night - clocked the entire game in exactly nine hours and 3 minutes - i was SO VERY DISSAPOINTED with this game. I have every Spyro game and can't help thinking bring back the old PS1 versions - they were fun, had mini games - Spyro TNB started out great and I thought "wow this is going to be fun" but by about half way through the game - i.e. four and half hours it got so mind numbingly boring that I just about packed it in - yes the graphics are great, yes the voice acting is great - but it is SO repetitive and completely linear - there is no-where to go but where you are pointed - seriously have a look at this game - hire it but DO NOT spend nearly $40 on what will take most gamers a day at the most - also please note I am a 40 year old woman and NOT a brilliant gamer but if I can do it in this time I dread to think how quickly a really good gamer would do it in. Anyway that is my five cents worth. Have a great day

Okay, I'm not a very good gamer and I have liked that with spyro I could play a game where I did not need help ALL the time. But I just received the game tonight and was so excited I would have a game to play. But once the game got started I was bored with movie plays and then once I finally got past that...I gotta know button combos?...what? I thought the point of spyro was to give some of us a simple thinking game. Where yeah you have to have a stragety to get by and have tons of extra stuff to do. I really did enjoy running around and collecting gems but now to get anything I HAVE to beat up the bad guys...I wouldn't recommend this game to anyone who really enjoys the previous spyro games. No matter what you may think of the previous games...this new one is totally different where you actually have to know what button is what on the controller and have to be able to hit serveral button combos to by...this is not the game for me...Help me please...I'm already stuck!!!

I have been a spyro fan for years! I love spyro and always have. I didn't know they came out with a new one til I just happened to see it on the shelf. I got so excited! I told my husband that was what I wanted for our anniversary. Man, I feel like I should have went with jewelry. The movie parts were extremly long. One thing I always loved about spyro is that their was several worlds inside of 1 realm and their were always multiple realms. I beat this new spyro game in 1 day. I was so disappointed. Sparx didn't do anything exept talk and thats it. There were no puzzle games, no side games, and no fun. The boss at the end was just as easy as the very first one. I just feel like I got the short end of the stick.

I got the 2nd game of the series (Eternal Night) and loved it and so started buying the rest of the series. This game is amazing: awesome attacks, arial battle strikes, and the power of all 4 elements!

got this for my little bro! He is 6, he beat it really fast! He is going through the spyro games like a drunk through a 12 pack haha

The game serves good as a time killer when you have nothing else to do. Its pretty basic and its obviously meant for a young audience. It gets very repetitive as you progress to the game and might make some not want to finish it. The story is pretty basic too. The game is fairly enjoyble when you have nothing to do and I must say that I may have enjoyed more if I had played at a younger age.

I have played every playstation spyro game since they started. Comparing this to the ps1 games makes this one not stand out at all as one of the greatest games of all times. With that said, A new beggining is well worth the game compared to the previous playstation 2 games, A heroes tail, and Enter the dragonfly. This game has a solid storyline that is capable of making you go in depth with the story. Though there really isnt much to do in the game, the gameplay is simple for anyone who has never played Spyro before, though extremely repetitive. Elijah Wood as the voice of spyro really makes it interesting and inspiring. However, the way they interpret sparx seems to a turn off for me. I dont mind it much, but there are parts where it just gets annoying on how whiny he can be.

The story is one of the best I've seen in a while. it just lets you keep playing to see what happens in the end.
Given the special abilities of you using your elemental attacks is fun and interesting. Personally I'm glad they didnt kill the game for me as they have with the others. Its a good start for the trilogy. The villains are easy and simple if you power up one of the breaths, to almost maximum at the beginning of the first area.

Legend of Spyro A new beginning gets a 4 out of 5. (compared to the other ps2 games, or if you havent played spyro before.)
personal reccomendations: i suggest taking breaks for a while because the repetitiveness might get you bored out of your mind. I don't mind it since I've played worse games than this. If youre into adventure with little mind to violence this is a game to get. controls are easy to figure out but fun to do long combo attacks.

this is from the kids " it has cool levels, and you get to train your powers. and you can fight different people, and you have to fight Cinder because the evil master puts her into a spell so Spyro can be the destroyed by Cinder. then when you're done the game and you have to bring cinder back to the kingdom where Cinder can be reactivated back to her normal self."

the kids recommend the game and enjoy it alot.

I was a bit nervous when I bought this game, mainly because it's a new Spyro series. Here's what I thought about the game itself.

Good: -Deeper storyline than the old Spyro games.
-New moves and breaths.
-Sparx speaks normally like he was supposed to.
-Potential in the video game market.

Bad: -Spyro's charging is difficult to control.
-The start of this game is a bit slow and only 30 minutes into the game, it catches up.
-You can't skip any cutscenes, but you get used to it.

That's it, really.