Customer Reviews

Spyro: Year of the Dragon

5 star:		(132)
4 star:		(24)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

Insomniac has taken all the best elements of the first two Spyro games, brought them into the third, spruced them up and added a whole lot more from their bag of tricks to provide the best Spyro game to date. This time around, Spyro -- with the help of his friends from Spyro 2 -- is trying to rescue dragon eggs from an evil sorceress. (Said eggs always hatch just as he gets them, treating the player to a brief animation of a baby dragon.) The environment is more interactive, with cannons, submarines, skateboards and more to play with. And the most dramatic change from the previous two games is that in addition to playing as Spyro, the game features play as Sparx the Dragonfly (in old school videogaming action), Bentley the Yeti (who plays whack-a-gnome and boxes), Sgt. Byrd the flying commando penguin, Shiela (who has a sidescrolling platform game in addition to her high-jumping levels) and Agent 9 the crazed space monkey (whose Doom parody level has to be seen to be believed). And through it all, the animation, voice work and overall design is flat-out charmig. Easier than Spyro 1, larger and more impressive than Spyro 2, "Spyro: Year of the Dragon" is this Playstation series going out with a bang. Great fun for the whole family.

'Spyro: Year of the Dragon' is, in my opinion, the best of the Spyro trilogy. With new characters like Bentley the Yeti, and Sheila the Kangaroo, you can do a diverse amount of things not possible before. New characters as well as old are introduced, and it would be a shame not to play this game. You will NOT be disappointed!

I tried this game at one of those video game festivels and is was AWSOME! It has cool mini games and really neat levels! This game has great graphics too! If you don't play this game when it comes out, then you are very weird!

Don't be worried because this came out so soon after Spyro 2, it's wonderful! The worlds are gorgeous as always and the new characters really add variety to the game.

The difficulty level is about the same as the other games, not too easy, not too hard, so you can actually play the game instead of getting frustrated by it.

Highly recommended!!!

This game is definitely the best of the Spyro trilogy. You can jump, glide, hover, flame, charge, headbash, swim, climb, and other amazing power-ups like superflame, superfly and invincibility. Team up with Zoe, Sparx, Hunter, and, unfortuneately, Moneybags. The levels are big and challenging, plus you can pilot planes, tanks, subs, skateboards, jet rockets, and if you can find out the code, even a squid. (No, I'm not lying). But wait, there's more. You can command one of 5 new characters: Sheila the Kangaroo, Sgt. Byrd, the flying penguin, Bentley the yeti, Agent 9 the space monkey, and, of course, Sparx. Defeat 4 bosses as Spyro, plus 4 as Sparx! And if you collect all 15,000 gems and 149 eggs in the regular worlds, you can enter the Super Bonus Worlds, where you defeat the Sorceress again! In the Speedway levels, complete the time attack and then try again. But don't go for the objects. In each Speedway level, Hunter's hidden there and you have to find him to get an egg. But, be careful in the first Speedway world. In the non-Greastest hits edition, if you challenge the butterflies to a race, you might win but not get the egg. There's no way to fix this!
Also, after you defeat the boss in each of the Sparx worlds, Sparx gets a special ability. If you complete the:
1st-Sparx can pick up gems further away.
2nd-Hold down L1, L2, R1, and R2 and Sparx points to the nearest gem.
3rd-Sparx has an extra hit point.
4th-You can warp to any level from your atlas/Sparx breaks open vases and baskets, which hold gems.

Once you get to know the controls, it's easy to maneuver Spyro around. And if you need help, go to the Help section when you pause. It tells you how to control your character.

Buy this game. It's definitely worth your money. Once you start, you won't want to stop!

This Spyro game is the best out of the 3 games in my opinion. There is 4 home levels. At least like 24-30 portals in the game. Plus, like no other Spyro the ability to play with Shelia the Kangaroo, Sgt. Byrd, Agent 9, or just spyro. There are ways to change Spyro's colors. I am STUCK on Midnight Mountain cause I only have 74 eggs. Well, back to the game. The mini-games like skateboarding are ways to get more eggs, and are pretty fun. However, the 1st 3 levels are easier then eating a cookie. Your opponents just like stand there in Sunny Villa letting you do any thing you want to them. I mean whats the challenge here? The graphics are good no doubt, it looks like real television I think. The powerups like super wings or whatever help you. (well, for at least 5-7 seconds)Overall, this game is a must-buy. I hope you like it. (oh yeah im done now.)

Not only did this new Spyro 3 have great graphics, but also awesome sports to play! My personal favorite that I have gotten to so far, would be the skateboarding. I love to skateboard in real life so on the screen it is even cooler! It was deffinitly worth the 40 bucks I spent on it! And all you parents out there... This is the winning Christmas gift of the year! BUY IT NOW! Or you are giving up a chance or a life time... To see your kids so happy on Christmas morning, your choice, but think about it!!!

This is the third in the Spyro-the-dragon action game series, and it's definitely the best. In addition to Spyro you get to control a number of other characters, each with its own moves. Agent 9, the Space Monkey, is perhaps my favorite!

You're doing the regular save-the-dragons gameplay, but this time there are dragon eggs (150 of them) with cute little baby dragons inside. Yes, the entire game is sort of "cute", but don't let that put you off. It's really an amazing action game with lots to offer.

There are over 30 stages in the game, each with its own themes and special areas. There are mini-games like skateboarding area which are as fun (if not more fun) than the normal gameplay.

They've done a great job of balancing the game, so that it's always challenging but you're never stuck somewhere. The puzzles are fun to work through. A great game that everyone can enjoy!

I just got this for Christmas, and I was surprised I got it because I have been wanting it since June. It is great that you can be any one of these five characters: Spyro the Dragon, Sheila the Kangeroo, Sgt. Byrd the flying army penguin, Bentley the Yeti, Agent 9 the space monkey or Sparks the Dragonfly. I think it is great to be different characters and use them in different levels. This game includes thirty playable levels, 4 bosses, 4 speedways and hours and hours of fun!

Spyro and Sparx are back and kickin in with a new game in the Spyro trilogy, Spyro: Year of the Dragon! It is defentally worth the money, I have gotten hours and hours of enjoyment playing this great game. This time Spyro has a whole new set of friends (along with the old ones too)! Once you pay Moneybags a *ahem* small fee you can release a character from their prison and play as them! You can play as Sheila the Kangaroo, Sargent Byrd the Flying Penguin (yes you can actually fly!), Bentley the Yeti, Agent 9 the Monkey or Sparx the Dragonfly (Sparx shows what he's made of in the Sparx Bonus Worlds!). There are many great mini games such as Skateboarding, Snowboarding, Racing and Doom! Believe me you have to buy this game or you'll be sorry about what you missed out on!