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Spyro: Year of the Dragon
PlayStation
Released On: Oct 24, 2000
8.9
All Platforms
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
91
93% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
7% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
91
93% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
7% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Don't be fooled by that cutesy purple dragon - this ain't just a kiddie game. [Nov 2001, p.51]
Like "Sonic" and "Crash," Spyro grabs on and doesn't let go, and the complexity of the levels, hidden games, and non-stop action make it one of the year's best platform games.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 440 User Ratings
8.9
87% Positive
383 Ratings
383 Ratings
10% Mixed
45 Ratings
45 Ratings
3% Negative
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 440 User Ratings
8.9
87% Positive
383 Ratings
383 Ratings
10% Mixed
45 Ratings
45 Ratings
3% Negative
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
Best of the collect-a-thon games on the PlayStation, taking the best features of the previous games in the series to provide a great experience.
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One of the best PlayStation games out there. It’s the best platform adventure in the system, and one of the greatest games ever made
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Clearly the product of a talented group of developers who apparently give a damn about whether or not anyone actually likes playing their games. And unless there's something severely wrong with you, you will certainly like playing this one.
The folks at Insomniac have built an incredibly detailed, fun, and immersive action/adventure that is definitely worth picking up, whether or not you're familiar with this franchise.
They obviously are not the most realistic graphics, having more of a fairy tale, storybook-like quality to them, but there is so much richness and detail that they really stand out.
A good, solid 3D platformer that won't disappoint fans of the purple dragon, but may leave fans of the genre feeling a little empty.
Greatest Game of 2000. The game changes everything of platform including the Spyro franchise.
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So I have no idea why there is only the third one of the trilogy here, but its a tough one.
Its the best and at the same time, the worst, the best because it has all the important additions from 2 and builds on top of that with stuff as crazy as other playable characters! So why its the worst? Because it lacks the polish 2 had and playing other characters, as fun as it might be always feels worse than playing Spyro. It feels like Insomniac was tired with the series, did not know what to with it or simply there wasn't enough time.
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I picked up my cousin's PS1 a while back and played this for the first time. And I have to admit it was pretty fun, colorful and immersive. When you first look at it, it seems like a quirky kid's game but still ramps up the challenge and can be really addicting to adventure around and keep unlocking secrets and challenges. Sure, it doesn't look very good but we'll give it a break for its age.
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It's a Spyro game so it's going to be GREAT no matter how you slice it but the skateboarding segments were beyond frustrating and in the reignited trilogy, they were broken. Specifically the skateboarding race in lost fleet, the only way to fix the glitch you have to let yourself lose then try again, it was very frustrating. The time attacks were easier, but a little too easy, and the races were superfluous at best. I would say easily this is weakest of the 3. Is it worth playing? ABSOLUTELY, but be prepared it's frustrating. It is without the satisfying difficulty curve that came with the second game, and the charm is derivative of the first. But as I stated earlier it is still a spyro game so it is gong to be fun, just not as fun as spyro 1 or 2.
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This is the worst part of Spyro. The level design is soooooo bad and frustrating. The high difficulty of challenges (I'm not talking to enemies specifically) don't even related to the plot. Why TF do I have to play hockey to win eggs? What's the point if the plot is very simple to follow? Why do I have to spent hours to fly through loops and races if it's not even related to the story? I understand that it's a mini game, but why is it so badly designed? In first two games it was fine, I have no complains, but this is the worst part. And the level design is genuinely very bad. There are some good constructed levels, but most of them are badly performed and repetitive.
I was very disappointed in this part.
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Summary Thieves have kidnapped a brood of dragon eggs, while, elsewhere in the Dragon Lands, a gateway to the Forgotten World has been uncovered. Sent to recapture the eggs, Spyro the Dragon, and his best friend Sparx, face a journey into uncharted territory against his most fearsome enemy yet - the Sorceress! All new playable characters, franti...
Rated E
for Everyone
Platforms:
- PlayStation
Initial Release Date: Oct 24, 2000
Developer:
- Insomniac Games
Publisher: SCEA
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