Critic Reviews
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Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
Don't be fooled by that cutesy purple dragon - this ain't just a kiddie game. [Nov 2001, p.51]
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GamePro
It's one of the best games to come out for the PlayStation in 2000.
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Daily Radar
More creative minigames, a slightly higher difficulty level, superb level design and some of the best realtime graphics the PlayStation has ever seen all make Year of the Dragon a winner.
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Hot Games
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.
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PSX Nation
One of the rare, few 32-bit games that still impresses, still retains magic after being beaten, and still begs for one last shot at exploring all its secrets and milking all its three-dimensional worth.
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Core Magazine
The relative ease of the game means that seasoned platform gamers should blow through this one without much difficulty at all.
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Game Revolution
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.
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IGN
A universally excellent game.
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CNET Gamecenter
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.
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Game Fan
The game play in this episode is so thought out and well-realized that I found myself actually discouraged that this would be Insomniac's last venture with the purple dragon.
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Gamezilla!
One of those exceptional games where the great gameplay makes up for mediocre graphics and sound.
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GameSpot
It's an extremely well-made game that offers a lot of fun to the player, but these few factors cause it to score right outside the class of "Super Mario 64" and "Banjo-Kazooie," so it only gets very, very high marks, instead of outrageously high marks.
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Da Gameboyz
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.
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Happy Puppy
Its true 3D exploratory gameplay, its vast and varied level designs, its colorful cast of characters, and its picture-perfect control create a fantastic atmosphere.
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Spank!
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.
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