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Post by Ayen on Dec 2, 2020 8:26:39 GMT -6
Spyro the Dragon is a platforming game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the Sony PlayStation console. Released to North America on September 9th, 1998. It stars a young purple dragon named Spyro who sets off to free the dragon kingdom and recover its treasure from the terrible Gnasty Gnorc. This game sparked a trilogy on the PlayStation One and various different sequels after the PlayStation One’s trilogy. It now has a remake on current gen systems. Without further ado, this is Spyro the Dragon.
Gameplay: Spyro plays pretty easily. You have a button to jump, which you press twice to glide to different areas. You have a button to breathe fire at enemies and objects, and you can charge with your horns at armored enemies where fire wouldn’t work.
The goal is to free dragons from their crystal statue forms, recover the stolen treasure, and save dragon eggs from blue colored thieves in the different various worlds. Which include the Artisans, the Peace Keepers, the Magic Crafters, the Beast Makers, and the Dream Weavers.
There are different enemies in each world and each world act as a hub of various levels including a boss stage and a flight stage where Spyro learns to fly. Each world also has a set number of dragons to free, treasure to collect, and dragon eggs to rescue if you want to get 100%, but it’s not needed to beat the game, but it is needed to unlock a new stage and get the secret ending of the game much like Crash Bandicoot.
During the game you have a golden dragonfly that changes color whenever Spyro takes a hit. One hit turns the dragonfly blue, a second hit turns it green, and a third hits get rid of it altogether meaning if Spyro gets hit one more time he loses a life. You can increase your dragonfly’s strength by feeding him butterflies which hide in passive animals like sheep you can find throughout the dragon kingdom.
A lot of the dragons you free offer hints on how to progress through the game while others just thank you for releasing them.
Further into the game you find a floor of arrows which allows Spyro to do a super charge which makes him temporarily invincible to enemies and this allows you to eliminate some enemies that you otherwise can’t defeat. Larger enemies can’t be charged, but fire will do them in just as well. Also a kiss from a fairy boosts Spyro’s strength tenfold allowing him to do damage to even bigger enemies. If you wish to drop down mid-glide simply press the triangle button. This allows you to get to platforms you might pass if you let the glide fully run its course.
Story: So, the dragon kingdom was living in peace when one fateful interview led to disaster. The interviewer asked about Gnasty Gnorc when another dragon dismisses him, insults him, and provokes Gnasty Gnorc who was watching the interview (how they have TV and stuff I don’t know) to turn them all into crystal statues and attack the dragon kingdom. So, they kind of asked for it. Spyro is the only one who is able to evade being turned to crystal and sets off on an adventure to save the dragon kingdom from Gnasty Gnorc.
Now the end just shows another interview with Spyro who says he has more treasure to find. After the interview the credits roll and you think the game is over, but nope. You find out you have to collect all the treasure and free all the dragons and rescue all the dragon eggs to get to Gnasty’s loot and then you get the real ending. Which is basically another interview where Spyro feels great, until another spell traps the dragons into crystal. Really? After all of that it happens again? What kind of ending is that?
Graphics: The graphic design of Spyro is pretty good for the PlayStation. Maybe one of the better PS1 games in the graphics department. Everything is clean and crystal and you know what everything is. Spyro’s art design looks great and so does everyone else.
Flaws: If I had to list a flaw, it’s that the game is too easy at times. It’s not very challenging and you get through it rather easily. This may be because the game was marketed for kids. The only trouble I really had with it was the flying levels and near the end when you face a giant Gnasty Gnorc. Other than that it’s pretty simple, but while it’s simple, it’s still pretty fun.
Summary: Overall, Spyro is one of the best games on the PlayStation One. It’s fun, easy for kids to get into, and has plenty to do throughout the different levels and world with solid voice acting and music.
Get It!
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