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| Developer(s) | Insomniac Games Universal Interactive |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation, PlayStation Network |
| Release date(s) | PS: JP April 1, 1999 NA September 10, 1998 EU October 23, 1998 AUS November 15, 1998 PSN: JP March 12, 2008 NA October 29, 2007 |
| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Rating(s) | CERO: A ELSPA: 3+ ESRB: E OFLC: G8+ |
| Media | CD-ROM |
| Input methods | Gamepad |
Spyro the Dragon is a platform game developed by Insomniac Games for the PlayStation. It stars the title character, a young purple dragon named Spyro and his dragonfly friend, Sparx, and is the first game in the Spyro the Dragon series. The first game was massively popular at its initial release and Spyro would later become one of the most recognizable, popular and respected gaming icons for the PlayStation gaming console.
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The game is made up of many different levels (realms), all connected together by hub worlds (homeworlds). The goal in each homeworld is to collect a certain amount of items, be it gems, rescued dragons, or dragon eggs, in order to travel to the next homeworld. Each homeworld and its realms are progressively more difficult than the last. Each realm contains a certain number of gems to recover and dragons to rescue. The first half of the game also has dragon eggs to collect. The first few realms are small fields with few ways to die, but they become harder later in the game. Many later levels focus on Spyro's ability to glide from platform to platform. Each homeworld contains an optional boss to defeat, except for the final homeworld where the boss is mandatory. Every homeworld contains a flying level (speedway) where Spyro's normal gliding ability is replaced with the ability to fly freely. The goal is to complete a certain number of obstacles (such as planes to blow up and rings to fly through) which each add a small amount of time to a countdown. If the countdown ends the player must restart the course.
Before the game begins, the five Dragon families lived in harmony in their five worlds (these being Artisans, Peace Keepers, Magic Crafters, Beast Makers and Dream Weavers). Their lives were happy and peaceful until Gnasty Gnorc broke the rules. He was an unpleasant creature who trapped dragons. Along the way, they return a favour by giving hints and tips up until the final conflict where Spyro battles with Gnasty. After Spyro defeats Gnasty another documentary is presented on Spyro. If the player collected all gems, saved all the dragons, and rescued all the eggs, then an alternate ending is presented.
The development of Spyro the Dragon began in 1997, one year after Disruptor was released. During the development of the game, Spyro was originally going to be green, but the developers thought it was a bad idea because he would blend in with the Grass Areas, so they eventually changed him to purple.[citation needed] in an interview on Resistance: Fall of Man, Ted Price stated that they gave up the series after releasing Spyro: Year of the Dragon because his actions were limited. As an example, Ted Price stated that Spyro did not have hands so he could not even hold a gun.
Spyro the Dragon is the main character, alongside Sparx the dragonfly. The various dragons Spyro unfreezes along the way are also key characters in Spyro's progression through the game. Gnasty Gnorc is the main villain/boss.
The game is now available for download on PlayStation Store for the PSP and PlayStation 3 in North America and in Japan.
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 86%[1] |
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| Publication | Score |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 9.1 out of 10[2] |
| Game Revolution | A++[3] |
| GameSpot | 8.3 out of 10[4] |
| IGN | 9.9 out of 10[5] |
| Official PlayStation Magazine (US) | 5 out of 5[6] |
| PSM | 5 out of 5[7] |
The game had positive reviews and was praised by critics because of the use of fantasy and sci-fi in most of the Dragon Realms, a big, free-roam 3-D environment in each realm, incredibly diverse, catchy music that corresponds with the level's theme, and very good graphics for its time, making it one of the first well-received full-3D platformers for the original PlayStation. It also helped establish Spyro as a prime competitor to Crash Bandicoot in the field of successful PlayStation games.
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| Developer(s) | Insomniac Games |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Release date(s) |
October, 1998
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| Genre(s) | Platform |
| System(s) | PlayStation, PlayStation Network |
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ESRB:
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| Website | http://spyrothedragon.com |
| Series | Spyro the Dragon |
Spyro the Dragon is a platform game developed by Insomniac Games for the PlayStation and PlayStation Network. It stars the title character, a young purple dragon named Spyro and is the first in the series of Spyro the Dragon video games. The first game was massively popular at its initial release and would later become one of the most recognisable, popular and respected gaming icons for the PlayStation gaming console.
In a land known as the Dragon Realms, the elder dragons are preparing for a video documentary of sorts about their realm. Meanwhile, the antagonist Gnasty Gnorc, who had been banished from the realms, becomes upset over comments the dragons make of him. Enraged, Gnasty Gnorc bombards the Dragon Realms with a magical spell, freezing the resident dragons into crystalline statues, and sends an army of Gnorcs in to steal the dragons' treasure.
However, Gnasty somehow missed imprisoning the youngest dragon in the realm, Spyro (who was seen chasing sheep in the background during the dragons' documentary shoot). Realizing who is responsible for the disaster, Spyro, who sets out to free the realm's dragons, recover their treasure hoard from the invading Gnorcs, and then confront and defeat Gnasty Gnorc himself.
editSpyro the Dragon series
Spyro the Dragon · Ripto’s Rage! · Year of the Dragon · Enter the Dragonfly · A Hero's Tail
Spin-offs: Season of Ice · Season of Flame · Attack of the Rhynocs · The Cortex Conspiracy · Shadow Legacy
Sub-series: The Legend of Spyro
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Spyro the Dragon is a 1998 platform game developed by Insomniac Games for the PlayStation. It stars the title character, a young purple dragon named Spyro and is the first in the series of Spyro the Dragon video games. In this game, unlike many of the later games Spyro cannot swim.
In a land known as the Dragon Realms, the elder dragons are preparing for a video documentary of sorts about their realm. Meanwhile, the antagonist Gnasty Gnorc, who had been banished from the realms, becomes upset over comments the dragons make of him. Enraged, Gnasty Gnorc bombards the Dragon Realms with a magical spell, freezing the resident dragons into crystalline statues, and sends an army of Gnorcs in to steal the dragons' treasure.
However, Gnasty somehow missed imprisoning the youngest dragon in the realm, Spyro (who was seen chasing sheep in the background during the dragons' documentary shoot). Realizing who is responsible for the disaster, Spyro sets out to free the realm's dragons, recover their treasure hoard from the invading Gnorcs, and then confront and defeat Gnasty Gnorc himself.
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