In the game, the dragons are celebrating the Year of the Dragon, an event held every twelve years in which new dragon eggs arrive in the dragon worlds. Year of the Dragon was released in North America on 24 October 2000 and Europe on 10 November 2000 for the PlayStation, and it was the last Spyro game to be created by Insomniac Games. Like its predecessor, it was critically acclaimed. The game introduces some abilities for Spyro, including hovering after a glide, swimming underwater, climbing ladders, head-bashing, and the ability to use power-ups.
The game ends with the climatic duel between Spyro and the primary antagonist, Ripto. The structure of the game is similar to the first, with levels being accessed from the three main home worlds: Summer Forest, Autumn Plains, and Winter Tundra. The game introduced new characters including Hunter, a cheetah Elora, a faun The Professor, a mole and Zoe, a fairy. Ripto's Rage!, known as Gateway to Glimmer in Europe and Australia, followed on from the success of the first title, making its release on 2 November 1999 in North America and 5 November 1999 in Europe for the PlayStation. It received acclaim for its musical score by Stewart Copeland. The game received favorable reviews from IGN giving Spyro the Dragon a 9 out of 10.
The game sold well, with a total of five million copies being sold worldwide. The game closes out with the climatic battle between Spyro and the primary antagonist, Gnasty Gnorc. Each level is accessed through 'portals' from a main world. It is a platform game that placed the player as Spyro, a small purple dragon set with the task of freeing his fellow dragons from crystal prisons, which are scattered around their world. Spyro the Dragon was released in North America on 10 September 1998 and Europe in October 1998 for the PlayStation. Main articles: Spyro the Dragon, Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!, and Spyro: Year of the Dragon Original PlayStation trilogy (1998–2000) Originally published by Sony Computer Entertainment and created by Insomniac Games, the franchise has changed hands and developers numerous times before the rights to the intellectual property were acquired by Activision in 2008.Ī collection of remakes of the original Spyro PlayStation trilogy called Spyro Reignited Trilogy, developed by Toys for Bob, was released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in November 2018, and later for Microsoft Windows and Nintendo Switch in September 2019. Since the series' introduction in 1998 with Sony's PlayStation game Spyro the Dragon, there have been numerous sequels and a reboot trilogy.
Spyro is a video game series which features the main protagonist of the same name, a dragon.
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