The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
Called The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon, this is the third and final part of the first Legend of Spyro trilogy.
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In the culmination of the trilogy, players find Spyro teaming up with an unlikely ally - Cynder, his former enemy, to face his most challenging mission to date. As the Dark Master's (voiced by Mark Hamill) evil envelopes the world like a plague, Spyro must fulfill his destiny and unlock the true power of the purple dragon within him to stop the Dark Master in his tracks.
- First appearance on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
- Epic culmination of "Legend of Spyro" storyline Spyro finally faces the Dark Master
- Fly at any time – first free flight in a Spyro game
- Drop-in/drop-out co-op play with Cynder (female dragon)
- Both characters can complete the game separately
- Global release Oct/Nov 2008
- Elijah Wood voices Spyro
- Gary Oldman as Ignitus
- Mark Hamill is the Dark Master
- Christina Ricci is Cynder
- Wayne Brady is Sparx
- Blair Underwood is Hunter
- The game takes place three years after The Eternal Night
- Sets of armor can be found throughout the game that can be mixed and matched or use one whole set to gain bonus abilities.
- Spyro uses Fire, Earth, Ice and Electricity
- Cynder uses Poison, Fear, Wind and Shadow
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Story
Three long years have passed since Spyro and Cynder were trapped in the crystal, since then Malefor has unleashed his evil onto the world. In this third chapter of the epic Legend of Spyro trilogy, Spyro must fulfil his destiny and face the Dark Master. As evil spreads over the world, Spyro and Cynder must discover new abilities and unlock their true powers to defeat Malefor and stop him from destroying the world.
Websites
- Xbox.com
- Xbox's official page for the game.
- Australian Gamer
- Australian Gamer interview Tantalus and get a hands-on of the DS game.
- Sierra
- Sierra's product page for the game.
- Dawn of the Dragon
- Sierra's official minisite for the game.
- Joystiq
- Some impressions from Joystiq.
- Kotaku
- Kotaku's impression of the game and some DS screenshots.
- IGN
- First screens of the game on Xbox 360.
- GameStop
- GameStop lists "Legend of Spyro: Darkest Hour" on PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii and DS for release on the 7th of October.
- Velvet Octopus
- The first information on the third game was given via a Powerpoint that has since been removed.
Comments
Game was great could hav been longer game but great game
Best games so far, although some parts did get a bit boring, but it was very well made! It is very enjoyable to fly with the many well made, beautiful scenery.
I hope they make a new spyro game,cause im dying to play it.Anyway i got through half the game again but i need to finish beating one of the old games cause its been a while.
@Necro
I agree completely. If the new Spyro games weren't going to be like DotD, would they have made it like that? Also, the classic games were cool, but the new ones are modern. The world changes eventually, so why shouldn't Spyro games change as well?
(This is just my opinion. If you don't agree, it's fine.)
I agree completely. If the new Spyro games weren't going to be like DotD, would they have made it like that? Also, the classic games were cool, but the new ones are modern. The world changes eventually, so why shouldn't Spyro games change as well?
(This is just my opinion. If you don't agree, it's fine.)
i wonder what the next game will be like 
I also agree with Necro. there were a few things in the game that not all of us didn't like, but it was overall a really nice game. I really enjoy it and continue to play it over even though i've already beaten it.
TLOS is awesome
TLOS is awesome
If any Spyro game made after the GBA games managed to break Spyro in any way, this one would be it. They pretty much threw out every concept of Spyro and replaced it with generic beat em up gameplay they probably copied from games like Dragon Rage. The most prominent on the list is "It's not an adventure treasure-hunting game with platforming mechanics." That's the old basis for every Spyro game, even aHT had this, adding flying just made platforming challenges even less of a focus. The entire LoS series has been broken, not just in its failure to be a real Spyro game, but also in its own right. It's not even a very good beat em up. Most beat em ups take more skill than mashing the O button until you reach the end of the level. Granted, this game improved on TEN's monotonously long levels by breaking up combat with a few simple puzzles which makes this a better choice than TEN was, but these puzzles are fairly simple and feel like someone just shoehorned stock programming and elements into this game from a leftovers folder somewhere. They're generic and not really interesting, in addition, the only level you really get to experience your true freedom of flight is the floating islands, which just shows how limited your ability really is, not just compared to the older Spyro games, but compared to most flying simulation experiences in video games.
And by the way, a poor budget is hardly an excuse for turning a platformer-adventure game into a beat em up. A poor budget is an excuse for making a good platformer into a bad platformer, but there is no relation in an all-out change in genre, that's called 'bad design choices' and the company should be held responsible for that. They did it because meat em ups are easiest to make regardless of budget, and in case anyone's forgetting, Activision Blizzard has plenty of money to spread around. It's not like these were Indie games being sold to big-name companies for console rights, these were made by professional game designers and I'm sure they had the resources to not half-bake their games.
They did it to make a quick buck off a popular franchise, that's the only reason LoS exists, period.
And by the way, a poor budget is hardly an excuse for turning a platformer-adventure game into a beat em up. A poor budget is an excuse for making a good platformer into a bad platformer, but there is no relation in an all-out change in genre, that's called 'bad design choices' and the company should be held responsible for that. They did it because meat em ups are easiest to make regardless of budget, and in case anyone's forgetting, Activision Blizzard has plenty of money to spread around. It's not like these were Indie games being sold to big-name companies for console rights, these were made by professional game designers and I'm sure they had the resources to not half-bake their games.
They did it to make a quick buck off a popular franchise, that's the only reason LoS exists, period.
I agree with Necro. *High fives Necro*
I think it's fun!
I think it's fun!
I agree with Necro not all game companys are made of money so sacrifices have to be made to make some games.
guys, have a luky day
Dear everyone who is exclaiming who much this game sucks,
Stop and think. There is plenty of new stuff you couldn't do before. But what about the stuff that you used to be able to do that you can't anymore?
It's called a budget. Making video games is hard, very time consuming, and requires a lot of effort. This game was not easy to make. The people who made this tried really hard for people to enjoy, not for people to make bad comments about.
This is Dawn of the Dragon, and it's not going to change, so stop making such a big fuss over it. No matter how many hate comments you put up, this game will not change. The next games (which I'm pretty sure there will be but don't hold it to me) are probably going to be similar to this, so you might as well get used to it.
This is my opinion, not yours. Remember that if you choose to reply to it.
Stop and think. There is plenty of new stuff you couldn't do before. But what about the stuff that you used to be able to do that you can't anymore?
It's called a budget. Making video games is hard, very time consuming, and requires a lot of effort. This game was not easy to make. The people who made this tried really hard for people to enjoy, not for people to make bad comments about.
This is Dawn of the Dragon, and it's not going to change, so stop making such a big fuss over it. No matter how many hate comments you put up, this game will not change. The next games (which I'm pretty sure there will be but don't hold it to me) are probably going to be similar to this, so you might as well get used to it.
This is my opinion, not yours. Remember that if you choose to reply to it.
guys somebody knows where can i download the soundtrack of the legend of spyro dawn of the dragon ? i want hear the music
tanks
regard
Leon
tanks
regard
Leon
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it's the end of spyro it could have been nice with multiplayer online for ps3 and xbox.......... not for the wii though cause ther's no online gaming
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the ps2 version is lacking
i'm excited about the next upcoming games like gears of war3 and killzone 3
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the ps2 version is lacking
i'm excited about the next upcoming games like gears of war3 and killzone 3
this is like the movie 2012 and has a connection with christianity.
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