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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North America October 21st 2008
Europe November 21st 2008
Platform Developer Age Rating
EU NA
Xbox 360
PlayStation 3
Wii
PlayStation 2
Etranges Libellules
7+ E10+ - Everyone 10+
Nintendo DS Tantalus Interactive E - Everyone

Info

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
Spyro Cynder
Fire Earth Ice Electricity Poison Fear Wind Shadow

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
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#9120 AMW1998 18:29:42 19/08/2011
How does smilie still has his dark form.
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#9119 Cynderstar12 17:49:46 19/08/2011
I think in a special cut-scenen for Skylanderd they should show what really happened to Spyro and Cynder after Dotd, as a specail treat after you've played the game.
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#9118 SuperSpyroFan 11:18:15 19/08/2011
@the dark spyro: You must be really used to the crappy controls, wow! smilie
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#9117 the dark spyro 02:41:28 19/08/2011
i have this game for the wii. its great! i completed like over a million times!
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#9116 AMW1998 22:47:36 18/08/2011
@huge dotd freak

Thank you for what you said to me about the Wii version.
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#9115 huge dotd freak 19:40:58 18/08/2011
thay should have a thing that lets you see a cut-scene when ever you want after you complete the game like in spyro 2 riptos rage
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#9114 CynderConvexity 17:37:35 18/08/2011
I think this is the best ever game in the Spyro series
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#9113 Cynderstar12 11:12:42 18/08/2011
@a7Xsparx: I still feel really mean though......
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#9112 the dark spyro 04:24:37 18/08/2011
i have all the spyro games
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#9111 the dark spyro 02:34:09 18/08/2011
i think cynder and spyro goes great together. i dont like ember. flame and ember will do though.
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#9110 LevanJess 23:03:51 17/08/2011
@A7XSparx
I know, right?
I'd love a backstory for Ember. LET'S MAKE HER BETTER THAN CYNDER.
xDD I know! It makes me laugh!
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#9109 the dark spyro 23:01:00 17/08/2011
i heart -spyro-
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#9108 huge dotd freak 22:32:46 17/08/2011
@AMW1998

i have it on the wii its good i think you'll like it i do
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#9107 A7XSparx 19:19:49 17/08/2011
@Cynderstar12

It's alright. I don't get "told off" like that so often but it wasn't much of a big deal to me. smilie I got what you meant.
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#9106 AMW1998 19:11:18 17/08/2011
Plus this game is shorter on the DS version.

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