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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#9195 SuperSpyroFan 17:56:18 17/09/2011
@xxXSpyroXxx: I prefer PS3.
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#9194 xxXSpyroXxx 15:26:43 17/09/2011
ya didnt like the wii so much, xbox 360 is the way to go my friends smilie
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#9193 Cynderstar12 17:04:12 15/09/2011
X-Box360 or PS3 have to be the best for me. WII! smilie Euch, I hate the wii version, it's just horrible.... :L
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#9192 SuperSpyroFan 16:29:38 15/09/2011
@Sarainthian: I've heard that it's the worst version, especially for the controls.
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#9191 Sarainthian 15:21:58 15/09/2011
The Wii version is the ultimate platform version of the game
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#9190 XxXSpyrosXxX 13:52:01 13/09/2011
i prefer
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#9189 XxXSpyrosXxX 13:31:25 13/09/2011
for i this game is more cool in the nintendods
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#9188 xxXSpyroXxx 00:02:03 13/09/2011
no theyd be pretty McGG but there would be more and more games after that continuing the story, so its a good place to stop the franchise
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#9187 SuperSpyroFan 09:22:38 12/09/2011
Yeah, more games that would epically fail. smilie
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#9186 xxXSpyroXxx 19:45:24 11/09/2011
you bi*** but that would lead to even more games, so i guess not making another was a good move
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#9185 SuperSpyroFan 19:39:36 11/09/2011
Thank goodness, there wasn't a fourth, lol.
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#9184 xxXSpyroXxx 19:22:44 11/09/2011
Same smilie why couldnt they make a fourth
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#9183 Phoenix1004 16:44:23 11/09/2011
I just wish they would continue the story of the Legend of Spyro series. smilie
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#9182 xxXSpyroXxx 02:59:34 11/09/2011
i also love hacking this game on my old ps2. its so fun smilie
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#9181 Phoenix1004 20:22:22 09/09/2011
Me, I just like to fight, so time wouldn't go so fast.

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