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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#9480 Shimmer 22:03:41 15/12/2011
The only thing that we are good at is beer smilie We dont even have spyro that much. Only at few stores :'(
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#9479 Cynderstar12 21:34:04 15/12/2011
I got this game for Xbox now, so I've fallen it love with it all over again, but more this time...
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#9478 SpyroGooberX 21:06:20 15/12/2011
Norton, MA
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#9477 Shimmer 14:16:39 15/12/2011
I live in Czech republic smilie
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#9476 wingsofpurple 02:45:50 15/12/2011
It surprizes me that so many of my friends got hooked on this game after being showed... like Dragon Of Fury... and some other people that live in my area.
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#9475 SpyroGooberX 22:07:53 14/12/2011
So do I.
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#9474 SpyroGooberX 22:03:20 14/12/2011
@Shimmer smilieHhrrrmmph...
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#9473 foxishsolitude 20:44:55 14/12/2011
where r u in the world!??
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#9472 Shimmer 16:40:57 14/12/2011
I really need to study English more smilie
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#9471 SpyroGooberX 12:49:33 14/12/2011
Grammar/spelling sucks.
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#9470 Shimmer 10:05:50 14/12/2011
Aww. I wish that my friend could understand. In this game isnt our language so she dont understand the story. If she could understand this, maybe she could even like this game. (sorry for my bad grammar)
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#9469 SpyroGooberX 02:48:04 14/12/2011
I almost cried... My heart is a steal trap when it comes to crying, so it's still saying something
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#9468 wingsofpurple 00:50:53 14/12/2011
I my friend and I were working on this game together and we totaly cried at the end but I was the one that wanted to stay throuh the credits to see if there was a 'secret' ending. and they... oh wait that would spoil it for some body.
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#9467 Dragonlover00 08:48:35 13/12/2011
I did cry at the end, but I did more in TEN end.
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#9466 foxishsolitude 04:39:30 13/12/2011
ooh oh yes it was hard to resist crying especially cos it was the end of a great series.. and the start of a dum one IMO..

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