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Spyro: Year of the Dragon

The third game in the Spyro series, and the last to be made by Insomniac Games. Spyro: Year of the Dragon is the biggest of all the Spyro games so far made. It incorporates several new playable characters as well as a new evil to fight.

In this game you play mainly as Spyro, but there are certain levels and parts of levels where you can only play as a different character. The playable characters in this game are: Spyro, Sparx, Hunter, Sheila the Kangaroo, Sgt. James Byrd, Bently the Yeti and Agent 9.

Spyro: Year of the Dragon Spyro: Year of the Dragon
North America Oct 11th 2000 European Union Nov 10th 2000

The Story

Every twelve years, the Dragon Kingdom celebrates its most important event: the "Year of the Dragon" Festival. Fairies deliver a new batch of dragon eggs and dragons come from all around to dance and feast until everyone drops from...eggshaustion.

The Year of the Dragon is upon us again and the fairies have brought 150 eggs to the Dragon Worlds. However, unbeknownst to the celebrating dragons, a sinister plot is about to unfold...

Far away - on the opposite side of the world - lies a kingdom long since forgotten by dragonkind. So forgotten, in fact, that even the legends about these "Forgotten Worlds" have now been forgotten.

This kingdom is ruled by a mean and spiteful Sorceress who has frankly become quite fed up with being forgotten. As she sits on her forgotten throne, the Sorceress has hatched a fiendishly evil plan. A plan to restore the fading magic to her forgotten realm. A plan to conquer the dragons once and for all. All she needs is a little help from her army of horn-nosed 'rhynocs', the cooperation of her mysterious disciple Bianca and of course, those 150 magical dragon eggs.

The Controls

Spyro the Dragon
ButtonAction
XJump. Press again when in the air to glide
SquareCharge
CircleFlame/Spit out rock
TriangleLook around/Aim rock/Drop out of glide/Headbash when just jumped
R1/L1Bring the camera behind Spyro fast
R2/L2Turn the camera
R1+R2+L1+L2Sparx points at nearest gem (only available when you've earned it)
Sheila the Kangaroo
ButtonAction
XJump. Press again when in the air to go higher. Press again the moment you land to double jump
SquareKick
CircleKick
TriangleLook around/Headbash when just jumped
R1/L1Bring the camera behind Sheila fast
R2/L2Turn the camera
R1+R2+L1+L2Sparx points at nearest gem (only available when you've earned it)
Sgt. Byrd
ButtonAction
XFly, hold to go higher
SquareDrop bomb/projectile
CircleFire guns
TriangleLook around/Aim
R1/L1Bring the camera behind Sgt. Byrd fast
R2/L2Turn the camera
R1+R2+L1+L2Sparx points at nearest gem (only available when you've earned it)
Bentley the Yeti
ButtonAction
XJump
SquareThump
CircleSpin club
TriangleLook around
R1/L1Bring the camera behind Bentley fast
R2/L2Turn the camera
R1+R2+L1+L2Sparx points at nearest gem (only available when you've earned it)
Agent 9
ButtonAction
XJump
SquareThrow Bomb
Square (hold)Aim Bomb
CircleFire Weapon
TriangleSniper Mode
R1/L1Zoom in/out in sniper mode
R1/L1Dodge left/right
R2/L2Turn the camera
R1+R2+L1+L2Sparx points at nearest gem (only available when you've earned it)

Gems are strangely identical to the last game. Strangely because Avalar and The Forgotten Worlds are most likely further away from each other then the Dragon Realms is from the Forgotten Worlds. Strange how they have the Avalar set of gems rather than the Dragon Realms set, maybe the Sorceress had the GemCutters in from Avalar though.

Gem ColourGem Value
Red1
Green2
Purple5
Yellow10
Pink25

The same containers for the gems as in Avalar. However here you get gems from killing the Rhynocs whereas in Avalar they released a Spirit Particle. Also this game sees the return of a locked chest, slightly different in appearence from the first game, but you will still need to find a key to open them.

Anyway, on with the walkthrough, and on to Sunrise Spring!


Comments
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#1650 spyrothe111 16:02:31 04/08/2012
For Me...
Spyro 1 Was The Hardest Classic Game. smilie
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#1649 ThroneOfMalefor 03:05:03 03/08/2012
The hardest of he three classics by far. I love this game!
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#1648 spyro glitcher 20:24:05 23/07/2012
Does anyone know where I can find a spyro 3 rom. The copy I have on my ps3 can't be played on my computer to be recorded, so I'll need to re-buy the game if I can't find a rom.
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#1647 spyrothe111 00:39:14 22/07/2012
I Like The Baby Dragon That Does The Chicken Dance! smilie
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#1646 Skyland_Ruler 11:52:48 21/07/2012
This is about one of the only games in the smilie franchise that I've actually played. And I must say, this game is an ABSOLUTE MUST! Fairly impressive graphics for a game of it's platform in my personal opinion. Well-thought out, with some rather challenging parts. But, overall, the thing that makes this game my favorite and gives it 5 stars from me is the fact that the game is not set at just one particular difficulty level, which I like in a game. I think I speak for most people commenting on this page that the third Spyro game is one of the best. If you have the money, and a PS2, GET THIS GAME! THEY HAVE COOKIES!!! smilie
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#1645 OldClassicGamer 08:43:31 17/07/2012
i would kill for japanese beta version. Why did sugar and rockets need to be closed? Spyro should have all games realased in japan like crash bandicoot
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#1644 whirlwind fan 03:16:50 16/07/2012
AWESOME game I like the hunter skateboarding game!!
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#1643 ilovespyro11 14:16:44 15/07/2012
every time i play this game, i think of Insomniac, and wish they'd come back :-( it's been twelve years now......is it too late to start teaching my 6 year old sister how to play Spyro? Oh and has anyone seen the ending message after the credits?
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#1642 Purple n Spyro 23:43:41 12/07/2012
If you want to talk to dark52, post on his guestbook.
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#1641 Aconx5 13:59:09 12/07/2012
dark52? Hello!?
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#1640 Vikky J 09:30:16 12/07/2012
I hav the first, second and third game. my fav out of the three is this one
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#1639 Aconx5 23:58:44 11/07/2012
Hey dark52, how 'bout ya put hunter and sparx's comtrolls!
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#1638 Aconx5 23:56:52 10/07/2012
Hey dark_52 how about putting up sparx and hunters controlls.
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#1637 Hunter 4eva 13:10:27 10/07/2012
This game looks really fun!
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#1636 Hunter9199 05:51:20 02/07/2012
hey soon theres gonna be an epic walkthrough of this game by zepling1993 on youtube, he's doing bully right now but this is next

check it out if ur stuck

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