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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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#1200 Dark Spyrel 05:55:47 26/09/2011
Ok thanx for the help but i only just did that level and won!!!!
but thsnx anyway
smilie rox!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
smilie sucks
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#1199 dragonwings_987 00:38:17 26/09/2011
@Dark Spyrel - The twin part is hard... Once you learn there pattern that they're walking through the obstacles, you'll get the hang of it. Or you can just smash everything other than one at a time smilie
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#1198 huge dotd freak 21:15:25 25/09/2011
now ive played all but skylanders
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#1197 huge dotd freak 20:38:05 25/09/2011
yes i just got this game
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#1196 SuperSpyroFan 12:45:00 24/09/2011
@Purple n Spyro: Well the Spyro games originated from PlayStation so it would make the most sense.
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#1195 Dark Spyrel 08:22:54 24/09/2011
hwo do people finish this god damn game. can somone help me with the escorting the twins part cause it's anoying. smilie
smilie sucks
smilie rox and um um smilie is an ibiot
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#1194 Purple n Spyro 23:00:48 22/09/2011
@Cynderstar12

YAH IT SHUD!!!!

@SuperSpyroFan

errrr..... naaahhhhh. I dont like PS3.
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#1193 huge dotd freak 18:41:41 18/09/2011
oh-man i want this game
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#1192 SuperSpyroFan 17:33:22 18/09/2011
@Cynderstar12: More like a remake on the PS3.
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#1191 Cynderstar12 15:09:46 18/09/2011
Im typing this through my 3DS, right, I think this game, and spyro 2 and 1 should be brought back on 3DS, it would be so cool.....
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#1190 Dark Spyrel 05:40:50 18/09/2011
I agree SuperSpyroFan hunter shouldnt be in the other games and I hate it when he ses GLIIIDE!!! smilie
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#1189 xxXSpyroXxx 01:06:42 18/09/2011
same hunters cool but not a fav character in my opinion
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#1188 SuperSpyroFan 17:54:30 17/09/2011
@sparky87: I don't agree with you.
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#1187 sparky87 15:46:12 17/09/2011
without hunter all the games wouldn't be as good.
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#1186 Dark Spyrel 09:23:10 17/09/2011
I love this game so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I dont noe why i like it more then Spyro 2 but i just do smilie
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