Ever since Spyro the Dragon first glided onto the PlayStation 10 years ago, he’s been struggling to find solid footing in the platform gaming world. His games have been criticized in the past for being overly complicated for younger gamers yet too childish for older ones. Unfortunately, Dawn of the Dragon is pretty much more of the same.
You know when the very first thing a game chucks at you is a load of enemies followed by a huge God of War-style boss battle involving a giant rock monster attacking you from a pit of lava that Dawn of the Dragon is trying its best to impress. And impress it does. For the most part it’s an extremely detailed and atmospheric game, with some nice graphical set-pieces and the like. The voice-acting’s also impressive for the most part, with Elijah Wood returning to voice the purple lad alongside the likes of Gary Oldman and Christina Ricci. Less likeable is Sparx, Spyro’s dragonfly mate, who used to be a good laugh back in the day, but is now a pain in the arse.
Unfortunately, where the game begins to fall down is on the gameplay side of things. It’s not all bad: the combat system works well and it’s quite easy to string together all sorts of diverse, smoothly-linked combos using a mixture of weak and strong attacks, jumps and grabs. The problem is that the game often decides to chuck hoards of enemies at you in numerous waves and it quickly begins to feel pretty mindless. Even more annoying is the lack of in-game hints. Now, we’re not saying we’re a bad gamer but when a game infuriates us because there’s no indication as to how to defeat a certain boss or get past a certain obstacle, then we can see younger gamers getting pissed off fairly quickly. As in ‘second level’ quickly.
The best thing the game has going for it is the drop in/drop out co-op play, where the second player takes control of Spyro’s companion Cynder. There’s a neat mechanic where both players are bound to each other by a magical force, so it plays out interestingly in the way you must solve puzzles together. For instance, one player can hang onto a ledge on a wall while the other uses the magic “chain” to swing to a new position. It works quite well, even in single-player, when the AI controls Cynder.
This latest Spyro game looks great and has plenty of ambition, and we applaud the developer for trying to make it feel grander and more epic in scale than previous games in the series. We’re just not massively convinced by the confusing and irritating gameplay.
Nov 5, 2008
The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon | |
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Developer(s) | Étranges Libellules Tantalus Media(DS) |
Publisher(s) | Activision (North America) Vivendi Games[a] (PAL) |
Director(s) | Jean-Marie Nazaret |
Writer(s) | Michael Graham Thomas Boissier |
Composer(s) | Rebecca Kneubuhl Gabriel Mann |
Series | The Legend of Spyro |
Platform(s) | Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
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Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon is an action-adventure apocalyptic video game which is the third and final installment in The Legend of Spyro trilogy, as well as the tenth anniversary game of the series. It was developed by Étranges Libellules and published by Activision in North America and Vivendi Games in the PAL Regions for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360.
Tantalus Media developed the Nintendo DS version. It is the end of the second Spyro continuity, with Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure serving as the second reboot of the franchise after Vivendi Games merged with video game publisher Activision to form the Activision Blizzard holding company on July 9, 2008.
![Dawn Dawn](/uploads/1/2/3/7/123706831/136463011.jpg)
Gameplay[edit]
A screenshot from the game.
The gameplay is more advanced than previous titles in the series. This is the first Spyro game that allows a player to fly at any time they want (free-fly mode). The game also features a co-op mode with Cynder. The co-op feature allows players to have the option of completing the game as either Spyro or Cynder, along with giving them the power to switch between Spyro and Cynder, giving them more freedom to explore the world in completely new ways.
The environments are much larger than in previous games, and a majority of them have a bit more exploration to them. In previous titles of the Legend of Spyro series, Spyro must travel through the level and defeat enemies in a linear fashion. This time, however, the game has more freedom by exploring larger areas and collecting items in order to progress through the game.
Spyro retains his command of fire, electricity, ice, and earth (all of which he now has access to from the start), while Cynder controls poison, fear, wind, and shadow, powers that were given to her when she was controlled by the Dark Master. Cynder is faster but weaker than Spyro. Along with the standard power ups that gems will bring, Spyro and Cynder can both equip pieces of Dragon Armor that they find. They also have another feature called melee combos. The more times the player hits the enemy the more Blue Gems the players will earn. Blue Gems power up Spyro and Cynder, allowing them to upgrade moves. Along with Blue Gems, there are also Red gems, which restore lost health. The green gems give the dragons magic, allowing element attacks. The Fury Gems from previous titles have been removed (replaced by dark crystals that can drain magic if they're not destroyed), and the Fury Meter now goes up depending on the number of times Spyro or Cynder scores attacks on enemies. In addition to normal enemies, there are elite enemies, which are enemies that are stronger than normal enemies. Their masks make them invincible to normal attacks. The player must use an element of a designated color that matches that of the mask in order to knock the mask off. Once off, normal attacks and other elemental powers will be allowed.
Plot[edit]
The game begins three years later, after The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night with Spyro and Cynder, who are now teenagers, being broken free of their crystalline prison by mysterious enemies known as Grublins. Spyro and Cynder are tethered together with mysterious green energy chains created by the Dark Master before being carried away while Sparx is found by Hunter of Avalar, who was watching them from the shadows. Meanwhile, Spyro and Cynder find themselves in a dark, volcano like area. When they try to leave, they find out that they cannot as they are chained to the platform they awoke on. After defeating several waves of Grublins and avoiding an earth Golem that attacks them soon after, Spyro and Cynder manage to escape the Catacombs with the help of Hunter, who is with Sparx. After reaching safety in Twilight Falls, Hunter reveals to Spyro, Cynder and Sparx that the Dark Master, Malefor, had returned to the realm shortly after the events of The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night and has covered the land in darkness ever since.
Malefor, the game's antagonist
Once they reach the Dragon City of Warfang, Spyro, Cynder, and Hunter are separated as the city is under siege by Malefor's forces. After a long and fierce battle that ends in the siege driven back, the Golem returns and uses parts of the city to create an arm to replace the one it lost in the Catacombs. Spyro and Cynder defeat the Golem by destroying the Dark Crystal in its head, allowing Spyro, Cynder, and the Dragon Guardians to finally reunite. The victory is short lived, a later that night, Malefor sends the citizens of Warfang a message: he has revived the Destroyer, an ancient creature whose purpose is to renew the world by bringing about its destruction. As they will be unable to catch up with the creature if they fly after it, the Fire Guardian Ignitus hatches the plan that waiting for it to circle back, underground is the only way to intercept it in time. Cynder and Spyro are able to open the gates to the underground Ruins of Warfang, which leads the attack forces to the canyon where the Destroyer will complete the Ring of Annihilation. By destroying a nearby dam, they stall the Destroyer long enough to destroy its Dark Crystal heart, but it was an effort spent in vain. The Destroyer manages to complete the Belt of Fire, and Ignitus orders everyone underground as he escorts Spyro and Cynder to the Belt of Fire. In order to get them to the Burned Lands, which will lead them to Malefor's Lair, Ignitus sacrifices himself in the crossing and Spyro, overcome with grief, turns into his dark form and tries to go back and save him (which also threatened to harm Cynder with levitating rocks), but is stopped and comforted by Cynder.
After getting through the Burned Lands and the Floating Islands, Spyro and Cynder arrive at Malefor's Lair and confront him. Malefor taunts Spyro by telling him that the destiny of all purple dragons is to bring about the world's destruction, to which Spyro denies. During the confrontation, the evil dragon releases the green chain that tethered Spyro and Cynder together throughout their trials, then corrupts Cynder back to his cause. Cynder attacks Spyro, only to break free from Malefor's control when Spyro refused to fight and stated that he has left Cynder nothing to fight for. Angered by this turn of events, Malefor binds Spyro and Cynder together once again to kill them both before beginning their battle airborne. As Spyro and Cynder fly after Malefor, the Destroyer completes its circle, marking the end of the world. The three dragons fall into the volcano the Destroyer had entered, and after fighting with Malefor, Spyro and Cynder plummet into the center of the earth as they continue their battle. Malefor proclaimed that he is eternal, unable to be defeated, but is then sealed away in the world's core by the spirits of the Ancestors. Despite Malefor's defeat, the world is still falling apart. As Spyro and Cynder wonder if this is indeed the end, Ignitus' spirit returns and gives Spyro hope. With the chain that bound them together broken with Malefor's defeat, Spyro tells Cynder to flee while he stops the catastrophe, but she refuses to leave him. As Spyro prepares to unleash a powerful Fury wave, Cynder verbally reveals that she loves him. The world is rebuilt by Spyro's magic, and we last see the remaining Guardians, Hunter, Sparx, and the survivors emerging from underground into the setting sun as stars in the sky formed into the figure of a dragon.
After the credits, the Chronicler speaks to someone that a new age is beginning, and with each new age, a worthy dragon is chosen to record the triumphs and failures of that era. His time is over, but the time of the new Chronicler, Ignitus, has just begun. Before passing his mantle, the Chronicler informs Ignitus that though he has tried his best, he cannot find 'any trace of Spyro' in the book that details dragons who have died. As Ignitus becomes the new Chronicler, he wonders where Spyro could be. Meanwhile, a glimpse of Spyro and Cynder can be seen flying together over the Valley of Avalar.
Reception[edit]
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The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon received mixed to positive reviews. Aggregating review websites GameRankings and Metacritic gave the Wii version 65.09% and 64/100,[1][6] the Xbox 360 version 63.78% and 62/100,[2][7] the Nintendo DS version 60.60% and 57/100,[3][9] the PlayStation 2 version 59.00%[4] and the PlayStation 3 version 58.10% and 59/100.[5][8]
References[edit]
- ^Released under the Sierra Entertainment brand name
- ^ ab'The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon for Wii'. GameRankings. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ ab'The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon for Xbox 360'. GameRankings. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ ab'The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon for DS'. GameRankings. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ ab'The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon for PlayStation 2'. GameRankings. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ ab'The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon for PlayStation 3'. GameRankings. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ ab'The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon for Wii Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ ab'The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon for Xbox 360 Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ ab'The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon for PlayStation 3 Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ ab'The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon for DS Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
External links[edit]
- The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon at MobyGames
- The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon (Nintendo DS) at MobyGames
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The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon Cheats
- Wii | Submitted by GamesRadarOn the Pause screenHold the Z button and press the nunchuck control stick in the following directions
All Elemental Upgrades: Left, up, down, up, right
Infinite Health: Right, right, down, down, left
Infinite Mana: Up, right, up, left, down
Max XP: Up, left, left, down, up - Wii | Submitted by Tanner EvansWhile the game is paused, hold Z and use the analog stick to enter these:Left, up, down, up, right - All Elemental Upgrades
Right, right, down, down, left - Infinite Health
Up, right, up, left, down - Infinite Mana
Up, left, left, down, up - Max XP - PS2 | Submitted by togoEnter these from the pause menu with the left analogue stick.Hold L1 + Left, Up, Down, Up, Right - All Upgrade Slots Unlocked
Hold L1 + Right, Right, Down, Down, Left - Infinite Health
Hold R1 + Up, Right, Up, Left, Down - Infinite Mana/Breath
Hold R1 + Up, Left, Left, Down, Up - Max Experience - Xbox 360 | Submitted by Dragon 08From the Pause Menu; Hold Right Bumper and then with the left stick press UP, LEFT, LEFT, DOWN, UP - Maximum XP
From the Pause Menu; Hold Left Bumper and then with the left stick press RIGHT, RIGHT, DOWN, DOWN, LEFT - Unlimited Life
From the Pause Menu; Hold Right Bumper and then with the left stick press UP, RIGHT, UP, LEFT, DOWN - Unlimited Mana
From the Pause menu; Press and hold the Left Bumper and then with the left stick press LEFT, UP, DOWN, UP, RIGHT - Unlock all Elemental Upgrades - PS3 | Submitted by JagonPress and hold L1 while playing and enter the following cheats:left, up, down, up, right - All Elemental Upgrades
right, right, down, down, left - Unlimited Life
The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon Hints
- Wii | Submitted by Tyler Swartz :PTo defeat the first boss, use Cynder's siren scream and blast him with it, and his mask that he is wearing will fall off then you can start hitting him and do some damage.
- PS3, Xbox 360, PS2 | Submitted by Darion96Final levelFor this battle, Spyro and Cynder should be wearing the Gold or Dark armor set (I prefer the Dark armor set because the fury breath is almost the only thing that can hurt Malefor). In the 1st fight, fly close to Malefor and use Cynder`s fury breath (accessed by pressing the D-pad in any direction twice) until he makes an angry grunt while being forced backwards. Make sure you dodge his fire. Then he'll charge to the other end of the portal. Continue this tactic until he's beaten. In the 2nd fight, you'll be fighting Malefor while the world is ending. Do the same thing but this time, you'll be dodging ice! Then, press the buttons on the screen. Do the same in the 3rd fight and Malefor is dead!Download yugioh season 0 sub indo batch. Salah satu dari keempat Dimensi itu ingin memulai peperangan dengan Dimensi lain. Bisakah Sakaki Yuya menghentikan rencana Dimensi itu dengan cara berduelnya?Yu-Gi-Oh! Namum dalam mewujudkannya, banyak masalah yang harus dihadapinya setelah mengetahui kenyataan bahwa Dunia ini terbagi menjadi 4 Dimensi. SinopsisSakaki Yuya, seorang anak yang berusia 14 tahun yang bercita-cita menjadi Entertainment Duelist Profesional yang mampu membuat semua orang tersenyum.
- Xbox 360, PS2 | Submitted by Shanyn :)Final BossPart one: Avoid all the fireballs by flying to one side then pressing L1 to dodge them completely. If you don't press L1 they will home you and hit you hard. Then, use Cynder's fear ability to get close to him and shoot not the screams but the little fearballs until he lets out a yell and gives you health gems. If you are ever to run out of mana, melee him after his fireballs and it will give you mana. Repeat until the cutscene.
Part Two: You want to use Spyro's Ice for this. After he shoots out the dark purple balls, go up to him and use your ice twister until he yells and you get health. Repeat same as before if you run out of mana and until it goes to the cutscene.
Part Three: You want to melee the purple shield until your fury bar is full, then use your fury untilyou get his health down to zero and then you have to pressthe buttons to avoid his attacks. At the end of his attacks continously press the button it says and you will hit him hard. That's your last fight of the whole Spyro Trilogy.
My Comments: Watch and listen to the cutscene at the end very carefully and right before you see Spyro sacrifice himself to save the world you will hear Cynder say to him ' I love you.' I was disappointed to play the whole game and have Spyro AND Ignitus die, I've played all the Spyro games and I really really hope they come out with more :)
The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon Unlockables
- PS3, Xbox 360, PS2 | Submitted by Darion96If you get a full set of armor for Spyro or Cynder, an ability will be shown on the lower left corner of your TV. Here are the abilities for each set:
Gold Armor: Immune to stun
Silver Armor: Elemental hit
Dark Armor: Fury breath unlocked - Xbox 360 | Submitted by Dragon 08Air Grappler (5) - Perform 100 Enemy Air Grabs
Armory (15) - Complete all Armor Sets
Army Slayer (20) - Kill 1000 Enemies
Berserker (5) - Launch 20 Fury attacks
Bodyguard (5) - Bring the Artilleryman back to his catapult in less than 5 minutes
Buddy System (50) - Complete the game with at least 90% of the time in 2 Players Mode
Burned Lands crossed (40) - Complete the Burned Lands
Button Smasher (10) - Perform a 300 hit Combo string
Close Warfang Gate (30) - Complete the City of Warfang
Combo Maker (5) - Perform a 70 hit Combo string
Combo Master (5) - Perform a 125 hit Combo string
Complete the game (130) - Complete the game a 100%
Dark Knight (10) - Kill 70 Shadows
Destroy Malefor (30) - Complete Malefor's Lair
Dragon Assassin (40) - Kill Malefor without dying once
Dragon Heart (25) - Find all Health Upgrades
Dragon Mind (25) - Find all XP Crystals
Dragon Spirit (25) - Find all Elemental Upgrades
Elite Destroyer (15) - Kill all Elite Enemies
Elitist (15) - Upgrade one element to Max Level
Enchanted Forest (10) - Complete the Twilight Falls
Entrepreneur (50) - Upgrade all your elements to Max Level
Escaped the Catacombs (20) - Complete the Catacombs
Executioner (10) - Kill 625 Enemies
Flood the Valley (30) - Complete the Dragon Dam
Freed Hunter (30) - Complete the Valley of Avalar
Golem Wrecker (30) - Kill the Golem without dying once
Grappler (5) - Perform 100 Enemy Grabs
Grublin Bane (20) - Kill 450 Grublins
Grublin Slayer (15) - Kill 225 Grublins
Juggler (10) - Throw 200 Enemies into the Air
Killed the Golem (40) - Complete Dragon City Golem
Last Rampart (5) - Close Warfang Gate without dying once
Master of Electricity (5) - Eliminate 75 Enemies with an Electric attack
Master of Fear (5) - Eliminate 75 Enemies with a Fear attack
Master of Fire (5) - Eliminate 75 Enemies with a Fire attack
Master of Ice (5) - Eliminate 75 Enemies with an Ice attack
Master of Poison (5) - Eliminate 75 Enemies with a Poison attack
Master of Wind (5) - Eliminate 75 Enemies with a Wind attack
One Large Step (15) - Complete one Armor Set
Orc Demolisher (20) - Kill 200 Orcs
Orc Slayer (15) - Kill 100 Orcs
Reached Malefor's Lair (20) - Complete the Floating Islands
Savior (5) - Protect all the Cheetah's houses in the village
Stop the Destroyer (30) - Complete the Destroyer
Troll Slayer (10) - Kill 10 Trolls
Unattainable (10) - Dodge all Golem attacks in Chamber of Retribution
Underground City Doors (20) - Complete the Underground Ruins
Unlocked Bonus (40) - Unlocked all Bonus galleries
Wyvern Slayer (5) - Kill 45 Wyverns
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The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon is an arcade 3D platformer with a fearless purple dragon in the lead role. The title character joins forces with his former opponent, Cynder, and together they try to stop the forces of evil that want to control the fantastic world.
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The Legend Of Spyro Dawn Of The Dragon Review
publisher : Sierra
Game mode: single / multiplayer
Multiplayer mode: common screen, players: 1-2
game release date:
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 fulfill 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.
Reprising their roles as the characters of Spyro and his mentor Ignitus, are two popular Hollywood leading men, Elijah Wood (Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings trilogy) and Gary Oldman (Sirius Black from the Harry Potter films). Joining the Spyro roster this year are Christina Ricci, Blair Underwood, Mark Hamill and Wayne Brady, rounding out an all-star voice cast.
Fly at Anytime - Players can now fly at any time with Spyro and Cynder
Co-op Play - Players have the option of completing the game as either Spyro or Cynder, giving them more freedom to explore Spyro's world in completely new ways
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System requirements
Sony PlayStation 2
Uses: memory card 8 MB