Spyro the Dragon

dablink|This article is about the first game in the Spyro series. For information about the character, see Spyro the Dragon (character).
For other contexts, see Spiro (disambiguation).

Infobox VG
title = Spyro the Dragon


developer = Insomniac Games Universal |Interactive Studios
publisher = SCEA
distributer =
designer =
engine =
version =
released = PlayStation: vgrelease|NA=September 10, 1998vgrelease|EU=October 23, 1998vgrelease|AUS=November 15, 1998vgrelease|JP=April 1, 1999 Download: vgrelease|NA=October 29, 2007vgrelease|JP=November 5, 2007
genre = Platform
modes = Single-player
platforms = PlayStation, PlayStation Network
ratings = vgratings|ESRB=E|ELSPA=3+|OFLCA=G|CERO=A
media = CD-ROM
requirements =
input = DualShock controller

"Spyro the Dragon" is a platform game developed by Insomniac Games for the PlayStation. It stars the title character, a young purple dragon named Spyro and is the first game in the "Spyro the Dragon" series. The first game was massively popular at its initial release and would later become one of the most recognizable, popular and respected gaming icons for the PlayStation gaming console.

tory

Before the game begins, the five Dragon families lived in their five Dragon Worlds in harmony. Their lives were happy and peaceful until the day a Gnorc broke the rules; Gnasty Gnorc was an unpleasant creature that the Dragons were never too fond of and in return. Gnasty resented the happy Dragon families. More than anything, he detested their beautiful, shiny jewels, which were not only nice to look at, but showed him reflections of his own ugly face every time he did so. Gnasty became such a problem that he was banished to the Dragon junkyard, the world that the Dragons weren’t too fond of but they didn’t see how well it would suit Gnasty. It suited Gnasty just fine. He renamed it Gnasty’s World as soon as he got there and overtook Gnorc Cove and Twilight Harbour. He also built his home there, as well as an industrial settlement, which he would later keep all of the stolen treasure. Gnasty began to fool around with magic spells there and after a while, he hit on the two he wanted: a giant spell to trap all Dragons in crystal as well as a potion to animate the radiant gems and turn them into an army of Gnorc soldiers and Trolls.

On a nice sunny day, when the game begins, Gnasty cast the freeze spell he had been working on after he heard what the Dragons had been saying about him on a video documentary. They had called him “ugly” and “simple” as well as “no threat to the Dragon Kingdom". The spell trapped all the dragons in crystal halfway through the filming of their documentary. He turned all the gems he could find into his willing minions. He even began turning the Dragon Worlds into his own Gnorc Worlds and thought everything was going so well, but the one little detail he didn’t count on was Spyro the Dragon. Spyro was so small that the spell shot straight over his head. Now Spyro, the only unfrozen dragon, must travel the six worlds – including Gnasty’s deformed industrial world – releasing all the Dragons and collecting the stolen treasure. In the meantime, Gnasty’s army of minions (transformed from the Dragons’ gems) are doing their best to stop him. As Spyro releases the trapped Dragons along the way, they return a favour by giving the little Dragon hints and tips up until the final conflict – where Spyro must do battle with Gnasty Gnorc.

Download

The game is now available for sale on the PlayStation 3's US and JP PlayStation Store. This allows you to play it on a PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable.

Reception

The game was praised by critics because of the use of fantasy and sci-fi in most of the Dragon Realms, a big, free-roam 3-D environment in each realm, and good graphics making it one of the best and first platform for the Playstation.

VG Reviews
GR = 86% [cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/198754.asp?q=spyro|title=Spyro the Dragon - PS|publisher=gamerankings.com|pages=1|accessdate=2008-06-08]
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GSpot = 8.3 out of 10 [cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps/action/spyrothedragon/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=tabs&tag=tabs;reviews|title=Spyro the Dragon|last=Fielder|first=Joe|date=1998-09-09|publisher=gamespot.com|pages=1|accessdate=2008-06-08]
IGN = 9.0 out of 10 [cite web|url=http://psx.ign.com/articles/153/153920p1.html|title=Spyro the Dragon|last=Harris|first=Craig|date=1999-01-01|publisher=ign.com|pages=1|accessdate=2008-06-08]
OPM =4 out of 5 [cite journal|date=1999-03-20|journal=Official PlayStation Magazine|accessdate=|title=Spyro the Dragon]
GameRev = B+ [cite web|url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/sony/spyro_the_dragon|title=Spyro the Dragon - PS|last=Dick|first=Kevin|date=1999-03-04|publisher=gamerevolution.com|pages=1|accessdate=2008-06-08]
PSM = 4 out of 5 [cite journal|date=2002-05-07|title=Spyro the Dragon|journal=PlayStation Magazine|accessdate=]
EGM = 8.1 out of 10 [cite journal|date=2003-23-06|title=Spyro the Dragon|journal=Electronic Gaming Monthly|accessdate=]

External links

* [http://www.spyrothedragon.com/ Official US site]
* [http://www.spyro1.com/ Official UK site]
* [http://www.insomniacgames.com/games/spyro.php Insomniac's official "Spyro" section]
* [http://spyro.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page The Spyro Wiki]

References