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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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#240 Spyro_is_cute 10:04:00 09/10/2007
I love this game! Its sooo cool but I like the legend of Spyro series better.
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#239 Miyuki 02:31:35 09/10/2007
OH MY GOODnESS
the ending is amazing <3
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#238 White and Nerdy 17:58:08 27/09/2007
Tom Kenny is Spyro in this.
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#237 Spyro_and_Red 21:04:35 25/09/2007
I really like Agent 9 and Sgt. Byrd.
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#236 Mr Lobba Lobba 07:21:56 21/09/2007
I'v got 117% in it-
thats finished
the prolouge rox!
but i won't give the ending away!
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#235 spyromaster 15:00:19 17/09/2007
this was my first spyro game
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#234 Miyuki 00:31:14 12/09/2007
the babies are SO cute. and THIS is my favorite game, no matter what spyro's is. ;P
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#233 SilverDragon 18:09:05 10/09/2007
Those dragonbabies are so cute... nice walkthrough, too!
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#232 top secret 12:37:55 10/09/2007
this is not the best game riptos rage is!spyro says its his fav game look on the riptos rage homepage.
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#231 Miyuki 21:10:14 07/09/2007
its my favorite too. =]
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#230 spyster10000 17:54:19 05/09/2007
I love this game it was my first and favorate I don't know why but I love it I completed it about 3 years ago and i still play on it. it rules all spyro games and all games genrally infact
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#229 i love me 10:13:25 05/09/2007
i've just got this game off ebay i havent played it yet but i hope it's better than gateway to glimmer because i didn't lyk that one very much ohh well n i luv mechle!!!smilie
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#228 Miyuki 16:47:47 27/08/2007
this one was my favorite =P
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#227 hello 22:12:28 20/08/2007
this i not the best one i went on a site and it said this was not voted the best one in the world.so ha ha hait was riptos rage =)>
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#226 Sheila fan 13:39:32 20/08/2007
My friend and me love this game it,s best!
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