While this was likely based on Insomniac not knowing what else to do with Spyro, it might’ve also been inspired by the trend of including several gameplay types in 3D platformers at the time (e.g. You can also play as Sparx in top-down shooter levels unlocked after beating the boss in each hub world, which give him extra abilities to help you in regular gameplay when beaten.Ĭombined with a greater variety of minigames (including Tony Hawk-styled skateboarding stages), there’s a lot more non-Spyro gameplay.
Byrd flies around freely and fires rockets at anything in his path Bentley whacks enemies with his powerful club Agent 9 runs about and shoots wildly. Sheila uses her enormous feet to jump great heights and give enemies a good kicking Sgt. After that, you can play as them in their own worlds, along with designated areas in Spyro’s levels. In each hub world, you’ll find an ally who’s been jailed by Moneybags, who you have to bribe with gems to release. Instead, the focus is on new characters and their playstyles. Spyro controls the same, and doesn’t have any new moves to unlock. However, some worlds are inaccessible unless you collect enough Dragon Eggs. To reach the next hub, you have to beat Spyro’s worlds and the ally world, which will prompt their residents to build a vehicle to take you there. Levels are accessed through four hub worlds, with each one featuring four Spyro levels, a speedway, an ally level, and a Sparx level. The main collectable are Dragon Eggs, which are earned by helping people out, exploring, completing minigames, and more. Enemies drop gems again, and power-up gates are always active. Year of the Dragon retains the same gameplay, but changes things up. The holes are too small for the adults, so it’s up to Spyro and Hunter to head to the Forgotten Realms, rescue the eggs, and defeat the Sorceress if they must. While the dragons soon wake up, they can’t stop all 150 eggs from being taken to the Forgotten Realms, a region on the other side of the world ruled by the Sorceress.
One sleepy morning, a rabbit named Bianca and a band of Rhynocs appear from holes in the ground to steal the eggs.
Once every twelve years, the Dragon Realms celebrate the “Year of the Dragon”, when dragon eggs are brought to the kingdom. While Year of the Dragon is very good, this would explain why it has a more scattershot focus, with an emphasis on new playable characters and minigames that won’t appeal to everyone in the same way. After the success of Ripto’s Rage, Insomniac started producing another sequel, but found themselves becoming increasingly constrained by the limitations of the Spyro character unsure of how to meaningfully improve on a gameplay style they’d been working on for four years.
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