Platform: PlayStation2
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Upgrade Your Powers increase the power and variety of moves and attacks Elemental breath attacks (Earth, Fire, Ice, Electricity) Massive long range fury attacks Melee attacks/combos & aerial attacks/combos Non-Stop, Explosive Action Combat Fight through unending swarms of vicious enemies, and conquer four gigantic, menacing bosses: Ice Boss, Fire Boss, Earth Boss, Cynder Epic adventure with AAA voice talent including Elijah Wood as Spyro, David Space as Sparx & Gary Oldman as Ignitus
Product Description
The Legend of Spyro A New Beginning, become a living, breathing weapon of explosive destruction! Experience the true power of the purple dragon as you unleash devastating fury attacks, upgradeable breaths & ground to aerial melee combos in a frenzied battle with hordes of menacing enemies and bone-chilling bosses. In this epic adventure with non-stop action combat, the future of the world rests on Spyro's wings and you must help him become the hero.An ancient evil has emerged from the past, plummeting the world into total darkness. When a young dragon named Spyro leaves his home searching for the truth about his origins, what he discovers is a shocking revelation - that the future of the World rests on his wings! In a race against time, Spyro must realise his destiny and learn what it takes to be a Hero.
Review
In a nutshell:
Spyro the Dragon returns in a reboot to the series that finally explains his origins and aims to return him to the top flight of platforming gaming mascots.
The lowdown:
Alongside Crash Bandicoot the original Spyro the Dragon games were the PSones best two exclusive platformers, but just like Crash theyve long lost their way. This might be called A New Beginning but its disarmingly similar to the last game and features precious little in the way of new ideas. Although he does sport a requisite pair of leathery wings, Spyro cant actually fly, just glide for short periods, which allows the game to include lots of platforming sections. The real emphasis is on combat though, which is a bit of a shame as it quickly gets repetitive with few moves and little variety in enemies. Its a competent enough game but its really got nothing new to add to either the Spyro series or action adventure games in general.
Most exciting moment:
The best part of the game is the way Spyros powers can slowly be upgraded, particularly his four flavoured dragons breath which switches between the elemental powers of fire, ice, wind and earth. Not only do many of the puzzles revolve around their use but some enemies are vulnerable to specific types.
Since you ask:
Oddly the game has quite the celebrity line-up in its voice cast, including Elijah Woods (The Lord of the Rings) and Gary Oldman (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), but their talents are largely wasted on a bland script and trite dialogue.
The bottom line:
Not the revamp the series needed to regain its previous glories.-HARRISON DENT
