

Spyro: Year of the Dragon is the third installment in the Spyro series and the last Spyro game Insomniac developed. In this 3D adventure, Spyro have to retrieve 150 eggs that the evil Sorceress has stolen from Dragonworld. To survive, he will have to utilize all of his signature moves along with several he's recently picked up, like the ability to control vehicles like tanks, submarines, and speedboats. As an extra bonus, you have the option to choose from a wacky cast of characters: Sheila the kangaroo, Sergeant Byrd the flying penguin, Bentley the Yeti and Agent 9 the space monkey. The game follows the titular purple dragon Spyro as he travels to the Forgotten Worlds after 150 magical dragon eggs are stolen from the land of the dragons by an evil sorceress.
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Plot-driven, resolved, classical in form and warm.
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About the game
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
- Developer
- Insomniac Games
- Publisher
- Sony Computer Entertainment
- Released
- October 10, 2000
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person, Bird view / Isometric
- Time to beat
- 3.5 h rushed · 4 h main story · 6.5 h completionist
IGDB rating 6.8/10 from 218 ratings.
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