The story revolves around Spyro, the protagonist, and his efforts to stop Malefor, the Dark Master, from escaping his ancient imprisonment to bring about an armageddon upon the world.
Portrayed as a reboot to the franchise, Spyro is sent on a quest to find the captured Guardian dragons so The Dark Master does not return from his prison.
The cast includes Elijah Wood as Spyro, David Spade as Sparx, Gary Oldman as Ignitus, Corey Burton as Volteer, Jeff Bennett as Cyril, Kevin Michael Richardson as Terrador, and Cree Summer as Cynder.
The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning has received average, but mostly decent reviews and ratings from critics, often in agreement as being a good start for the trilogy, but open for improvement on the future installments as well.
The Eternal Night was a sequel to A New Beginning, was released in October 2007 for the PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and Wii consoles and was once again developed by Krome Studios.
This feature allows Spyro to slow down time around him, making certain platforming segments and combat in general easier.
Dawn of the Dragon is the third and final installment in The Legend of Spyro trilogy, as well as the tenth anniversary game of the series.
The trilogy features platforming gameplay similar to the rest of the Spyro series, though with a much heavier emphasis on combat.
He can refill his meter and his health using specially colored gems found by defeating enemies and breaking parts of the environment.
This feature allows Spyro to slow down time around him, making certain platforming segments and combat in general easier.
[9] Cynder has her own elemental breath powers as well, described as most uncommon abilities gained from her exposure to the darkness – poison, fear, wind and shadow.
It was abandoned after the events of The Eternal Night when the Guardians left for Warfang during the three-year time skip between the game and Dawn of the Dragon.
Kneubuhl and Mann have also performed songs with lyrics which are based on the protagonist's bonds with his closest allies, such as "This Broken Soul" in The Eternal Night, and "Guide You Home (I Would Die for You)" in Dawn of the Dragon.
[12] Daniel and Steven Altiere wrote the script, which was going to be based on the recently released The Legend of Spyro trilogy.
It was later confirmed by Daniel Altiere himself that the movie had been officially cancelled due to decisions made by Activision to go in a different direction,[13] which was later revealed in the form of Skylanders.
IGN called the game "pointlessly difficult," citing an unresponsive jump button during platforming segments and "unfair" combat mechanics.
[32] GameZone was unimpressed by the game's graphics and multiplayer, but referred to the production values, including score and voice acting, as "epic.