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| Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon, The |
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Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon is the third chapter in the Legend of Spyro trilogy. Reprising their roles as the characters of Spyro and his mentor Ignitus, are two popular Hollywood leading men, Elijah Wood (Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings trilogy) and Gary Oldman (Sirius Black from the Harry Potter films). Joining the Spyro roster this year are Christina Ricci, Blair Underwood, Mark Hamill and Wayne Brady, rounding out an all-star voice cast. [Sierra]
| PUBLISHER: |
Vivendi Games / Sierra Entertainment |
| DEVELOPER: |
Tantalus Interactive |
| GENRE(S): |
Platform |
| PLAYERS: |
2 |
| ESRB RATING: |
E (Everyone) |
| RELEASE DATE: |
October 21, 2008 |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
70
GameZone
Fun, shallow gameplay with cool 3D stages, cheap enemies and a fair amount of repetition.
65
Game Chronicles
The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon is a fairly decent DS platformer and action game, but because of its linear and somewhat shallow design, as well as a number of minor flaws, it doesn’t quite make it past that.
65
Nintendojo
Dawn of the Dragon may be lacking the polish and spark of big name DS titles, but it’s a solid time-waster.
62
IGN
Activision, if you're continuing the Spyro series for 2009, give these guys one more chance to smooth out the rough edges, because there's a lot of promise and potential in this year's game that just needs a bit more tweaking for it to work properly.
62
Cheat Code Central
If you are a Spyro enthusiast, then Dawn of the Dragon definitely delivers all the platforming action you are used to, and you probably won't be disappointed. But if you are looking for something more than just the usual grind, you may want to leave this Dragon on the shelf.
60
Pocket Gamer UK
The Legend of Spyro trilogy finishes on a high note. It's imperfect, but highly enjoyable, lacking only polish and length.
50
NintendoWorldReport
The decision to focus on the superficialities of visuals and voice work rather than gameplay defines Dawn of the Dragon as a work of style over substance.
41
Official Nintendo Magazine UK
It is, and always has been, a horribly vanilla platformer with very little soul to it. [Christmas 2008, p.103]
40
Modojo
Once you beat the game (few hours at best), there's no reason to return, other than to torture yourself further. That said, unless you're a masochist, avoid The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon.
The average user rating for this game is 9.2 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
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