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Spyro the Dragon (1998)

Insomniac Games

PlayStation · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Portable

3.88 from 2260 ratings

4305 members have it in their collection · 57 playing now · 450 backlogged · 277 wish listed

How long? Main story 7h · with extras 5h · 100% 8h (from 18 logged playthroughs)

Spyro the Dragon is a platform game developed by Insomniac Games for the PlayStation. It stars the title character, a young purple dragon named Spyro and his dragonfly friend, Sparx, and is the first game in the Spyro the Dragon series. The first game was massively popular at its initial release and Spyro would later become one of the most … Read more
Spyro the Dragon is a platform game developed by Insomniac Games for the PlayStation. It stars the title character, a young purple dragon named Spyro and his dragonfly friend, Sparx, and is the first game in the Spyro the Dragon series. The first game was massively popular at its initial release and Spyro would later become one of the most recognizable, popular and respected gaming icons for the PlayStation gaming console. Spyro's best friend, Sparx the dragonfly, acts like the player's health meter and assists in gathering gems. The various dragons Spyro unfreezes along the way are also key characters in Spyro's progression through the game. Gnasty Gnorc is the main antagonist, who froze all the dragons of the land in crystal. Read less
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Details

Developers
Insomniac Games
Publishers
Sony Computer Entertainment, Universal Interactive Studios
Genres
Adventure, Platform
Themes
Action
Franchises
Spyro the Dragon
Series
Spyro the Dragon

Release dates

  • Sep 09, 1998 (Full Release) (North_America) PlayStation
  • Oct 23, 1998 (Full Release) (Australia) PlayStation
  • Oct 23, 1998 (Full Release) (Europe) PlayStation
  • Apr 01, 1999 (Full Release) (Japan) PlayStation
  • Oct 25, 2007 (Digital Compatibility Release) (North_America) PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable
  • Mar 12, 2008 (Digital Compatibility Release) (Japan) PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable
  • Dec 12, 2012 (Digital Compatibility Release) (Australia) PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable
  • Dec 12, 2012 (Digital Compatibility Release) (Europe) PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable
  • Dec 12, 2012 (Digital Compatibility Release) (New_Zealand) PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable

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Rating distribution

5 stars
627
4 stars
878
3 stars
626
2 stars
112
1 star
17
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Daninokuni

Status Daninokuni Sep 26, 2021

Finished again. This is the game that I have finished more times. 30? Maybe 50?

I just love it too much. The trilogy are the best platforms games in history together with Jak & Daxter trilogy.

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Daninokuni

Status Daninokuni Sep 17, 2021

I just love this game too much. One of my favourite games of all time, and the best platform game with Jak & Daxter.

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HugoPolo

Status HugoPolo Jun 12, 2021

Yes, this is a solid platformer from the PlayStation 1 era. The PlayStation 4 remaster is very good as well, maybe better with the revamp and more precise controls (slightly huh!).

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Dallen

Status Dallen Sep 9, 2019

Pretty aggressively okay. The collectables all feel really arbitrary and the combat and movement all feel really primitive and stiff. It's not a bad game but it just doesn't feel fun to play or move like in Mario 64. I'm on the last level and I kinda just skipped a lot of the objectives because there doesn't feel like any …

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Pretty aggressively okay. The collectables all feel really arbitrary and the combat and movement all feel really primitive and stiff. It's not a bad game but it just doesn't feel fun to play or move like in Mario 64. I'm on the last level and I kinda just skipped a lot of the objectives because there doesn't feel like any compelling reason to collect anything other than the progression gates that haven't really been a factor.

It's not really bad it's just kinda boring and that's almost worse...

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Rubisan

Status Rubisan May 8, 2019

100% completion although some gems were really difficult to get. You are the best dragon ever, Spyro

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Ace7zar3

Status Ace7zar3 Jan 18, 2019

Just beat the reignited trilogy version of this game, really enjoyed some of it and was a bit annoyed by some of the enemies and level design at times. The game was thoroughly entertaining even when it was frustrating though, so I have to give it credit. Can't wit to jump into the other two at some point.

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spigelwii

Status spigelwii Feb 19, 2018

Started this game today, played about halfway through it. I think I've seen enough. Unfortunately, the game just hasn't aged very well due to sloppy controls and camera. I like the enemy design, the game is still beautiful to look at, the soundtrack is excellent, and it feels good to kill things, but just getting around the levels can be …

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Started this game today, played about halfway through it. I think I've seen enough. Unfortunately, the game just hasn't aged very well due to sloppy controls and camera. I like the enemy design, the game is still beautiful to look at, the soundtrack is excellent, and it feels good to kill things, but just getting around the levels can be a chore because of the camera.

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