Rating: 78.7%
Platforms: PlayStation, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable
Genres: Platform and Adventure
Themes: Action
Keywords: mascot, animal protagonist, flight, level selection, talking animals, sword & sorcery, boss fight, sheep, anthropomorphism, bonus stage, protagonist's name in the title, polygonal 3d, psone classics, skill points in game, breaking the fourth wall, cameo appearance, non-humanoid protagonist, playstation plus, treasure chest, pocketstation support, liberation, floating island, moving platforms, invisible wall, over 100% completion, completion percentage, gliding, time trials, trilogy, warping, big head mode, greatest hits, e3 1998, playstation underground and male protagonist
Perspective: Third person
Developer: Insomniac Games
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment;Universal Interactive Studios
Spyro the Dragon
Summary:
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.