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 enlarge | From: Vivendi Universal
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy Used: $8.47
You Save: $11.52 (58%)
New (16) Used (26) from $8.47
Avg. Customer Rating:  213 reviews
Sales Rank: 2662
Platform: Playstation2
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Playstation 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0.1 x 0.1
MPN: Unknown
UPC: 020626716475
EAN: 0020626716475
ASIN: B00006F2ZP
Release Date: March 14, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Why, Spyro, Why? July 1, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've been with Spyro since the very first game...since even before the first game earned the green "greatest hits" dealy on its case, as a matter of fact. So, naturally, I went to find this game the day that I bought my new PS2 console. I couldn't find it at the store, but I rented it from the video store where I work. Lucky me. Even as a hardcore Spyro fan, I was extremely disappointed with this game.
The Good...
-New abilities! Spyro can now breathe fire, ice, and electricity. He can also breathe bubbles that catch dragonflies. He can also shield himself with his wings.
-Nicely designed environments.
-Easy controls with a very quick learning curve.
-Once again, Stewart Copeland (yes, the guy from The Police) did an awesome job with the music.
...The Bad...
-The storyline and the premise is flimsy. Ripto tries to kidnap the dragonflies, but instead ends up scattering them across the dragon realms. When Bianca tries to give Spyro extra abilities, she accidentally scatters the abilities all over the realms as well.
-Very long load times. I actually was able to get up, go to the kitchen and grab a snack, and return to my seat before it finished.
-The framerate will occasionally slow down dramatically.
...And The Ugly
-Major bugs. Sometimes the sound volume will get 'stuck,' leaving your television spewing out deafening "waterfall" noise even when you're far away from the waterfall. The game goes on automatic pilot when you get close to characters you can interact with. If there is something between you and the character, you will get stuck and you will have to restart your console. Sometimes it will just stick for no reason, and you will have to restart your console.
-Extremely short playtime. So far, I have had this game for two evenings. I have spent maybe an hour and a half playing it. When I check the game's atlas, it says that the game is 32% COMPLETE. Other reviews that I have read give an estimate of less than ten hours to completely finish the game.
Long story short, don't bother with this. If you are a long-time Spyro fan, go ahead and rent the game and have fun exploring the environments. Other than that, just stay away. This game is a far cry from the first three installments of the series, which had well-developed storylines and took much longer to complete.
Luckily the place I work gives their employees free rentals. After playing this game, the knowledge that I had spent money on it would have kept me up at night.
 This a piece of Spyro, Guranteed the 2nd best Spyro game! June 13, 2005
Don't listen to the six bad reviews , those freakin' people do
not know! do not judge this by it's review this game is awesome
Spyro has new breaths, new levels, and old friends and new ones
and same ol' Ripto but hey! Remember, don't listen to the sucky
reviews! this is a piece of Spyro, I recommend it for 6 years to
15 years old
Very poor excuse for a game... oops. I meant loading. May 6, 2005
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Yes. Loading. Like CB: Wrath of Cortex, most of this game is loading. I can never enter staightly to Cloud9 'cus then loading ALWAYS froze. And The slowness. Yuck.
Pros:
Graphics are amazing.
Fine Sound and Music.
Its Spyro. What can I say?
Get to torch Moneybags. OHYES!
Cons:
Loading.
Veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery slooooooooooow...
Short.
Graphics sometimes DISAPPEAR!!! Poof! GRaphics GOOOOOONE!!! I was once on the level DragonFly Dojo and the environment disappeared. I walked. I fell. Fell. Fell. Repeat. I restart console and have to watch more loadings.
Loadings are Toxic.
Why dont you load somethin'.
Open your load.
Load.
Load.
Load.
Load.
Load.
Load.
Load.
Load.
Load.
Load.
Load.
Load.
Load.
Load.
Load. Repeat forever.
Graphics: 9.5
Sound: 8.0
Gameplay: 0.5
Fun: 3.5
Overall: 0.5
Loadings take: 99.9% of the entire game.
Final Verdict:
Do not even rent it. Its one of the worst games created. A newly born baby could make a better game.
Spyro has officially been ruined December 15, 2004
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was first introduced to the Spyro by my then-boyfriend and immediately loved the games... even though I got soooo frustrated at needing help with parts. I learned all I needed to and was very excited that there was going to be a Spyro game for the PS2. I bought it thinking I'd be challenged... boy was I wrong. This game is waaayyy too short in comparison to the first three in the series. And it is annoying as f*@k how long the levels take to load (need a nap? Take one while it loads... yeah it's that slow.) Another complaint I have is that there's too many bugs and Spyro is slow-moving and some of the gems are hard to find... maybe I'm just blind or maybe it's a glitch in my copy but I can't find em. Overall, diehard Spyro fans like me will most definitely be disappointed in this game. I will try the newest addition to the Spyro family (A Dragon's Tail) but instead of spending $50 of my hard-earned money I think I'll rent it first. But from what I heard there are more levels so that may be enough to get me to buy it.
 Freezing...and I don't mean the ice breath. November 24, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I waited and waited until the price dropped on this game, but even the $20.00 I paid wasn't worth it. The game is WAY too short, I finished it in 2 days. The previous Spyro games took me much longer (like at least a couple weeks) and were a lot more fun.
There's no skateboarding which was disappointing, I really liked that in the last game.
But that's not my biggest problem. This game froze almost every time I played and the graphics would just disappear. I had it happen more than once that I would be walking around in an area and the graphics would just disappear. I could still walk, jump, etc, but couldn't see any of the environment. I'd have to restart the system and then the level. ARGH!
I can't even go into all my other complaints. Let's just say that compared to the other games in this series this game sucked! (and in case you're wondering, the freezing only happened on certain levels, so I'm pretty sure it's not the disc)
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