Wayne Brady (remember him?) lends his vocal chords to Sparx, a golden dragonfly whose only purpose is to be annoying and provide incredibly flat comic relief. Christina Ricci, who was good in Casper, The Addams Family, and not much else, voices Cynder. The dramatic music, fantasy landscape, and big-name voice cast only increase the similarities between Legend of Spyro and Lord of the Rings, especially since Elijah Wood provides the voice for our titular hero. He can also summon giant fire demons…er…Earth Golems…and he commands a large army of goblins and bugs. Like Sauron of Tolkien’s trilogy, the Dark Master sits atop a volcano. Spyro and his enemy-turned-friend, Cynder, are out to stop the Dark Master from being summoned and enshrouding the world in darkness. I can’t speak from authority for the first two Legend games, but I can tell you that Dawn of the Dragon is Lord of the Rings with flying reptiles for hobbits and cat-people instead of elves. Enter The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon! A quick Wikipedia search will reveal that The Legend of Spyro is a trilogy meant to be a re-boot of the series after Enter the Dragonfly and A Hero’s Tail did so poorly. The series has since sunk lower and lower on the quality scale (from the reviews I’ve read over the years), but I was ready to give the little purple dragon another chance. Sadly, they were forced to close down shortly after.I haven’t played Spyro since the glory days on the PS1, back when Insomniac was in charge and the series was well-respected. The studio later developed Alice in Wonderland, another Wii game which was noted for having unexpectedly good visuals. The first two were developed by Krome Studios, but Sierra was disappointed by their poor reception and handed Dawn of the Dragon's development over to Étranges Libellules.
The textures are crisp and the combat scenes are very busy, with several enemies appearing on screen at a time and tons of particle effects being thrown around.ĭawn of the Dragon was the final game in the Legend of Spyro trilogy. It isn't running at full speed here, but you can tell from the video that the game is pushing the Wii technically. The environments are fairly large and detailed, with gorgeous artwork, and you can fly around them with some degree of freedom.
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