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The '''Spyro the Dragon series''' began in 1998 with the Playstation game [[Spyro the Dragon]], developed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insomniac_games Insomniac Games]. Insomniac went on to develop two sequels: [[Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage]] (1999) and [[Spyro: Year of the Dragon]] (2000). These three games comprise the "Insomniac Trilogy" and are the only three games released for the Playstation. Insomniac announced after the release of ''Year of the Dragon'' that they would create no more Spyro games, marking the end of what some fans considered the "golden age" of Spyro games. | The '''Spyro the Dragon series''' began in 1998 with the Playstation game [[Spyro the Dragon]], developed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insomniac_games Insomniac Games]. Insomniac went on to develop two sequels: [[Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage]] (1999) and [[Spyro: Year of the Dragon]] (2000). These three games comprise the "Insomniac Trilogy" and are the only three games released for the Playstation. Insomniac announced after the release of ''Year of the Dragon'' that they would create no more Spyro games, marking the end of what some fans considered the "golden age" of Spyro games. | ||
After the Insomniac Trilogy, the storyline diverged into two separate series. The game [[Spyro: Season of Ice]] was released in 2001, picking up where ''Year of the Dragon'' left off. It was the first in the series referred to as "[[Spyro: Advance]]," which contains a total of four Gameboy Advance Games and | After the Insomniac Trilogy, the storyline diverged into two separate series. The game [[Spyro: Season of Ice]] was released in 2001, picking up where ''Year of the Dragon'' left off. It was the first in the series referred to as "[[Spyro: Advance]]," which contains a total of four Gameboy Advance Games and three mobile phone games. The events depicted in this sub-series are not considered to be part of the Spyro canon. In 2002, [[Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly]] was released, continuing the Spyro canon and also picking up where ''Year of the Dragon'' left off. The canon series continued with the console game [[Spyro: A Hero's Tail]] (2004) and concluded in 2005 with the Nintendo DS game [[:Spyro: Shadow Legacy]]. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
All of the games in the series are considered part of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platformer platformer] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_game adventure] video game genres, except for'' Spyro: Shadow Legacy'', which is considered a hybrid of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role-playing_video_game RPG] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_game action] genres. | All of the games in the series are considered part of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platformer platformer] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_game adventure] video game genres, except for'' Spyro: Shadow Legacy'', which is considered a hybrid of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role-playing_video_game RPG] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_game action] genres. | ||
Ex-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_police Police] drummer and talented musician [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Copeland Stewart Copeland] composed all of the music in the first four canon games in the '''Spyro the Dragon series'''. | |||
==Recurring Characters== | ==Recurring Characters== | ||
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==Constituent Games== | ==Constituent Games== | ||
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*[[:Spyro: Shadow Legacy]] | *[[:Spyro: Shadow Legacy]] | ||
''Also see [[Spyro: Advance]] for games outside the canon.'' | |||
[[Category:Games]] | [[Category:Games]] | ||
Revision as of 20:30, December 26, 2009
For the reboot of the original series see: The Legend of Spyro.
The Spyro the Dragon series is a series of six canon games and several spin-off mobile games about the adventures of Spyro the Dragon and his friend Sparx the dragonfly.
History
The Spyro the Dragon series began in 1998 with the Playstation game Spyro the Dragon, developed by Insomniac Games. Insomniac went on to develop two sequels: Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage (1999) and Spyro: Year of the Dragon (2000). These three games comprise the "Insomniac Trilogy" and are the only three games released for the Playstation. Insomniac announced after the release of Year of the Dragon that they would create no more Spyro games, marking the end of what some fans considered the "golden age" of Spyro games.
After the Insomniac Trilogy, the storyline diverged into two separate series. The game Spyro: Season of Ice was released in 2001, picking up where Year of the Dragon left off. It was the first in the series referred to as "Spyro: Advance," which contains a total of four Gameboy Advance Games and three mobile phone games. The events depicted in this sub-series are not considered to be part of the Spyro canon. In 2002, Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly was released, continuing the Spyro canon and also picking up where Year of the Dragon left off. The canon series continued with the console game Spyro: A Hero's Tail (2004) and concluded in 2005 with the Nintendo DS game Spyro: Shadow Legacy.
Trivia
All of the games in the series are considered part of the platformer and adventure video game genres, except for Spyro: Shadow Legacy, which is considered a hybrid of the RPG and action genres.
Ex-Police drummer and talented musician Stewart Copeland composed all of the music in the first four canon games in the Spyro the Dragon series.
Recurring Characters
- Spyro the Dragon
- Sparx the dragonfly
Constituent Games
- Spyro the Dragon
- Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage (Gateway to Glimmer)
- Spyro: Year of the Dragon
- Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly
- Spyro: A Hero's Tail
- Spyro: Shadow Legacy
Also see Spyro: Advance for games outside the canon.
