Spyro is back, and has recovered admirably from his game faux pas in the forgettable Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly. In his latest adventure, Spyro: A Hero's Tail, developer Eurocom has designed a simple platformer that, while not bringing anything new or overly exciting to the genre, does deliver a good example of what a fun game for the younger crowd should exemplify. The story is short and not worth describing, it just suffices as the reason why Spyro must collect gems everywhere he goes and destroy the dark gems he finds scattered around. Each time a dark gem is destroyed, the surrounding landscape, which has been darkened with evil, returns to its former bright and cheerful glory. This is a simple platform game, with Spyro executing basic moves like a head stomp, jump, double jump and glide. He can also wall jump and pole vault with his tail. And, of course, he can use his breath to attack. New to the franchise are additional playable characters, Blink the mole, who can burrow and cause things to explode; Sgt. Byrd the Penguin, who can fly and drop bombs; and Hunter the Cheetah, who can shoot a bow and arrow, and also spin attack with it. Sparx the Firefly is back, and can fire missiles. Most of the times players will play these guys in mini-games. Spyro's main goal is to collect as many gems as possible to buy useful things at Mr. Moneybags' shop. Some of these serve the purpose to advance the game, but mostly they're just powerups that increase the value of the gems, give extra lives or increase the affect of attacks. He also must destroy all the dark gems. Sometimes, there are added goals in various mini-type games, such as when Sgt. Byrd must take out targets and dive through rings, amongst other tasks, or when Blink the Mole has to collect dragon eggs, which are another collectible which will unlock special features. Spyro is easy to move around for the most part, and he can double jump from platform to platform. Sometimes, though, it's a little difficult to get across, unless the double jump is timed just right. That's the only real difficulty in this game, as the enemies are laughably avoidable for the most part, and the bosses are very easy to defeat. The hazards are also few and far between; when Spyro misses a jump, he simply lands at a lower level and tries again. The game is easy to play, but at times suffers from a lack of direction, despite having both a map and goals listed. The map isn't very useful, as it doesn't offer much detail. While the worlds aren't very big, many times Spyro is just wandering around, because he missed getting all the dark jewels. And, how to get up to other platforms isn't always obvious, these types of puzzles are a little more obtuse than they had to be. However, the worlds are so bright and colorfully drawn, that most kids won't mind too much running Spyro back and forth. The designers kept the interface simple, most of the moves are accomplished with the A and B buttons, and the menus are accessible by the Z button. There are three game save slots, which are saved automatically throughout the game. Overall: 7.5/10Read full review
I have always wanted this game, but the copy that I used to own was for the xbox and my brother had it in California and I'm in Texas. I searched for it for the GameCube on eBay and I found it! I have played this game ever since I was a child and it made me so happy finding one in great condition and at a great price! I am so happy with it! So happy that I play it every day! Thank you, THANK YOU for making my dream of owning this game possible!
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By far the best game that i have gotten from any site. The condition was excellent, it came with a case, original manual, and played amazing. Thank you so much for this amazing game to add to my collection. Very happy customer.
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I bought this game because I'd played it on another system and my kids enjoyed it. It doesn't have the blood and guts that are so popular now. It's a cute little purple dragon just trying to figure things out. It turns out, my kids are probably a little too young for this game. It takes more reasoning than they are sometimes willing to put in. And, it only takes one player at a time....they like to play together. Overall, I like it, just for older than 7 and wish there were two player options.
This game is great fun. If you enjoyed the original spyro for playstation/ps2 you will adore this game. A fun adventure with skill building characters. Never too violent for children, yet fun for adults. I've only had it for 2 days and am already addicted. Graphics are average for gamecube games, and the controls are a little harder to master than the original, but not bad.
Overall this game is not what you'd expect in a Spyro game if you're used to the original PlayStation versions. More complicated and new mutiple characters make it complicated in certain areas. Map style is more of a childish playground and being able to collect gems more than once in the same area make it fun if you're under the age of 13.
I'm a giant fan of the Spyro games for PS1.... I decided to get this game for my self and try it.... Its not the same at all.... It could of been good if the same creators of Spyro 1, 2, and 3 made it but someone else took over. The graphics do look very nicely done.... Which is good! Kind of easy.... You can tell it was meant for kids more then the PS1 games. If your going to go with any of the newer Spyro games.... Just go with this... Its not the worst, its good.... Just good not very good.
I've always liked the Spyro games; they are somewhat challenging and fun to play. I love all the wacky characters that come along in the game. I don't really like that between levels the area becomes 'out of scanner range', however this isn't a huge problem. Overall, very entertaining game that's good for the whole family.
Nice graphics..long game play
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This is the first Spyro game that I owned and played. It is a little difficult if you don't follow the game map or a guide. The light gems and the dragon eggs are hidden in areas that are difficult to reach. Nevertheless, this game is addiciting with it's 4 realms. My husband and I finished the game in about a week, but we were constantly on and addicted to the game. This game is fun for anyone!
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