Sierra fires up Spyro sequel

By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted Jul 6, 2007 2:17 pm PT

Second installment in Sierra's reimagined baby-dragon action adventure trilogy takes flight this fall on Wii, PS2, DS, GBA, and mobile platforms.

As the title of last year's The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning suggests, Sierra Entertainment departed from previous Spyro games to breathe a flame-licked breath of fresh air into the aging series. Today the publisher announced a second installment in what it is now calling the "Spyro Trilogy." Titled The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night, the new game will arrive on several platforms this fall.

Spyro's latest adventure will again focus on kid-friendly, action-oriented gameplay. Evidently training quite hard in his time off, the cute purple dragon will pack new breath attacks, elemental melee moves, and fury attacks, as well as an all-new ability to rip the very fabric of time. With the arrival of the Ape King in the Temple of Souls, Spyro must again take flight to save dragonkind from the evil invaders.

Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Bumblebee Flies Anyway) and Gary Oldman (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Dead Fish) will reprise their voice-acting roles as the titular hero and his faithful mentor, Ignitus.

Krome Studios will develop The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night for the Wii and PlayStation 2, while Amaze Entertainment will handle development on the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance. A mobile version developed by Vivendi Games Mobile will also be available in North America and Europe. The game has not yet been rated or priced.

82 Comments

  • Howler13

    Posted Jul 13, 2007 2:53 pm PT

    Insomniac didn't sell the licence, they never owned it; Universal always owned the rights to Spyro, and just let Insomniac develop the games (I asked them about that, that's what they told me). I agree, the series has never been the same since it left Insomniac's capable hands. EtD suck more than anything in the world, HT was actually good, but not up to snuff, and ANB was too different. I think they just need to let Spyro rest in peace, or give it back to the people who know what they're doing.

  • MedevilDragon

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 7:33 am PT

    Where's the next-gen Sierra? (360, PS3)

  • lamprey263

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 2:42 am PT

    I wish Sierra would make another Homeworld sequel, now that'd be awesome.

  • Andy639_basic

    Posted Jul 9, 2007 10:01 pm PT

    Ugh. As much as I love my PS2 I hope how soon it dies so companies will stop making cheapo ports to the Wii for a quick buck and actually make full-fledged Wii games from the ground up.

  • diamond2d

    Posted Jul 9, 2007 5:04 pm PT

    Yep, I agree with redgopher Spyro lost it's "flame" (lol) when Insomniac sold the franchise. The last Spyro game was terrible. Spyro 3 on PS was awsome.

  • redgopher

    Posted Jul 9, 2007 3:12 pm PT

    Spyro died when Insomniac sold the franchise. Let it rest already.

  • jakeboudville

    Posted Jul 9, 2007 4:02 am PT

    Think I'll pass this one

  • judge__judy

    Posted Jul 9, 2007 3:00 am PT

    Crash and spyro should have ended at the playstaion1. The new devs are making crap games and just milking the franchises. Anything after the playstation1 versions aren't the same games to me.

  • gtjava

    Posted Jul 9, 2007 1:20 am PT

    ya this game is gonna suck!!!!insomniac were the pro's at it y wud they want to try and fail??

  • Sk8erHeadshot

    Posted Jul 8, 2007 9:48 pm PT

    STOP MILKING IT

  • GrgSpunk

    Posted Jul 8, 2007 9:42 pm PT

    Everything started to turn downhill when insomniac (or NaughtyDog) lost the Spyro series.

    HOW MUCH LONGER MUST SPYRO CONTINUE TO SUFFER? JUST LET HIM DIE A PEACEFUL DEATH ALREADY!!!

  • 7arek

    Posted Jul 8, 2007 8:22 pm PT

    I don't think we should get our hopes up for this one.

  • redflagwaving

    Posted Jul 8, 2007 8:17 pm PT

    Spyro was good when Insomniac made the games. Now I just don't know. One things for sure, I'm glad that Spyro is in Sierra's hands now. Enter the Dragonfly was absolutely disgusting.

  • jack_sparrow_28

    Posted Jul 8, 2007 3:24 pm PT

    This sounds like it'll be alright.

  • frogiggy323

    Posted Jul 8, 2007 1:52 pm PT

    Ah, I remember the good old days when Insomniac made Spyro. It's really sad watching his slow and painful death.

  • Daytona_178

    Posted Jul 8, 2007 1:08 pm PT

    hahaha, i havnt played spyro in donkeys years!

  • KillerWhale1992

    Posted Jul 8, 2007 12:15 pm PT

    cant they tgo abck to something like year of the dragon or ripto's rage, wow, gud spyro games. my first game was spyro the dragon, that amd e me a fan wit the series, now since enter the dragonfly,itsucked klike hell, but i did enjoy a hero's tail.

  • enoslives7

    Posted Jul 8, 2007 11:04 am PT

    Spyro is actually hillbilly secret agent trying to recruit nascar fans...

  • ninjasam

    Posted Jul 8, 2007 10:55 am PT

    Oh yeah, because insomniac really wants Spyro. Sad, what they have done with the series. Atleast they have managed to pass terrible territory and enter the stage of mediocre. Crash also

    Its always fun playing the first three Spyro games, in fact i have all three in collectors edition.
    Well i don't like the step they have taken into fighting from good old fashion platforming!

  • firehawk110

    Posted Jul 8, 2007 9:14 am PT

    I played a new beginning. It wasn't that bad, buy not enough platforming and a bit too much boring combat. The voice actors, theme, and story are really cool though. They should focus a little bit more on the game though.

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