For example, Stewart Copeland is back composing (good), Ripto is back as antagonist (meh), you unlock different elemental breaths with situational uses (bleh). As I’ve said before, playing as Spyro just feels good and EtD captures that feeling well.Įnter the Dragonfly is always fighting this tension of following in the footsteps of the classic trilogy and not quite reaching those sublime heights, while at the same time not bringing much new to the table to make a name for itself, or its few new elements being a little clumsy. Taking cues from Year of the Dragon, there are also gimmicky vehicle challenges which are thankfully brief, and no sections playing as Spyro’s friends. The levels themselves seemed to me reasonable attempts at Ripto’s Rage-style experiences (the only Spyro game I have significant experience with), including the odd flight course. There was an effort made to add realism to level entrances, rather than having portals. The major collectible (dragon/orb/baby dragon replacement) this time is dragonflies, which are used to open new levels. Moneybags, for example, has to be paid off to create a path in exactly one instance early on, then gems become completely inconsequential as a gameplay element. The levels might be larger and more open, but there aren’t many, and although a few NPC characters return, they mainly show up briefly near the start then disappear. Besides the technical glitches and agonising loading times, the content feels limited compared to the previous instalments. Let’s list some of those flaws, shall we? The game was rushed to meet a deadline, and it shows.

Some see this as a weakness but the authenticity of the classic gameplay hit the spot for me, and I enjoyed the game despite its flaws. Unlike the later Hero’s Tail which chose to shake up the gameplay and expand the character cast, this one hews very, very closely to the formula established by Insomniac. Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly (PS2)Įnter the Dragonfly was the first console Spyro game after Insomniac finished the original trilogy.

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