Season of Ice was the first Spyro game not to be developed by Insomniac Games or be on a Sony console, released for the Game Boy Advance and developed by Digital Eclipse. It is known as Spyro Advance in Japan. Spyro must use his fire breath to rescue the fairies in the various Fairy Realms after they are frozen by an evil monster named Grendor.

Fourth Interactive Achievement Awards: Overall Console Game of the Year". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on April 17, 2001 . Retrieved May 29, 2022. Fourth Interactive Achievement Awards: Outstanding Art Direction". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on November 5, 2001 . Retrieved May 29, 2022. a b Pham, Alex (November 26, 2007). "The independent imagination". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017 . Retrieved May 2, 2017. The game opens in the land of the dragons, where Spyro and his kin are celebrating the "Year of the Dragon", an event that occurs every twelve years when new dragon eggs are brought to the realm. [2] :1–3 During the celebration, the Sorceress' apprentice, Bianca, invades the Dragon Realms with an army of rhino-based creatures called Rhynocs, stealing all of the Dragon eggs. The Sorceress spreads the eggs throughout several worlds, split up into four home realms: Sunrise Spring, Midday Garden, Evening Lake, and Midnight Mountain. [2] Spyro, Sparx, and Spyro's friend Hunter are sent down a hole to find the thieves and recover the dragon eggs. Features: Fly at anytime: Players can now fly at any time with Spyro and Cynder. Co-op Play: Players have the option of completing the game as either Spyro or Cynder, giving them more freedom to explore Spyro¿s world in completely new ways.Fourth Interactive Achievement Awards: Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on November 5, 2001 . Retrieved May 29, 2022.

a b c d Smith, David (October 12, 2000). "Spyro: Year of the Dragon". IGN . Retrieved May 29, 2022. Spyro is a video game series originally created by Insomniac Games as an exclusive for Sony's PlayStation console. The series features the adventures of the main protagonist of the same name, a dragon. Since the series' introduction in 1998, there have been numerous sequels and a reboot trilogy. The series was originally produced by Universal Interactive, later became known as Vivendi Games; the rights to the intellectual property were acquired by Activision after its merge with Vivendi in 2008. Insomniac Boss on the future of Spyro the Dragon". ign.com. September 26, 2014. Archived from the original on September 26, 2014 . Retrieved September 26, 2014. Plot: Three long years have passed since Spyro and Cynder were trapped in the crystal, since then Malefor has unleashed his evil onto the world. In this third chapter of the epic Legend of Spyro trilogy, Spyro must fulfill his destiny and face the Dark Master. Season of Flame was the second Digital Eclipse title and was released for the Game Boy Advance. It is the sequel to Season of Ice, and introduces new features, such as the ability to breathe other elements besides fire. In the game, Spyro must recover the stolen fireflies scattered across the Dragon Realms and foil an evil plot by Ripto and his minions.The Legend of Spyro is a game trilogy that is part of the Spyro the Dragon series. It acted as a reboot to the original series. The games use a combination of close-combat and platforming gameplay, though the gameplay is more oriented towards combat than previous games in the Spyro series were. The story revolves around Spyro, the protagonist, and his efforts to stop Malefor, The Dark Master, from destroying the world. [ citation needed]

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McWhertor, Michael (April 5, 2018). "Spyro the Dragon remastered trilogy coming to PS4, Xbox One". Polygon. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018 . Retrieved April 5, 2018.Year of the Dragon was released in North America on October 24, 2000 and Europe on November 10, 2000 for the PlayStation, and it was Insomniac's last Spyro game. [7] [9] In the game, the dragons are celebrating the Year of the Dragon, an event held every twelve years in which new dragon eggs arrive in the dragon worlds. Bianca, an anthropomorphic rabbit, steals the eggs, and Spyro follows her down a rabbit hole. The rabbit hole leads to the Forgotten Realms, which are under the rule of the game's primary antagonist, The Sorceress, to whom Bianca is apprenticed. As in the previous games, levels are accessed from a central home world, of which there are four: Sunrise Spring, Midday Gardens, Evening Lake, and Midnight Mountain. The game also features levels in which the player controls "Sparx", Spyro's companion dragonfly, in a bird's eye view shooting game as well as four new playable characters: Sheila the Kangaroo, Sgt. Byrd, Bentley the Yeti, and Agent 9 the Monkey. a b c d e f g Insomniac, ed. (2000). Spyro: Year of the Dragon Instruction Manual. Sony Computer Entertainment. Spyro: Year of the Dragon is a 2000 platform game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. Year of the Dragon is the third game in the Spyro series. The game follows the adventures of the purple dragon Spyro. After an evil sorceress steals magical dragon eggs from the land of the dragons, Spyro travels to the "Forgotten Realms" to retrieve them. Players travel across thirty different worlds gathering gems and eggs, defeating enemies, and playing minigames. Year of the Dragon introduced new characters and minigames to the series, as well as offering improved graphics and music.