Spyro: Enter The Dragonfly

Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly
PlayStation 2 version North American box art.
Developer(s)	Equinox Digital Entertainment Check Six Studios
Publisher(s)	Universal Interactive
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, GameCube
Release date	PlayStation 2 USA November 3, 2002 PAL November 29, 2002 GameCube USA November 8, 2002 PAL November 29, 2002
Genre(s)	Platform game
Mode(s)	Single-player
Rating(s)	ESRB: Everyone ELSPA: 3+ PEGI: 3+ OFLC: G8+

Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly is the fourth game in the Spyro series, the first Spyro game for the sixth generation consoles, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube, and the first console Spyro game not developed by Insomniac Games. It is also the first game not to be exclusively released on one console (i.e. the PlayStation).

Story

The story begins shortly after Spyro: Year of the Dragon. The dragons are in celebration of a rite of passage for the young dragons, with the arrival of new dragonfly guardians for the young dragons. However, during the party, Ripto (who appears to have survived the events of Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!) teleports in via a portal and disrupts the celebration, intent on capturing the new dragonflies to weaken the young dragons. However, his spell misfires, and the dragonflies become scattered throughout the Dragon Realm. Spyro is tasked with recovering the realm's new crop of dragonflies.

Development

The game was originally going to contain around 120 dragonflies to collect (not including Sparx), over 25 levels, a framerate of 60 frames per second, and fast loading times. However the game was rushed in order to be available by Winter 2002, and therefore suffers from an inconsistent framerate, long loading times, graphical glitches, sound issues, and lock-ups (freezes). Additionally, there are only 9 levels and only 90 dragonflies for the player collect.

Reception

This game received mostly negative reviews due to glitches, long loading times, lackluster gameplay, lack of a storyline and inconsistent framerates. Also, the concept of world portals (a beloved aspect of Spyro used effectively in the first three games) is dropped and instead replaced with various modes of transportation that carry Spyro to a level.

The GameCube version was released a week after the PlayStation 2 version. This version has greatly reduced loading times, less jagged and more natural colored visuals, and no lock-ups. Generally the GameCube version is favored, but it was still criticized for having the same inconsistent framerate and occasional (though fewer) graphical glitches as the PlayStation 2 version.

Video games notable for negative reception

Sales

Despite the mediocre response, the game has sold enough copies to receive Greatest Hits status for PlayStation 2 and Player's Choice status for GameCube.

This section requires expansion.

References

External links

• Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly at GameFAQs
• Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly at GameSpot