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dark52 Spyro the Admin

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#1 Posted: 22:49:55 24/09/2006 | Topic Creator

Play Magazine has given the first review of The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning and it's a positive one, awarding it a score of 8.5/10.

Quote: Play Magazine

Graphically the game is as gorgeous as it can be and rich with fine details like little pads of earth that fly up from Spyro's claws, shallow mist, hand-drawn effects on water, sparking snow, reflective surfaces, and real-time lighting you'll want to write home to mom about.

Thanks to GnastyRatchet you can see scans of both Page 1 and Page 2 of the review which includes a couple of screenshots and a large picture of Ignitus.

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If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you.

the red fox Green Sparx Gems: 493	#2 Posted: 00:50:43 25/09/2006 Wow. I really mean it, wow. --- *"I Care!"-nobody say**

ih8u2 Fodder	#3 Posted: 01:18:59 25/09/2006 Thumbs up, love the screenshot where spyro is flying (handdrawn details, gotta love em).

Neal Fodder	#4 Posted: 02:38:48 25/09/2006 Holy crap! Yipee! Spyro will lvie again!

artiste_violet Prismatic Sparx Gems: 11173	#5 Posted: 11:12:11 25/09/2006 OMG! this is awesome!!

Michael Yellow Sparx Gems: 1326	#6 Posted: 17:54:40 25/09/2006 Look at Ignitus' tail. The tip looks like a sword of some kind(makes me hope that he might be a playable character, as a hidden character or such).

SilverTwilight05 Green Sparx Gems: 318	#7 Posted: 22:24:32 25/09/2006 Well, at least Ignitus looks awesome ;. I am looking forward to renting this game, because while it does indeed look fun to play, I'm having some reservations about the story. It just doesn't look/feel "Spyro-ish" to me. I hope to be proven wrong.

the red fox Green Sparx Gems: 493	#8 Posted: 23:33:22 25/09/2006 check this out http://palgn.com.au/article.ph...6f2b3cc1f78bdce God, I know it's long, but look, you might enjot it. --- *"I Care!"-nobody say**
	Last edited at 00:03:18 26/09/2006 by dark52

ih8u2 Fodder	#9 Posted: 23:48:35 25/09/2006 NICE! thanks. Nothing negative so far, I'm really bracing for the harsh hateful reviews that they unleash once the game's released. I'm thinking along the lines of ETD, with all its positive previews. But hopefully, this game is actually good.

the red fox Green Sparx

Gems: 493

#10 Posted: 01:11:51 26/09/2006

Basically, the land of the Dragons is under siege, and there's only time for one of the dragon eggs to be saved. That egg happens to be Spyroâ€™s and, in true Moses style, is sent down a river.

That's my favorite line right there.

However, things were quite easy, with the enemies often dropping generous health and magic power-ups, and with Sprax always on hand to show which way to go.

Quite easy? Now i'm worried.
Speaking of new games, this is a bit off topic
http://halo3ending.ytmnd.com/
also on the new xbox
http://xboxportable.ytmnd.com/

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***"I Care!"-nobody say****

the red fox Green Sparx Gems: 493	#11 Posted: 01:34:31 26/09/2006 And although this may be old, i'm still putting it up: http://www.associatedcontent.c...pyro_a_new.html then some gameboy spyro: http://www.aussie-nintendo.com/?v=news&p=4607 and you can't believe everything they say: http://www.theage.com.au/news/...8431719443.html you know that aussie-nintendo is a new Krome Studios site? --- *"I Care!"-nobody say**
	Last edited at 15:37:12 27/09/2006 by dark52

the red vixen Green Sparx Gems: 463	#12 Posted: 01:41:09 26/09/2006 You just had too put all that in didn't u. --- *Beware the Penguins!!! They are Anti-Uncyclopedian**

ih8u2 Green Sparx Gems: 274	#13 Posted: 02:51:54 26/09/2006 The age one sounded new, and I'd never seen it thanks. --- 5 things u should know: 1. I'M A GIRL! 2. I'm cr@_@zy. 3. Don't call me crazy. 4. I'm an Insomni@c. 5. I h8 games that put me to sleep.

the red fox Green Sparx Gems: 493	#14 Posted: 21:14:49 26/09/2006 How am I getting all this info? http://www.computerandvideogam...e.php?id=146588 This talks of a few new things, to lazy to point out right now besides the new pictures they have. --- *"I Care!"-nobody say**
	Last edited at 15:36:45 27/09/2006 by dark52

ih8u2 Green Sparx Gems: 274	#15 Posted: 21:38:14 26/09/2006 Nice new screens, kind of. they seem to have been taken at crappy angles though. Thanx the red fox! --- 5 things u should know: 1. I'M A GIRL! 2. I'm cr@_@zy. 3. Don't call me crazy. 4. I'm an Insomni@c. 5. I h8 games that put me to sleep.

the red fox Green Sparx Gems: 493	#16 Posted: 21:41:12 26/09/2006 oh and a still under construction site: http://www.sierra.com/en/produ...s.norewrite.xml I EDITED, PLEASE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION. Oh My God! I'm being counterfeited by fake software online. Please be carefull when you visite the sites I posted cuase I'm real !@$% annoyed with this. --- *"I Care!"-nobody say**
	Last edited at 15:36:31 27/09/2006 by dark52

dark52 Spyro the Admin Gems: 14806	#17 Posted: 23:09:30 26/09/2006 \| Topic Creator Cheers for that Computer and Video Games one, but the Sierra one is just an RSS feed. --- If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you.

the red fox Fodder	#18 Posted: 19:40:45 27/09/2006 never mind my last post, the only cumputer thats going to have a problem is mine although i'lll going to have to shut off the internet for few days, bye

brazilian-spyro Green Sparx Gems: 157	#19 Posted: 23:50:02 06/10/2006 Yo Dark52 check this out http://www.ugo.com/channels/ga..._Beginning.aspx --- i am brazilian
	Last edited at 18:54:00 07/10/2006 by dark52

SilverTwilight05 Green Sparx Gems: 318	#20 Posted: 18:06:35 07/10/2006 Nice find. At least they are excited about the game and are actual fans. Not like Enter the Dragonfly, where they just threw together bits and pieces of the other Spyro games and called it 'done'.

Neal Fodder

#21 Posted: 16:20:11 08/10/2006

Is this game even coming out on the tenth? I mean some sites say the 10th, others the 12th, some said the 1st, some say Fall 2006 others say Q4 2006, some say the 13th and 20th...when is it! It is a little more than a day away and the site isn't updated, there has been no major new news for a week...there has been only one (possibly two) reviews...no TV ads, magazine spreads, internet pop-ups or an official site. Where is this game, is it coming out on the tenth or not? With 1 day, 12 hours, 40 minutes and 4 seconds until Tuesday, October 10, 2006 to go where I live shouldn't there be a little more hype or media surrounding it?!?! I'm having an odd feeling about it...

~*Neal*~

Neal Fodder

#22 Posted: 17:21:13 08/10/2006

At Gamefaqs someone found the Prima Strategy Guide at GameStop today.
It was only $9.99 minus 20% since I reserved the game. It ended up costing $7.99...not too bad.

The guide is different than most guides you see these days. Instead of being magazine size it's like a paperback book...full color and around 250 pages.

SPOILERS

Levels:
- The Swamp
- Dante's Freezer (snow level)
- Tall Plains
- Munitions Forge
- Concurrent Skies
- Convexity

All of the different breath attacks (Fire, Electric, Ice, Earth) have two variations...and all variations have four levels, so you'll be upgrading these attacks as you progress. You pay for upgrades with Blue Gems

Each new area starts with a training level.

Here's a picture from the guide:
http://i39.photobucket.com/alb...o/SpyroPage.jpg

Last edited at 20:06:21 08/10/2006 by dark52

Neal Fodder	#23 Posted: 17:58:55 08/10/2006 Oh dear, that 5.5/10 is for the gamecube version! YIKES! Look Nintendo Power rated it poorly. http://www.metacritic.com/game...roanewbeginning
	Last edited at 20:05:49 08/10/2006 by dark52

Michael Yellow Sparx Gems: 1326

#24 Posted: 19:07:10 08/10/2006

What do Nintendo Power know about reviewing games, they were once only a games strategy magazine made by Nintendo. As much as I hate Play, at least they are unbiased(well, compared to Nintendo Power anyway). The only reason I can think of that they gave ANB that score is because that ANB, a sequel to a game that appeared only on the Playstation, is superior to any game of the Mario series, Nintendo's flagship series, a series which Nintendo Power has always praised, no matter how bad a game is. Thus, they gave ANB 55% just to make Mario(or any other Nintendo only game or series for that matter) look good.

Neal Fodder	#25 Posted: 19:16:11 08/10/2006 http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n291/Aosth/scan4.jpg There is a scan, if anyone has a good program they can enlarge it. If you make it readable, please post it!
	Last edited at 20:06:03 08/10/2006 by dark52

dark52 Spyro the Admin Gems: 14806	#26 Posted: 19:57:14 08/10/2006 \| Topic Creator Hmm... they mention repetitive, overly-simplistic combat and levels that drag on and on without enough variety to keep things interesting. However they like the soundtrack, the flying levels (though few and far between) and Elijah's voice acting. --- If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you.
	Last edited at 20:11:48 08/10/2006 by dark52

Michael Yellow Sparx Gems: 1326	#27 Posted: 19:19:20 14/10/2006 You can also go to http://www.playmagazine.com/in...age&Game_ID=394 to see the review,plus some new screenshots.
	Last edited at 19:24:39 14/10/2006 by dark52

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