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Spyro the Dragon Season of Ice

Game Boy Advance » Action & Adventure Games » Vivendi Universal

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Date Released: Oct 31, 2001
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Crash Bandicoot is often described as the PlayStation's answer to Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog. Sony's foray into 3-D Super Mario-style adventures wasn't quite as direct, however, as its closest approximations were the Spyro the Dragon games. Sony's attempts may have been a little simplistic, but they were still better efforts than most, and this new isometric Spyro offering on the GBA is also surprisingly fun.

Spyro has the same basic range of moves as he had on the PlayStation, letting you jump and float around the game world breathing fire at everything in your path. Although the basic gameplay simply involves you collecting hundreds of fairies and other items, the makers have gone to great lengths to ensure things don't get too monotonous, mostly through a long series of subquests and minigames. The minigames are particularly good, as they often use a side-on or first-person perspective, which makes for a nice change of pace.

The only problem with the game is the rather empty feeling that pervades. The levels are enormous and it's easy to get lost, but this is a problem that could easily be leveled at the original PlayStation games, too. It's hardly revolutionary, but a pleasing amount of effort has gone into this, and it's certain to make fans of the series happy. --David Jenkins

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  K. claudio, December 9, 2009

Ok for some kids

I bougth for my son is kind of challenging for some kids but on the other hand it helpd develop kids brain. I played it and it wasn't much fun for an adult it got kind of boring.
  L. Kitchin, February 10, 2009

excellent

Would order from again. Came on time. I think I have more fun with this game then the kids.
  Joey Abinante, October 8, 2005

spyro season of Ice

I dont know if the game was good or not scince I got it for my step sister but she to enjoy it and she cant play video games that well.
  Bluesword000, May 1, 2005

This game is awful! Absolutly, positively DON'T buy it.

I own the first three Spyro games and when this one came out I coudn't wait to get it. However, I made a serios mistake. Spyro can't move very well, and you die the second you come near water, which I think is terrible seeing as this game is supposed to take place AFTER he learned to swim. This game has bad graphics, annoying speedways and Sparx levels, and can't show elevation. As a general rule, everything looks completly flat so when you go to make a glide, you find out the place you're gliding to is too high. Furthermore, enemies with missles and fireworks take about two seconds aiming at you then they just blow you up. In conclusion NEVER, EVER buy this game!
  Janet Kniesner, February 15, 2005

Annoying!

I have all the Spyro games for PS1 & PS2, and I LOVE them, so when I got my GBA I bought Season Of Ice right away....and was very annoyed. At first I thought it would be cool, because there are fairies and mermaids, but the controls are much more difficult on the GBA than the Playstations. I have trouble getting Spyro to go the direction I want him to, especially on diagonals. I think it's because you're using directional buttons instead of a joystick. I don't think it can be the fault of the button on my individual GBA, because I bought it brand new and this is one of the first games I've played on it. Anyway, I have trouble crossing bridges and just moving around in general; it makes it incredibly obnoxious, because every time you fall in water you die. I say, if you have a Game Cube and a Game Boy Player (so you can use a joystick) this could be a great game, but if you just have a GBA, don't bother, it's more frustrating than it's worth.

Additional info for Spyro the Dragon Season of Ice

Features:

Over 30 levels including: Autumn Falls, Honey Marsh, Space Age Speedway and more more.

Revolutionary gameplay with 3 different engine technologies.

Cool Minigames like Hockey and Thief Chases.

Speedway Races and Speedway Time Trial modes.