Despite E3 being smaller-scale this year, more and more trailers and videos just keep turning up, particularly for games that didn't get a lot of attention amongst the crush of news from higher profile titles. The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night certainly seemed to slip through the cracks, and from the reactions of some of you to the game's announcements, there may not be a lot of love left for the little dragon. Can this one redeem the series? We're not sure about that, but the video is at least worth a watch.
GuG Writer, Casey Covel does a review of The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night on the Wii.
This addition to the hugely popular Spyro franchise, The Eternal Night continues were "A New Beginning" left off. A new villain, Gaul the Ape King, now threatens our hero and is going to resurrect the Dark Master on the Night of Eternal Darkness. You must battle your way through challenging levels and defeat the usually Spyro enemies to reach the Ape King and prevent the resurrection.
Phoenix Games sat down to play this one, expecting to play a good game (Spyro games usually are) but was presented with something else. This game wasn't good at all. First, the controls of Spyro are flawed. Many times the double jump doesn't work and Spyro falls to his death and you must replay that area all over again. Just your average jump and glide can be difficult to execute.
Spyro continues his quest for mediocrity in yet another frustrating, unoriginal adventure.
The Good
* Special attacks and slow motion sometimes come together to make
for fun moments
* Lovely soundtrack.
The Bad
* Constant knockback attacks make the difficulty frustratingly
inconsistent
* Awkward controls
* Slow-motion mechanic is unnecessary and improperly balanced.
