The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning

Instead of continuing where we left off in the story arc of A Hero's Tail and Shadow Legacy, this game brings us back to Spyro's origins. None of the classic Spyro characters you may remember, such as Hunter, Ripto and Moneybags, are present.

Your main foe is yet again a dragon, but this time, it isn't a big red one who freezes people and turns things into robots for fun. The main antagonist this time is Cynder, a huge black dragon serving under the mysterious "Dark Master". The story begins with said Dark Master attacking the Dragon World, with the four Dragon Guardians having to send Spyro's egg floating down a river to safety.

Picking up a few years later, Spyro and Sparx are out playing when Sparx gets himself captured by a big bad monkey thing. Cue fight scene, in which a panicking Spyro unleashes his fire breath to eliminate the beast. In complete disbelief, Spyro and Sparx head home, where they learn that Spyro is not a dragonfly at all,...