The Legend Of Spyro: The Eternal Night

Spyro continues his quest for mediocrity in yet another frustrating, unoriginal adventure.

"Our play time with the title was ultimately brief, but we can already tell that it will probably live up to the standards of the first outing, which earned a high seven on GameCube and PlayStation 2. Still, nothing about the experience feels particularly new, despite some extra fire attacks, a slow-motion mode and fresh locales to explore."

After boss fights over bottomless pits, sloppy platforming bits and a spoon-fed storyline, battling wave after wave of enemies was the breaking point. Just thinking about the part makes me want to punch babies; it's pointlessly difficult and absolutely unnecessary. Come to think of it, that describes the whole of Spyro's latest outing rather nicely.