

Spyro: A Hero's Tail is the fifth console game in the original Spyro series and the ninth game in the series in all. Developed by Eurocom, it was the first game in the series for the Xbox, as well as the second game in the series for the PlayStation 2 and GameCube (with the former console release being the only one of the three to support widescreen). It is also the final installment in the original Spyro continuity for home consoles. This is also the first and only Spyro game to be completely produced in Europe. The game introduces a new antagonist, Red, a former Dragon Elder banished years before the events of the game, and sees the protagonist, Spyro the Dragon, attempt to defeat him with the aid of his best friend Sparx, Hunter the Cheetah, flying penguin Sgt. Byrd, and mole Blink, who are all playable.
PlatformActionmascotflightaction-adventurelevel selectionanthropomorphismprotagonist's name in the titlepolygonal 3dnon-humanoid protagonistmoving platformsfire manipulationgreatest hitsbox art - half of face displayedXbox, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
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Earnest, resolved, plot-driven and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
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- Platforms
- Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
- Developer
- Eurocom Entertainment Software
- Publisher
- Vivendi Universal Games
- Released
- November 3, 2004
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Engine
- EngineX
- Time to beat
- 12 h rushed · 15 h main story · 18 h completionist
IGDB rating 6.6/10 from 32 ratings.
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