Game details. Spyro is bringing the heat like never before in the Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy game collection. Rekindle the fire with the original three games, Spyro™ the Dragon, Spyro™ 2: Ripto's Rage! And Spyro™: Year of the Dragon. Explore the expansive realms, re-encounter the fiery personalities and relive the adventure in fully remastered glory. Same sick burns, same smoldering attitude, now all scaled up in stunning HD, Spyro is back in the Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy! Rekindle the fire with remastered versions of the original three games, Spyro™ the Dragon, Spyro™ 2: Ripto's Rage! And Spyro™: Year of the Dragon.
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Developer(s) | Toys for Bob[a] |
Publisher(s) | Activision |
Director(s) | Dan Neil |
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Programmer(s) | Brent Hostrawser |
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Composer(s) | Stewart Copeland |
Series | Spyro |
Engine | Unreal Engine 4 |
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Genre(s) | Platform |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Spyro Reignited Trilogy is a platform video game developed by Toys for Bob and published by Activision. It’s a collection of remasters of the first three games in the Spyro series: Spyro the Dragon, Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! and Spyro: Year of the Dragon. The game was released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in November 2018, and will be released for the Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows in September 2019.
Development[edit]
A comparison between the first hub world of the original game (above) and the Reignited Trilogy version (below)
Spyro Reignited Trilogy contains remasters of the first three games in the Spyro series; all of which were originally developed by Insomniac Games for the PlayStation and released from 1998 to 2000. It was announced on April 5, 2018, following the release of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, which Activision also published.[1]Eurogamer noted there was a high public demand for the original Spyro trilogy to receive the same treatment after N. Sane Trilogy was released.[2]
Unlike the N. Sane Trilogy, development of Reignited Trilogy was a more collaborative effort between Toys for Bob and Insomniac Games. In the early planning stages, the staff from Toys for Bob brought their concept sketches of Spyro to the original team and held several discussions on how the character should look, with especially strong input from Insomniac CEO Ted Price. One of the key goals of the Reignited Trilogy, according to art director Josh Nadelberg, was to “get Spyro right.” This involved putting Spyro’s model through rigorous stress tests to explore the range of emotions and expressions that could be yielded before and after the discussions with Insomniac staff.
Because Insomniac Games could not provide source code or original assets to use as a reference, Toys for Bob utilized an in-house emulation tool called “Spyro-scope” which showed the schematics of a level’s geometry and revealed patterns in enemy pathfinding for use in their new art. Tom Kenny, who voiced Spyro the Dragon in the original Ripto's Rage! and Year of the Dragon, reprised his role in Spyro Reignited Trilogy with re-recorded voice lines, including the first game, in which Spyro was originally voiced by Carlos Alazraqui.[3][4][5]Stewart Copeland, the music composer of the three original games, wrote a new main theme for the compilation.[6] His original compositions for the games were remastered by Stephan Vankov, an employee of Toys for Bob, with the game including an option to choose between the two soundtracks.[7][8] Controls were updated for more modern platforms in several key ways, such as shooting fire now set to the back right button and camera control set to the right analog stick, with an option to revert to original control scheme as well. Reignited Trilogy uses the Unreal Engine 4 game engine.[9]
After initially being scheduled for release on September 21, 2018, it was delayed and released on November 13, 2018.[10][11][12] The physical release of Reignited Trilogy contains the full game of Spyro the Dragon, as well as a subset of levels from Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! and Spyro: Year of the Dragon. The remaining data must be downloaded as part of an in-game update. [13][14] At E3 2019, versions for Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows were announced, and will be released on September 3, 2019.[15]
Reception[edit]
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A gameplay demo of Spyro Reignited Trilogy was playable at E3 2018. GameSpot noted that while the games were graphically overhauled, the layouts of each level remained the same as in the original games, including the location of enemies and items.[3]
Spyro Reignited Trilogy received 'generally favorable reviews', according to review aggregatorMetacritic.[16][17] The game reached first place on the UK all-formats sales chart in its first week. While it sold less than Pokémon: Let's Go, it outsold both its Pikachu and Eevee versions individually.[18] It was also the best-selling PlayStation 4 game in its first week in Australia.[19]
Spyro Reignited Trilogy won the award for 'Family/Kids Title of the Year' at the Australian Games Awards,[20] and was nominated for the Freedom Tower Award for Best Remake at the New York Game Awards,[21] for 'Game, Classic Revival' at the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards,[22] and for 'People's Choice' at the Italian Video Game Awards.[23]
References[edit]
- ^The original games were developed by Insomniac Games. Sanzaru Games led the development of the Spyro: Year of the Dragon remaster. The Microsoft Windows port was handled by Iron Galaxy.
- ^McWhertor, Michael (April 5, 2018). 'Spyro the Dragon remastered trilogy coming to PS4, Xbox One'. Polygon. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^Hood, Vic (August 4, 2017). 'Crash Bandcoot N.Sane Trilogy did the business for Activision - and now everyone wants a Spyro remaster next'. Eurogamer. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ abDayus, Oscar (June 12, 2018). 'E3 2018: Spyro Reignited Trilogy's First Gameplay Revealed, And It Looks Gorgeous'. GameSpot. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
- ^Kelly, Kevin (April 5, 2018). 'Spyro the Dragon is Back in the Spyro Reignited Trilogy'. Activision. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
- ^Makuch, Eddie (April 6, 2018). 'Spyro Reignited Trilogy For PS4 And Xbox One Announced [date mislabeled as 'June 11, 2018']'. GameSpot. Archived from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^Fogel, Stefanie (July 19, 2018). 'The Police's Copeland Composes New 'Spyro' Main Theme'. Variety. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^Fekete, Bob (July 19, 2018). ''Spyro Reignited Trilogy' Features Original Music, New Song From Stewart Copeland'. Newsweek. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^Tailby, Stephen (November 1, 2018). 'Spyro: Reignited Trilogy Soundtrack Has Original Composer Stewart Copeland's Blessing'. Push Square. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- ^Harradence, Mike (November 20, 2018). 'Activision responds to Spyro Reignited Trilogy's lack of cutscene subtitles'. VideoGamer.com.
- ^Wallace, Mitch (April 5, 2018). ''Spyro Reignited Trilogy' Officially Glides Onto PS4 And Xbox One This September'. Forbes. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
- ^Makuch, Eddie (August 16, 2018). 'Spyro Reignited Trilogy Delayed For PS4 And Xbox One'. GameSpot. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^Dornbush, Jonathon (August 16, 2018). 'Spyro Reignited Trilogy Release Date Delayed to November'. IGN. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
- ^Good, Owen S. (August 2, 2018). 'Spyro Reignited Trilogy physical copies only have the first game on disc (update)'. Polygon. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
- ^Dornbush, Jonathon (October 29, 2018). 'Activision Clarifies Spyro Reignited Trilogy Download Requirements'. IGN. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^Dayus, Oscar. 'E3 2019: Spyro Reignited Trilogy Coming To Nintendo Switch This Year'. GameSpot. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- ^ ab'Spyro Reignited Trilogy for PlayStation 4 Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ ab'Spyro Reignited Trilogy for Xbox One Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
- ^Dring, Christopher (November 18, 2018). 'Pokémon and Spyro top hyper competitive week at UK games retail'. GamesIndustry.biz.
- ^https://www.twitter.com/PlayStationAU/status/1065846654467694593
- ^'Your 2018 Winners'. Australian Games Awards. December 19, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^Keyes, Rob (January 3, 2019). '2018 New York Game Awards Nominees Revealed'. Screen Rant. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^'Nominee List for 2018'. National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. February 11, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^'Italian Video Game Awards Nominees and Winners'. Italian Video Game Awards. April 11, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
External links[edit]
- Official website
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