And unlike the console and GBA versions you need to do something extra to set off your Fury successfully. Unlike the console version, your Fury meter goes up when you kill an enemy there are no purple gems in the DS version. Collecting all 40 of these in the game opens up extra rewards.

Green Gems will replenish your breath, these drop from enemies once you kill them.īlue Gems will raise your experience which is used to better your elemental moves.Ĭrystal Shards are white gems which appear after completing a light puzzle. Unlike the console and GBA versions of the game, you won't get these from killing enemies. Red Gems heal you, you'll find these in mushrooms, rocks, weeds, barrels, etc which you'll need to smash open with the stylus. Much like the console and GBA versions of the game, the DS version plays out the same story and general feel to the game, interrupted by its own individual elements such as the crystal light minigames. Click 'Track It!' to follow the game's progress from now until then.The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning DS Version DS Versionĭeveloped by the same people that made Spyro's previous outing on the Nintendo DS, Spyro: Shadow Legacy, A New Beginning is similar of a similar style but not of gameplay. We'll find out if all this is true when the game's released this autumn.

'The game takes some exciting twists and turns – fans of the series and newcomers alike will experience non-stop fun, a renewed sense of intensity and the type of challenging adventure only Spyro can overcome.' said Sierra senior vice president Al Simone. He must have been practising since the last game. This means it also incorporates a drop-in/drop-out co-op mode which, in turn, allows players more freedom to explore the game world in new ways.Īnother new feature is that Spyro is no longer restricted in his flying and can take off whenever he likes. The game itself follows a plot in which Spyro teams up with former enemy Cynder to stop the Dark Master in his evil-doing tracks. We've got no idea if these voiceovers are just for the home console versions, but just in case you're interested the actors include Elijah Wood, Gary Oldman (Sirius in the Harry Potter films) and the strange but beautiful Christina Ricci. Getting top bill on the press release is the news of all the famous types who will be voicing characters in the game. There's no PSP version so presumably some marketing types decided Spyro's a bit too much of a kiddy game for the PSP crowd.

Vivendi has just announced the game, which will be available on DS as well as Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and PS2. The Spyro trilogy will come to a conclusion later this year with the release of The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon.

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