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Legend of Spyro: The Eternal night is a catastrophy that should never be spoken of again. |
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|caption = [[Wii]] version cover art |
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|developer = [[Krome Studios]] ([[Wii]]), ([[PlayStation 2|PS2]])<br>[[The Fizz Factor]] ([[Nintendo DS]]), [[Griptonite Games]] ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]) |
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|publisher = [[Sierra Entertainment]] |
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|distributor = [[Vivendi Games]] |
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|released= '''PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance'''<br>{{vgrelease|NA=October 2, 2007|PAL=November 2, 2007}}{{vgrelease|AUS=November 2007}}'''Wii'''<br>{{vgrelease|NA=October 18, 2007|PAL=December 7, 2007}}{{vgrelease|AUS=December 14, 2007}} |
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|genre = [[Action game|Action]] |
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|modes = Single Player |
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|ratings = {{vgratings|ESRB=Everyone 10+ (PS2/Wii)}}{{vgratings|ESRB=Everyone (DS/GBA)|PEGI=7+|USK=12}}[[OFLC]]: PG |
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|platforms = [[Wii]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[Game Boy Advance]] |
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|media = [[Wii Optical Disc]], [[cartridge (electronics)|128-Megabit cartridge]], [[DVD]] |
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|input = [[Wii Remote]], [[Game controller]] |
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'''''The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night''''' is a [[video game]] in the ''[[Spyro the Dragon (series)|Spyro the Dragon series]]''. It is the second game in ''"The Legend of Spyro"'' trilogy, released for the [[PlayStation 2]], [[Game Boy Advance]], [[Nintendo DS]] and [[Wii]]. |
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It utilizes voice talent by [[Elijah Wood]] and [[Gary Oldman]] (reprising their roles of [[Spyro the Dragon (character)|Spyro]] and Ignitus respectively), and [[Billy West]] (as Sparx, replacing [[David Spade]]).<ref name="IGN">[http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/804/804037p1.html IGN: The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night Preview]. Retrieved July 11, 2007.</ref> [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] (as Terrador and Gaul) and [[Mae Whitman]] (as Cynder, replacing [[Cree Summer]]) were also confirmed to be part of the cast during Sierra Gamers' Week 2007. <ref name="GameSpot">[http://uk.gamespot.com/video/941699/6177065/the-legend-of-spyro-the-eternal-night-cutscene-1 GameSpot: The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night Cutscene 1]. Retrieved August 21, 2007.</ref> |
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==Gameplay== |
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The gameplay is similar to its predecessor. Spyro must travel to the end of a level in a linear fashion and defeat the boss at the end of each level, defeating enemies with his combat moves. |
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Spyro will learn different breaths from the Chronicler, who is met in Dreams which occur to Spyro during the course of the game. The breaths are a tool for defeating enemies. They come in different elements; fire, ice, electricity and earth. Spyro can also use furies, which are big blasts of elemental magic. Spyro is required to obtain a certain amount of purple gems to be able to use these skills. |
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Spyro is able to learn the skill of "dragon time" from the Chronicler. This skill allows Spyro to slow down time. He can use this ability to jump on platforms which are too fast to land on with his normal speed. He can also use this ability to defeat enemies easier. |
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Throughout the levels there are forty items called "quills". Each "quill" collected gives the player 5 pieces of concept art. |
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==Setting== |
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''The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night'' continues the storyline established by ''[[The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning|A New Beginning]]'', which ended with the defeat of Cynder, a black dragon in servitude for an enemy called the "Dark Master". In ''The Eternal Night'', a new antagonist -- "Gaul" the Ape King -- has risen to power and is intent on resurrecting the Dark Master on The Night Of Eternal Darkness.<ref>[http://lair.spyrothedragon.com/ ''The Legend of Spyro'' official site]</ref> |
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==Plot== |
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The story begins with Spyro following [[Cynder (Spyro character)|Cynder]] through the jungle surrounding the Dragon Temple. Spyro catches up with her and asks her not to leave, revealing that he does hold some feelings for her. Cynder then leaves saying she doesn't want to hurt Spyro. Cynder runs off, leaving Sparx and Spyro alone. Soon after she is gone, the Temple is attacked by an army of apes. After Spyro repels the attack, Ignitus, the leader of the dragons and master of fire, sends Spyro to seek out a tree that Spyro saw in a vision (that in his dream, he gets his powers back, as he lost them at the end in The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning) while Ignitus looks for help against the Apes. As Spyro searches for the tree, he also searches for another dragon known as the Chronicler, who asked Spyro in a vision to find him. After he finds the tree, Spyro is captured by pirates, and taken on board their ship to take part in gladiatorial combat. |
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After Spyro escapes the pirate ships, he discovers that the Apes have established a base on the Mountain of Malefor, also known as the Well Of Souls, in an effort to revive the Dark Master using a lunar alignment called the Night of Eternal Darkness. He also discovers that they are keeping Cynder prisoner hoping to turn her to their side. |
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Spyro eventually finds the Chronicler, who tells him about the Dark Master. According to him, the Dark Master was the first purple dragon; his raw power allowed him to master practically every elemental power. When his growth failed to stop, he was exiled and sealed away by the dragon elders, but not before he taught the Apes how to use dragon magic. The Chronicler wants Spyro to hide from the Apes until a later time, but Spyro insist on going to Cynder’s aid. |
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When he gets to the mountain, Gaul, the Ape King, orders Cynder to attack Spyro. When she attacks Gaul instead, he knocks her out and challenges Spyro himself. During the fight, the lunar alignment comes, and the evil energy it generates is channeled through Spyro. He uses his immense power to kill Gaul, and then leaps back into the beam of evil energy. Cynder awakens and knocks Spyro out of the beam, freeing him from the beam's power. When the alignment passes, the mountain begins to crumble around Spyro, Sparx and Cynder. Remembering the Chronicler's words about riding out the disaster, Spyro uses his powers to encase himself, Cynder and Sparx in crystal to protect them as the Well Of Souls collapses. After the end credits, an image of Spyro and his friends are shown in the crystal, and the Chronicler's voice is heard saying that all the world's hopes now rest with Spyro and that when he awakens, he will find the world different but shouldn't worry as he'll have allies. The story continues in ''[[The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon]]''. |
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===Characters and voice cast=== |
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* [[Elijah Wood]] as [[Spyro the Dragon (character)|Spyro]] <ref name="IGN" /> |
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* [[Billy West]] as [[Spyro the Dragon (character)#Sparx|Sparx]] <ref name="IGN" /> |
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* [[Gary Oldman]] as Ignitus <ref name="IGN" /> |
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* [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] as Gaul, Terrador, Sniff <ref name="GameSpot" /> |
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* [[Martin Jarvis (actor)|Martin Jarvis]] as The Chronicler |
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* [[Mae Whitman]] as Cynder <ref name="GameSpot" /> |
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* [[Corey Burton]] as Volteer, Additional voices |
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* [[Jeff Bennett]] as Cyril, Mole-Yair, Scratch, Additional voices |
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|6.3/10<ref>http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/3D897189-E717-48DE-A5DF-3907FC60B81E.htm Game Informer review] - Retrieved October 28, 2007</ref> |
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|[[IGN]] |
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|3.6/10 (Wii) 3.5/10 (PS2)<ref>[http://ps2.ign.com/articles/830/830708p1.html IGN review] - Retrieved October 28, 2007</ref> |
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|[[Gamespot]] |
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|5.0<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/thelegendofspyrotheeternalnight/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary;read-review Gamespot Review]</ref> |
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|[[Play (magazine)|Play]] |
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|8.5/10 |
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|[[Zen Gamers]] |
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|5.0/10<ref>[http://www.zen-gamers.com/reviews/38-gamesandsoftware/65-reviewspyrotheeternalnight.html Zen Gamers Review]</ref> |
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|[[GameRankings]] |
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|59% (based on 16 reviews) <ref>[http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/941619.asp GameRankings.com coverage]. Retrieved March 2, 2008.</ref> |
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|[[Metacritic]] |
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|56% (based on 17 reviews) <ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps2/legendofspyrotheenternalnight?q=Spyro%20Eternal%20Night Metacritic coverage]. Retrieved March 2, 2008.</ref> |
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The game received slightly lower overall reviews than [[The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning]], and was criticized for similar reasons. Game Chronicles said that while the game may be too difficult for kids and a bit too simple for adults, many will be able to find a lot to like about the game.<ref name=autogenerated1>http://www.gamechronicles.com/reviews/ps2/legendspyro/eternalnight.htm.</ref> The voice acting was also mixed among critics, particularly [[Billy West]]'s role as Sparx the Dragonfly, stating that the character's lines are placed incorrectly.<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref name=autogenerated2>[http://ps2.ign.com/articles/830/830708p1.html/ ''The Legend of Spyro'' PS2 IGN review]</ref><ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/thelegendofspyrotheeternalnight/review.html The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night for PlayStation 2 Review - PlayStation 2 The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night Review<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> British Nintendo magazine NGamer gave it 70%, calling it a "decent platformer, if you can get into the relentless fighting groove". |
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[[Joystiq]] gave the GBA version a 9.5, praising the game's graphics, combo system, and its storyline; they called it "the last great GBA game." Zen Gamers published a review on the 29 March 2009 mentioning that "There is far too much going on" and that the fighting system was "chaotic". The Wii version was praised for its framerate and motion controls.{{Fact|date=June 2009}} IGN was the harshest reviewer to criticize this game and they gave the Nintendo Wii version a 3.6 while the Sony PS2 version a 3.5. They criticized it for it's "Lame controls, Lame Storyline, Lame platforming, Lame Combat and Crappy experience. The biggest problem is just how pointlessly difficult this game is." |
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== Soundtrack == |
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The music theme at the end of the game is called "This Broken Soul" sung by Rebecca Knuebuhl. |
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== External links == |
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* [http://lair.spyrothedragon.com/ Official site] Retrieved 23-6-07 |
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Revision as of 18:18, 12 June 2009
Legend of Spyro: The Eternal night is a catastrophy that should never be spoken of again.