Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 13 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 13
  2. Negative: 7 out of 13
  1. The challenges are so easy they're laughable. The graphics haven't improved. The framerate chugs. [Jan 2003, p.101]
  2. 50
    With all of these faltering features, Spyro’s newest adventure feels more like it was meant to be played on the PlayStation rather than on the GameCube.
  3. Just a mess. The underlying play mechanics are OK, but the graphics are so bad they actually impact the gameplay significantly.
  4. A train wreck of a game that has no direction, no technical merit, and little appeal except as a game design house of horrors and a showcase for some good music by Stewart Copeland.
  5. To be perfectly honest I like it more than the PSone Spyro games.
  6. There is no way of putting it nicely – this game sucks. Avoid this game at all costs. Even if you loved the previous Spyro titles, do not buy this game. Show Universal that we don’t buy crap.
  7. 60
    The framerate is absolutely terrible. What was Universal thinking letting this one out the door?
  8. Although the game's pace may be slow at times, its elements add up to a satisfying experience. [Dec 2002, p.218]
  9. Everything from the graphics, sound and the frame rate should have been a whole lot better, not to mention the confusing and burdensome control scheme.
  10. There was one point where I once went to a part of a level, and it was missing. The level wasn't there at all. I was floating in mid air. Eventually it re-appeared but this shouldn't happen.
  11. If you have Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly, trade it in for a PS1 Spyro game and hope for the best. But please, do not play this game all the way through. Innocent minds will be lost.
  12. Feels flat and recycled, a perfunctory exercise to suck in the remaining loyalists. [Dec 2002, p.86]
  13. While we rarely get hung-up about graphic quality, its obvious that the developer has put very little effort into this department – bare textures and dull colours do not excite.
User Score

Mixed or average reviews- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 4 out of 6
  1. SamanthaW.
    Mar 16, 2003
    It is the best.
  2. Jul 3, 2011
    Pretty good game. Not the best compared to the earlier Playstation Spyros, but it's pretty fun. There are some pretty interesting levels and weapons. Full Review »
  3. Becky
    Dec 29, 2003
    Too many bugs, I was unable to play.