A little purple dragon, 150 eggs to recover, and a sorceress to rout with bursts of flame.

On gut feeling, few direct votes, so caution. The detail shows one real glimmer: attachment, well above average, carried by the fondness people keep for this childhood companion. The rest, however, finishes low: fun, the wish to rediscover it, art style, and soundtrack fall to the very bottom of the ranking. As often with PlayStation era mascots, the profile mainly reflects the gap between the nostalgia people hold for the character and the harsher verdict of the criteria for a 2000 game.

Next to other platformers, this third Spyro remains a peak of the joyful collectathon formula, the last signed by its original studio.

So, who is it for? For you if you grew up with Spyro and like collectathon platforming. Much less if the title's age keeps you at a distance.