Spyro Reignited Trilogy

The Spyro Reignited Trilogy is a collection of remasters of the Spyro the Dragon original trilogy. In celebration of Spyro's 20th anniversary, the first three Spyro games are remade from the ground-up by Toys For Bob, who are known for creating and developing the toys-to-life franchise Skylanders, Sanzaru Games, and a large slew of other game developers.
On August 16, 2018, Toys For Bob announced that the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, originally scheduled for release on September 21st, was delayed to November 13th to add more love and care.
==Summary==
The original roast master is back! Same sick burns, same smoldering attitude, now all scaled up in stunning HD. 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. Because when there’s a realm that needs saving, there’s only one dragon to call.Spyro the Dragon: Reignited Trilogy, website.
==Details==
===Key Trilogy Features=== 
*Unleash the Dragon – The purple dragon that stole gamers’ hearts 20 years ago is back and looking more fly than ever in scaled-up HD graphics. Explore the expansive realms, re-encounter the fiery personalities and relive the adventure in fully remastered glory.Spyro Reignited Trilogy Announcement Press Release
*Massive Collection – The Spyro Reignited Trilogy lets players glide to new heights, unleash fire-breathing attacks, and explore lush environments filled with new detail bringing the Dragon and Avalar realms to life in more than 100 levels from the first three games. Each level in Spyro Reignited Trilogy is mapped faithfully from the originals, only now re-imagined with modern mechanics to give fans an excellent gaming experience.
*Gnostalgia n’ More – This is the Spyro with swagger and personality that fans remember from their childhood. Returned and remastered Orb Challenges, mini-games and more make this an epic trilogy for the diehard Spyro-maniacs!
* So Fly – The game collection is stunning, lush, and fiery! The Spyro Reignited Trilogy introduces players to a completely remastered game collection with a re-imagined cast of characters, brand-new lighting, animations, environments, and recreated cinematics—all in stunning HD.
*Fresh Controls, Original Adventure – The trilogy breaks free from the gameplay chains of the ‘90s with updated controls, dramatically silky-smooth game camera handling, and full analog stick support for added flavor in this one-of-a-kind adventure.
*Did You Hear That? – Fans of the Spyro games may recognize some familiar sounds in Spyro Reignited Trilogy. Tom Kenny, the original voice actor in Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!, and Spyro: Year of the Dragon and fan-favorite reprises his role as the voice of Spyro. The new collection also re-imagines Stewart Copeland’s original soundtrack from the first three games.
===Original Storylines=== 
*Spyro the Dragon – Gnasty Gnorc has returned from exile and has unleashed evil magic on the Dragon Realms, trapping the dragons in crystal and raising an army of Gnorcs. Spyro, with his friend Sparx the Dragonfly, is the only dragon left who can traverse the six Homeworlds, free the dragons, and save the day. Guide Spyro as he glides through the Dragon Realms, toasting colorful enemies with his fiery breath and encountering countless puzzles and adventures along the way.
*Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage! – Spyro has been brought to the land of Avalar to defeat the evil sorcerer Ripto who has brought war to Avalar’s Homeworlds. Each Homeworld is being held captive by Ripto and his minions and it's up to Spyro to defeat them and bring peace to Avalar’s realms. In this adventure, Spyro powerflames, supershots, and headbashes his way through enemies while completing unique challenges such as herding strange beasts, target shooting, and defeating ravenous dinosaurs.
*Spyro: Year of the Dragon – The Dragon Realms are celebrating the ‘Year of the Dragon’ when a mysterious cloaked figure emerges to steal all the Dragon Eggs. Under the spell of the evil Sorceress, an army of Rhynocs is now guarding the helpless eggs in the Forgotten Realms. With new and old friends, Spyro is on a quest to recover the lost eggs, defeat the Rhynoc army, and stop the evil Sorceress. Turn up the heat in this adventure by exploring the mysterious realms and completing outrageous challenges, such as pulling off sick tricks on a skateboard and stepping into a boxing ring.
===Soundtrack===
On July 19, 2018, at the San Diego Comic Con, Toys For Bob announced the return of Stewart Copeland (The Police) to the Spyro franchise. Copeland, the series' original composer, revealed a clip of the new soundtrack main theme featured in Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy to fans during the Spyro: Reigniting a Legend panel. Known as "Tiger Train," Copeland’s new intro reprises recognizable music motifs from the first three Spyro games into a memorable, orchestral-rock journey.
And the Spyro nostalgia beat doesn’t end there! Franchise fans can go down music
memory lane as the Spyro Reignited Trilogy brings a new in-game audio feature that allows players to switch between Copeland’s original and the newly remastered soundtracks. Players can simply fly in to the “options menu” at any time during gameplay, unleash their preferred nostalgic or scaled up groove, and glide right back into the Spyro action without losing saved data.
"Creating new music for the Spyro Reignited Trilogy has been incredibly fun and nostalgic for me," said Stewart Copeland, acclaimed musician (The Police), film score writer and composer. "Seeing how the fans loved the original series and soundtrack was a very heart-warming experience 20 years ago, and being able to revisit that fun with the new game has brought things full circle. I can’t wait for players to hear the new intro title track and enjoy the option to play the remastered game to my original music when the trilogy arrives this fall. 'Tiger Train' includes some of my favorite themes from the original soundtrack, which I'm sure the Spyro faithful will appreciate!"Spyro Reignited Trilogy Brings the Beat to Fans at San Diego Comic-Con. (Date Posted - July 19, 2018). Business Wire.
==Gameplay==
===Abilities===
Most of the abilities from the original trilogy are present in the Reignited Trilogy, including the dodge roll, swimming, climbing etc.
===Controls===
=====Spyro=====
<tabber>
Spyro the Dragon =
Button formation 	Button formation	Button formation	Button formation	Button formation
Movement 	PlayStation 4/5 	Xbox 	Switch 	PC
Jump 	 	 	 	
Glide 	+ 	+ 	+ 	+
Hover 	+ + 	+ + 	+ + 	+ + or
Look around environment	Hold 	Hold 	Hold or 	Hold or
Flame 	 	 	 	
Charge 	 	 	 	
Sparx gem radar 	Press 	Press 	Press 	Press
Side-rolling 	or 	or 	or 	or
Move the camera 	or 	or 	or 	TBA
Pause Menu 	 	 	 	
View Inventory 	 	 	 	
|-|
Ripto's Rage!/Year of the Dragon = 
Button formation 	Button formation 	Button formation 	Button formation 	Button formation
Movement 	PlayStation 4/5 	Xbox 	Switch 	PC
Jump 	 	 	 	
Glide 	+ 	+ 	+ 	+
Hover 	+ + 	+ 	+ + 	+ + or
Look around environment	Hold 	Hold 	Hold or 	Hold or
Flame 	 	 	 	
Charge 	 	 	 	
Sparx gem radar 	Press 	Press 	Press 	Press
Side-rolling 	or 	or 	or 	or
Move the camera 	or 	or 	or 	TBA
Pause Menu 	 	 	 	
View Guidebook 	 	 	 	
View Atlas 	 	 	 	
Swmming 	 	 	 	/
Climbing 	+ (to move left or right) and + + (to jump to another ladder)	+ (to move left or right) and + + (to jump to another ladder)	+ (to move left or right) and + + (to jump to another ladder)	TBA
Headbash 	+ 	+ 	+ 	/
</tabber>
=====Sheila=====
Button formation 	Button formation	Button formation	Button formation	Button formation
Movement 	PlayStation 4/5 	Xbox 	Switch 	PC
Jump 	 	 	 	
Double Jump 	+ 	+ 	+ 	+
Mega Jump 	+ + 	+ + 	+ + 	+ +
Stomp 	+ 	+ 	+ 	+ or
Look around environment	Hold 	Hold 	Hold or 	Hold or
Kick 	or 	or 	/ 	/
Sparx gem radar 	Press 	Press 	Press 	Press
Move the camera 	or 	or 	or 	TBA
Pause Menu 	 	 	 	
View Atlas 	 	 	 	
=====Sgt. Byrd=====
Button formation 	Button formation	Button formation	Button formation	Button formation
Movement 	PlayStation 4/5 	Xbox 	Switch 	PC
Fly 	 	 	 	
To fly higher 	Hold 	Hold 	Hold 	Hold
Fire Rocket launcers	 	 	 	or
Drop Item 	 	 	 	
Aim 	Hold 	Hold 	Hold 	Hold or Hold
Sparx gem radar 	Press 	Press 	Press 	Press
Move the camera 	or 	or 	or 	or
Pause Menu 	 	 	 	
View Atlas 	 	 	 	
=====Bentley=====
Button formation	Button formation	Button formation	Button formation	Button formation
Movement 	PlayStation 4/5 	Xbox 	Switch 	PC
Jump 	 	 	 	
Club smash 	 	 	 	
Spin club 	 	 	 	
Look around 	 	Hold 	Hold 	Hold or Hold
Sparx gem radar 	Press 	Press 	Press 	Press
Move the camera 	or 	or 	or 	or
Pause Menu 	 	 	 	
View Atlas 	 	 	 	
=====Agent 9=====
Button formation	Button formation	Button formation	Button formation	Button formation
Movement 	PlayStation 4/5 	Xbox 	Switch 	PC
Fire blaster 	 	 	 	
Jump 	 	 	 	/
Sniper mode 	Hold 	Hold / 	Hold / 	Hold or
Throw bomb 	 	 	 	/
Sparx gem radar 	Press 	Press 	Press 	Press
Move the camera 	or 	or 	or 	or
Pause Menu 	 	 	 	
View Atlas 	 	 	 	
=====Sparx=====
Button formation	Button formation	Button formation	Button formation	Button formation
Movement 	PlayStation 4/5 	Xbox 	Switch 	PC
Charge 	 	 	 	or
Shoot 	 	 	 	
Strafe 	/ 	/ 	/ 	/
Powerup 	 	 	 	
Pause Menu 	 	 	 	
View Atlas 	 	 	 	
===Homeworlds and Realms===
====Spyro the Dragon====
Homeworlds 	Realms 	Speedways 	Boss Realms
Artisans 	Stone HillDark HollowTown Square 	Sunny Flight 	Toasty
Peace Keepers 	Dry CanyonCliff TownIce Cavern 	Night Flight 	Doctor Shemp
Magic Crafters 	Alpine RidgeHigh CavesWizard Peak 	Crystal Flight	Blowhard
Beast Makers 	Misty BogTerrace VillageTree Tops 	Wild Flight 	Metalhead
Dream Weavers 	Dark PassageLofty CastleHaunted Towers 	Icy Flight 	Jacques
Gnasty's World/Gnorc Gnexus	Twilight HarborGnorc CoveGnasty's Loot (bonus realm)	None 	Gnasty Gnorc
====Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!====
Homeworlds 	Realms 	Speedways 	Boss Realms
Summer Forest	GlimmerColossusIdol SpringsHurricosSunny BeachAquaria Towers 	Ocean Speedway 	Crush's Dungeon
Autumn Plains	Skelos BadlandsCrystal GlacierBreeze HarborZephyrScorchFracture HillsMagma ConeShady Oasis	Metro SpeedwayIcy Speedway	Gulp's Overlook
Winter Tundra	Mystic MarshCloud TemplesRobotica FarmsMetropolisDragon Shores (bonus realm) 	Canyon Speedway 	Ripto's Arena
====Spyro: Year of the Dragon====
Homeworlds 	Realms 	Speedways 	Boss Realms 	Sparx Realms
Sunrise Spring 	Sunny VillaCloud SpiresMolten CraterSeashell ShoreSheila's Alp 	Mushroom Speedway	Buzz's Dungeon 	Crawdad Farm
Midday Gardens 	Icy PeakEnchanted TowersSpooky SwampBamboo TerraceSgt. Byrd's Base 	Country Speedway 	Spike's Arena 	Spider Town
Evening Lake 	Frozen AltarsLost FleetFireworks FactoryCharmed RidgeBentley's Outpost 	Honey Speedway 	Scorch's Pit 	Starfish Reef
Midnight Mountain	Crystal IslandsDesert RuinsHaunted TombDino MinesAgent 9's LabSuper Bonus Round (bonus realm)	Harbor Speedway 	Sorceress's Lair	Bugbot Factory
==Additional content==
===Playstation Preorder Bonuses=== 
*Dynamic Dark Hollow Pre-Order theme and a Spyro PSN avatar
*Hero Bundle (Dynamic Sunny Flight Hero Theme and Spyro avatar)
*Remastered Spyro avatar
*Low Poly Spyro Avatar
*Idol Springs theme
*Spyro Theme Bundle (Dynamic Sunny Villa Ride with Spyro theme + Crystal Dragon, Elora, Hunter, Sheep avatars)
* The Adventure Begins Bundle (Dynamic Artisan Meadows theme + Gnasty Gnorc and Ripto avatars)
===Store Preorder Bonuses===
*Gamestop Spyro keychain
*Gamestop Spyro Reignited Trilogy Spyro Concept Art Linen Poster
* Micro Blocks Spyro Figurine
*Steelcase
*3 Collectible Cards
*Key Ring
==Original and Reignited==
In the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, everything that was present in the original Spyro trilogy has been remade from the ground-up in high definition graphics, providing new sound effects, animations, and a new experience for new and longtime fans.
The dragons featured in the first game were color palettes of five different models in each five homeworlds. In the Reignited Trilogy, these dragons have undergone a design overhaul that each give them different character designs and unique characteristics that match the world they reside in.
Additional features have been added in the Reignited Trilogy that wasn't included in the original games, such as the addition of Skill Points that were never included in the first game.
On the 12th of March 2019, following criticism during initial release, the game was given subtitles for each cutscene in the game.Latest Updates for Spyro Reignited Trilogy. (Date Posted - Mar. 12, 2019). Activision Support.
To see differences between the original games and the Reignited Trilogy, click here: 
::Spyro Reignited Trilogy/Game differences 
==Development==
Development started in 2017Spyro Reignited Trilogy: Toasty. (Date Posted - Nov. 13, 2018). ArtStation., with Toys For Bob experimenting with the game engine on the level Toasty.Spyro Reignited Trilogy Devs on Remastering Classics. (Date Posted - Apr. 5, 2018). YouTube. Toys for Bob came to the original team at Insomniac Games, who developed the Spyro trilogy, and informed them of their development on the Reignited Trilogy. The Insomniac team was more than happy to provide their input on the upcoming game, sharing Toys for Bob their original concepts and visuals on the game trilogy, making development a collaborative effort between them and Toys for Bob.How Spyro's Creators Feel About the Reignited Trilogy's Updates - Comic Con 2018. (Date Posted - Jul. 19, 2018). YouTube.
 Since Insomniac Games didn't possess the original source code, the team at Toys For Bob didn't have access to the original data, rigging, nor models from the classic Spyro trilogy, so they played through the original games to get the feel of the worlds and its characters and recreate everything from scratch.Twitch Talk: Animation Exchange 2019. (Date Posted - Mar. 22, 2019). Twitch. The team were able to leverage many of the original assets such as level models, level collision, animated objects, character models, music, game text, and game sounds using an in-house software called Spyroscope, whose function is to scan the code and assets of the original game and convert the data into a usable form.Spyro: Reigniting a Legend Panel at San Diego Comic Con 2018 | Spyro Reignited Trilogy. (Date Posted - Jul. 30, 2018). YouTube.
The adult dragons of the first game were initially planned to be designed faithfully to their original models, including those that were color swaps of existing dragons. Toys For Bob decided to give all 74 dragons their own unique design and individuality. "Every time you interact with a dragon, it enhances the story and makes you feel like there's a world that Spyro is in," said Art Director Josh Nadelberg, "We felt like to make a game that was going to be as evocative as possible, we wanted to tell a bigger story.'Spyro Reignited Trilogy' Devs Did Not Just Hit the Beautify Button | Gaming. (Date Posted - Nov. 9, 2018). Newsweek.
Toys For Bob audio designer Stephen Vankov worked with composer Stewart Copeland on the remixed soundtrack at Stewart's studio.Spyro Reignited Trilogy’s creator on re-imagining the beloved franchise for its upcoming PS4 remaster. (Date Posted - Nov. 1, 2018). Newsweek.
Sanzaru Games took about 8 months to develop the Spyro: Year of the Dragon portion of the Spyro Reignited Trilogy.Spyro Reignited Trilogy. (Date Posted - Jan. 16, 2021). ArtStation.
Initially, copies of the Spyro Reignited Trilogy had to be updated in order to play the second and third games.Spyro Reignited Trilogy Requires An Update For Two Of The Games. (Date Posted - Aug. 01, 2018). GameInformer.
==Cast==
Character 	Voice Actor
Spyro the DragonProfessorSgt. Byrd	Tom Kenny
Sparx the Dragonfly 	André Sogliuzzo
Gnasty Gnorc 	Michael Gough
Elora 	Cassandra Lee Morris
Zoe 	Catherine Taber
Hunter 	Robbie Daymond
Ripto 	Gregg Berger
Moneybags 	JB Blanc
Sheila 	Chantelle Barry
Bentley 	Dave B. Mitchell
Agent 9 	Richard Tatum
Bianca 	Melissa Hutchison
Sorceress 	Cissy Jones
==Reception==
The Spyro Reignited Trilogy received favorable reviews.Spyro Reignited Trilogy Playstation 4 Reviews. Metacritic.Spyro Reignited Trilogy Xbox One Reviews. Metacritic.Spyro Reignited Trilogy Nintendo Switch Reviews. Metacritic. Positive reception included praise towards the creative liberties taken on the characters, the worlds and the next-generations graphics. GameInformer gave Reignited a 8.5/10, praising the game's attention to detail with both the level design, characters and layouts being accurate to the original material and exhibiting more unique and expressive personalities.Spyro Reignited Review. (Date Posted - Nov 12, 2018). GameInformer.
Criticisms include the initial console game release having long loading times, glitches, and frame-rate. Destroid noted that while the game remained faithful, it retained some of the flaws from the original games, particularly the overall "bland" and linear objectives.Review: Spyro Reignited Trilogy. (Date Posted - Nov 24, 2018). Destructoid. Slant Magazine pointed out that Ripto's Rage and Year of the Dragon are "mere reskins" of the first game, while also chiding the game's inconsistent frame-rate and "slippery" controls.Review: Spyro Reignited Trilogy. (Date Posted - Nov 19, 2018). Slant Magazine.
===Sales===
The Reignited Trilogy gained first place on the UK all-formats sales chart in its first week. While it sold less than Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, it outsold both its Pikachu and Eevee versions individually.Pokémon and Spyro top hyper competitive week at UK games retail. (Date Posted - Nov. 18, 2018). GameIndustry.biz. It was also the best-selling PlayStation 4 title in its first week in Australia.#spyro reigns supreme. (Date Posted - Nov. 22, 2018). Twitter. As of September 2023, the Spyro Reignited Trilogy sold 10 million copies worldwide.Kicking off our special #Spyroversary month with an extra special celebration.. (Date Posted - Sep 1, 2023). Twitter.
The Spyro Reignited Trilogy won the "Family/Kids Title of the Year" award at the Australian Games Awards,Australian Game Awards - Your 2018 Winners. Australian Game Awards. was nominated for the Freedom Tower Award for Best Remake at the New York Game Awards,2018 New York Game Awards Nominees Revealed. (Date Posted - Jan. 4, 2019). ScreenRant. for "Game, Classic Revival" at the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards,Nominee List for 2018. (Date Posted - Feb. 11, 2019). National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. and for "People's Choice" at the Italian Video Game Awards.Italian Video Game Awards Nominees and Winners. Italian Video Game Awards. 
== See also == 
*The Art of Spyro: Reignited Trilogy
==Gallery==
::Main article: Spyro Reignited Trilogy/Gallery
===Trailers===
All Scaled Up Reveal Trailer - Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy - Spyro the Dragon
Spyro Reignited Trilogy Devs on Remastering Classics
Soundtrack Main Theme Tease Spyro Reignited Trilogy
New and Original Music Option Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Spyro Reignited Trilogy Launch Trailer
==Trivia == 
*Difficulty settings were originally planned for the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, reminiscent to the ones in the Skylanders franchise. The Easy difficulty had the image of a sheep, Sparx the Dragonfly for the Medium difficulty, Spyro for Hard, and Gnasty Gnorc for a Nightmare Mode that can't be unlocked until presumably one of the other difficulties is finished. This menu can be found in the game files of the PC version of Reignited, but the buttons can't be interacted with.
*The Reignited Trilogy is currently the only Spyro game to be developed by more than five game companies.
*The Reignited Trilogy is the second Spyro game, following The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon, to be dubbed into Danish, and the first time the original Spyro trilogy can be experienced in Danish, with both dragon voices as well as location names having been changed. 
**Some issues in the dubbing, however, have been found such as some voices not matching up to the lips or Spyro sounding more like a young adult, rather than a child.
**It is also the second Spyro game (excluding Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure and any other games in the Skylanders series) to be dubbed into Finnish, also following Dawn of the Dragon.
*Following this game, Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled was the next game to use the same modelling concepts as Reignited Trilogy, rather than backtracking to previous design choices, indicating that any possible future installments will be using the Reignited standard modelling concepts.
*The Japanese release of the Reignited Trilogy marks the first time that Spyro: Year of the Dragon is playable in Japan in any official form, as the original was never released in Japan.
==External links==
*Official website: http://spyrothedragon.com/
==References==
 
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