Play The Legend Of Spyro - A New Beginning (e)(rising Sun) Online

I picked up The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning on the Game Boy Advance back in 2006. It was developed by Krome Studios, and it felt like a solid attempt to bring a more story-driven, action-focused platformer to the handheld. At a time when the GBA library was full of sprite-based adventures, this one stood out with its 3D-rendered characters and cinematic ambitions, even if it had to make some compromises for the hardware.

You control Spyro, a young purple dragon, through a series of linear levels. Your main goal is to stop the dark armies and a dragon named Cynder. The core gameplay involves moving from screen to screen, using a simple melee combo attack and shooting fireballs at a variety of enemies. You gradually unlock new elemental breaths, like ice and electricity, which are needed to solve environmental puzzles and defeat certain foes. The pacing is fairly straightforward, and the difficulty is manageable, though some enemy encounters can feel repetitive. It feels like a compact, simplified version of a console action game, built for short bursts of play.