Shadow Legacy is very much an RPG since the main focus of the game involves an epic storyline that has you going on a long quest and learning new moves and magics as you level up. Spyro Shadow Legacy is a nice blend of the RPG and platforming genres. As you gain experience and level up, you will be able to talk to the elders and learn new combos and magics. While in the Shadow Realm, Spyro's normal attacks (head-butting and fire) won't work, which is why our hero must learn new moves. Now Spyro will travel between the real world and the shadow world using ancient portals found throughout the game. But it isn't just the dragons that are in danger Spyro soon finds out that his friends are trapped as well. All of the dragons are sucked in and now it is up to Spyro to bring them back into the real world. But not long after the ship sets sail, a massive dark energy is released and the portal to the Shadow Realm is opened.

So like I said above, Spyro's friends have left for the summer and Spyro is supposed to train with the elders. Yes there is still a platformer element to it because there are plenty of times when you will have to jump across many different cliffs or pedestals. Of course, Spyro's standard attacks are still there, and the platformer-based world in which Spyro has existed still seems to be present as you have to hit switches, jump, and glide your way around the world. These spells aren't really for attack or to be used in the heat of battle, but are typically used to move rocks or teleport to other areas you have visited. Not only will Spyro learn some new attacks like the horn throw, but he will also have five different magic spells he will be able to use. Fun as those games might have been, it is time for Spyro to learn a few more tricks. There have been numerous Spyro games in the past that consisted of little more than just running around, gliding and charging into things. Shadow Legacy starts off with Spyro's friends going off and away from the dragon island while our hero is forced to stay in school and start learning magic. Spyro Shadow Legacy might, at first glance, just look like a GBA game that was ported to the DS, but with the graphics involved and its semi-regular use of the stylus, it is obvious that any attempt to put this game on a standard handheld would yield a very different, and somewhat lacking, experience.

Spyro shadow legacy