<s>
Spyro	B-Application
:	I-Application
Year	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2000	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
Spyro	O
game	O
Insomniac	O
developed	O
;	O
their	O
next	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
multiplatform	B-Operating_System
title	O
Spyro	B-Application
:	I-Application
Enter	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dragonfly	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
under	O
the	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
label	O
,	O
and	O
remade	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Spyro	B-Application
Reignited	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
minigames	O
were	O
featured	O
in	O
Spyro	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ripto	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Spyro	O
emerges	O
in	O
the	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
(	O
lands	O
once	O
inhabited	O
by	O
the	O
dragons	O
)	O
,	O
where	O
magic	O
has	O
gradually	O
been	O
disappearing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
Sorceress	O
banished	O
the	O
dragons	O
,	O
not	O
realizing	O
they	O
were	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
magic	O
,	O
and	O
wants	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
baby	O
dragons	O
 '	O
wings	O
to	O
concoct	O
a	O
spell	O
that	O
can	O
grant	O
her	O
immortality	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Spyro	B-Application
:	I-Application
Year	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
spanned	O
about	O
ten	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
months	O
,	O
from	O
November	O
1999	O
to	O
September	O
2000	O
;	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
a	O
host	O
of	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Doom	B-Application
and	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
levels	O
were	O
made	O
much	O
larger	O
than	O
those	O
in	O
Spyro	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
so	O
that	O
more	O
areas	O
for	O
minigames	O
could	O
be	O
added	O
;	O
to	O
prevent	O
player	O
confusion	O
on	O
where	O
to	O
go	O
next	O
,	O
these	O
areas	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
load	O
separately	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
hubs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
complimented	O
the	O
compact	O
disc	O
format	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
its	O
support	O
for	O
high	O
quality	O
audio	O
;	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
technical	O
constraints	O
that	O
stopped	O
him	O
from	O
producing	O
the	O
sound	O
he	O
wanted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noticeably	O
,	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
has	O
inconsistencies	O
between	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
release	O
and	O
its	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
example	O
is	O
the	O
speedway	O
levels	O
all	O
sharing	O
the	O
same	O
theme	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
release	O
assigns	O
the	O
theme	O
to	O
Harbor	O
Speedway	O
,	O
while	O
giving	O
the	O
other	O
speeedways	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Reignited	B-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
version	O
rectifies	O
this	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
from	O
the	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
was	O
remastered	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Spyro	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Spyro	B-Application
Reignited	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
also	O
implemented	O
crack	B-Application
protection	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
previous	O
games	O
had	O
contained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Future	O
Spyro	O
games	O
were	O
produced	O
by	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
developers	O
,	O
Digital	O
Eclipse	O
,	O
Equinox	B-Application
Digital	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
,	O
Eurocom	O
,	O
Krome	O
Studios	O
,	O
Étranges	O
Libellules	O
,	O
Tantalus	O
Media	O
,	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
,	O
and	O
Toys	O
for	O
Bob	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NextGens	O
Kevin	O
Rice	O
provided	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
positive	O
reviews	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
stated	O
the	O
top-notch	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
intuitive	O
controls	O
and	O
excellent	O
graphics	O
made	O
the	O
title	O
the	O
best	O
Spyro	O
game	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
and	O
arguably	O
the	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Console	O
Action/Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Art	O
Direction	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Overall	O
Console	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
awards	O
at	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
4th	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Majora	I-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IX	I-Application
,	O
and	O
SSX	B-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
