Spyro the Dragon review

I was in a Spyro mood so I going to do a Spyro marathon. Starting with the first.

Story
The dragons insult local bad guy Gnasty Gnorc so he turns all the dragons into crystal, steal all the treasure and kidnaps all the eggs. However, he missed one young dragon and now he's going to kick his butt.
It's an excuse plot so there no point in talking about it.

Gameplay
The game is a 3D platformer where you collect stuff in every level. Almost every level plays the same with only a few levels having a gimmick, especially  the Dreamweaver world, which is my favorite. They're are power-ups but they're mostly to get to places you can't reach(super charge) or to defeat big, metal enemies(super flame).
While the core game wasn't perfected yet, it had enough good gameplay to hold it together, but I should two parts I have a problem with. The flying levels are too troublesome to do as one mistake can ruin a run, like an obstacle that should be the last group is the second or missing a train because you kept missing a copter. However, lets be fair. This was the first game and they improved in the sequels. The bosses however are complete jokes. I don't know if I should call them that as they are all pathetic. the only good ones were Doctor Shemp even tough he felt like a first boss and Metalhead. But once again they fixed that and I'll explain in the next game.
Also this is a nitpick but why do I have to complete one level in the first world to fight the boss but all the other worlds let go at em as soon as I get there.

Presentation
I can tell the makers were experimenting to see what they can do. Like burning some tulips or what they can do with metal, tough I would admit the metal chests look bland. I also like the sound effects, mainly the ones when you kill an enemy and the one where the druids are screaming in horror that you're next to them.
I also like that each world has it's own theme going on in everything, from the buildings to the level portals, to the dragons. and while the first few gnorcs have a pretty bland designs, they get interesting once thy start wearing outfits like the punk rockers.
However the music is pretty generic. There songs I like, Dreamweavers, but most of them are either forgettable or sound the same after a while.

Verdict
While I admit this game hasn't aged the best, it serves as an example that a not great start can make a good sequel.
6/10