History VideoGame / SpyroEnterTheDragonfly

* SequenceBreaking: [[invoked]]The portal to [[FinalBoss Ripto's Lair]] is in the HubLevel, Dragon Realms. Thanks to [[ObviousBeta poor geometry meshing]], you can clip through the portal and hit the loading trigger on the bottom, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSPmTrG5yIY completing the game in less than three minutes]] (albiet with NoEnding).

* VocalEvolution: Pamela Hayden's voice for Bianca is a lot more high-pitched and cheery than before, in contrast to her original LittleMissSnarker voice.

** Despite coming BackFromTheDead, Crush and Gulp have very little plot relevance as they only appear in two cutscenes and Ripto [[spoiler:kills them in the second]], leaving them as TheUnfought. The one notable thing either of them does is Crush informing Ripto that the latter scattered the baby dragonflies over the world.

Much like the later-released [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 Sonic '06]], the game is more well known in the gaming world for being pushed out incomplete, rather than its gameplay. Throughout its two-and-a-half year dev cycle, Universal ordered constant, total revisions; the final product went gold after only a matter of months. Thus, the game went down as an ObviousBeta, and the black sheep of the original ''Spyro'' series.

* JurassicFarce: Jurassic Jungle is clearly a parody of ''Franchise/JurassicPark'', only the ''T. rex'' and raptors are mechanical.

* RaptorAttack: The R-1000s of Jurassic Jungle are raptors made of liquid metal.

* TropicalIslandAdventure: Luau Island.

* BubblegloopSwamp: Honey Marsh is swamp populated by bees and bee farmers, meaning that flowing honey takes the place of swamp water.

* AbsenteeActor:
** This is one of only two classic-era games since his first appearance where the Professor does not appear, even though his voice actor, Creator/TomKenny, is still in the voice cast. Some of his grunts from the earlier titles are recycled for other characters in this game.
** Bartholomew appears for a sidequest in Monkey Monastery, but his older brother Bentley, a major character in the third game, doesn't show up at all.

* TropicalIslandAdventure: Laua Island.

* WingShield: The TropeNamer and also the first game in the series where Spyro gains the ability to shield himself with his wings. However, here the ability is a UselessUsefulSpell since it works on only one enemy, the Wizard Riptocs, who can only be defeated by using Spyro's wings [[DeflectorShield to deflect their own attacks back at them]].

Gameplay is similar to the style set by ''VideoGame/Spyro2RiptosRage'' and ''VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon''; Spyro ventures through worlds in the Dragon Realms in search of the missing dragonflies, helping residents and gathering treasure in the process. Unlike earlier games, there's only one home world, and a ''much'' smaller level count, though the areas you do get to play in are significantly bigger. This game marks the first time Spyro has access to extra breath types that can be used throughout the game, including bubble breath (used to catch stray dragonflies), lightening breath (to activate electrical node switches), and ice breath (to freeze enemies).

* FarEast: The first realm Spyro visits is the Eastern-themed realm ''Dragonfly Dojo'' which features [[{{Ninja}} Ninja Riptocs]], Paddy fields, lanterns, CherryBlossoms trees, and the [[{{DragonsUpTheYinYang}} Dragon Masters]].

* FarEast: The first realm Spyro visits is the Eastern-themed realm ''Dragonfly Dojo'' which features [[{{Ninja}} Ninja Riptocs]], Paddy fields, CherryBlossoms and the [[{{DragonsUpTheYinYang}} Dragon Masters]].

* FarEast: The first realm Spyro visits is the Eastern-themed realm ''Dragonfly Dojo'' which features [[{{Ninja}} Ninja Riptocs]], Dojo’s, Paddy fields, CherryBlossoms and the [[{{DragonsUpTheYinYang}} Dragon Masters]].

* FarEast: The first realm Spyro visits is the Eastern-themed realm ''Dragonfly Dojo'' which features [[{{Ninja}} Ninja Riptocs]], Dojo’s, Paddy fields,, CherryBlossoms and the [[{{DragonsUpTheYinYang}} Dragon Masters]].

** There is also the Eastern-themed obstacle course Banzai Speedway.

* DummiedOut: Among the game's cut content is a level called "Enchanted Forest" that got decently far in development and appeared in early screenshots; remains of its data such as its music track still exist in the game.

* BubblyClouds: Cloud 9 is a world of castles spread across clouds high in the sky.

** In Dragonfly Dojo, three of the dragonflies are named Rashomon, Yojimbo, and [[Manga/LoneWolfAndCub Cub]]. The dragon hosting the tank challenge is named Patton.

* DirectSequel: This game doesn't acknowledge ''Season of Ice'', ''Season of Fire'' or any of the other Game Boy games, as evidenced by a giant balloon of the Sorceress seen at the very beginning.