Spyro: Season of Ice

 Game Boy Advance
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  • Summary: Hold Spyro in the palm of your hand! A careless wizard has cursed himself with a big headache and itsthe wings of 100 fairies he nees for the cure. Now it is up to Spyro to save the fairies and restore order to the dragon realms!
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 16
  3. Negative: 2 out of 16
  1. TotalGames.net
    96
    THIS IS THE BEST ADVENTURE ON THE GAME BOY ADVANCE!
  2. Pocket Games
    80
    Although things can get tedious, it's a solid mix of adventuring and action. [Winter 2001, p.55]
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  3. IGN
    80
    A good game with a lengthy quest and a decent challenge.
  4. Nintendophiles
    75
    In the end any substantial complaints I have regarding Spryo: Season of Ice are centered on the fact that current platformers have turned into giant scavenger hunts. Those may be fun but I’ve had my fill already.
  5. Electric Playground
    75
    Together, the sum of these interesting parts holds up quite well.
  6. Game Informer
    60
    The new territory of the Game Boy Advance isn't too hospitable to our fiery friend. [Jan 2002, p.98]
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  7. GamerWeb Nintendo
    40
    It runs poorly, presents itself poorly, and simply is true and utter trash. The only area of remote interest is the 3D level, but that alone isn't worth the price of the game.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. GamecubeLover
    Jul 22, 2016
    9
    VU games does better on the GBA now cause I guess it is less complicated. Not as memorable as the playstation trilogy but is memorable in theVU games does better on the GBA now cause I guess it is less complicated. Not as memorable as the playstation trilogy but is memorable in the GBA library.… Expand
  2. TomG.
    Dec 6, 2003
    9
    Once you get past the isometric perspective in which the game is played in, Spyro:Season of Ice is an absolute blast to play. In some Once you get past the isometric perspective in which the game is played in, Spyro:Season of Ice is an absolute blast to play. In some respects, even better to play than its' PS brethren. One of the things I loved most about it is how its' just as involving as the console games and, even, lasts as long. Hopefully, we'll see more of these in the future. I hope so.… Expand
  4. MichelleP.
    May 22, 2003
    8
    Well, it's pretty fun for one thing. After a while it gets extremely boring. But yes, it is certainly fun when you play it for the first time.
  5. PabloEnver
    Jan 22, 2023
    8
    Como juego de Spyro para GBA, es casi perfecto dadas las limitaciones de la consola. Como juego de plataformas en general, no despuntaComo juego de Spyro para GBA, es casi perfecto dadas las limitaciones de la consola. Como juego de plataformas en general, no despunta demasiado. El problema principal es que es Spyro es un juego de plataformas donde el hilo conductor es planear, y en este caso la vista isométrica no ayuda nada. Harás el 80% de los saltos a ciegas, sin estar totalmente seguro de si la plataforma a la que saltas está mas alta o mas baja que tu. Morirás mucho. Por lo demás está bien: buen diseño artístico, graficos coloridos y fluidos, buenos efectos, buena BSO. Entiendo que la GBA no da para mucho mas, pero le falta un boton para alejar la camara, eso habría solucionado en parte el problema de la vista.… Expand
  6. GypsyPeach
    Jul 31, 2014
    8
    Although this played very much like a typical spyro game and had your typical arsenal of spyro abilities, the levels were really hit or missAlthough this played very much like a typical spyro game and had your typical arsenal of spyro abilities, the levels were really hit or miss with me. Some of them were really fun and just the right amount of challenging while others I just didn't like or didn't care about or the quests simply became too frustrating for me to enjoy. The music is good and the graphics are good, Overall I still really like the game....there are just some parts I don't particularly care for. Still, for a GBA game, I like the things they added in (moving levels, different themes, different creatures and actually helping the fairies) and it's still a good game worth the play.… Expand
  7. TheQuietGamer
    Feb 7, 2011
    7
    Spyro's Game Boy Advance adventure isn't without it's flaws, it's graphics are ok, as is the sound, controls are good, the story is good, andSpyro's Game Boy Advance adventure isn't without it's flaws, it's graphics are ok, as is the sound, controls are good, the story is good, and the gameplay is solid, it suffers from some flying issues which mess up the plat forming, all in all even with it's flaws it's a good game.… Expand
  8. sebastianali
    May 8, 2021
    4
    This is why isometric view platforms will never be so good. I think even Rayman Hoodlum Revenge is better (and that game is terrible). TheThis is why isometric view platforms will never be so good. I think even Rayman Hoodlum Revenge is better (and that game is terrible). The graphics and the music are the only good thing about the game, I must say that in this section it stands out a lot. But the gameplay feels like a bad port from the PS1 games, being in isometric view but having the same exploration elements as 3d games, it means that the perspective and the hitbox is all over the place. You will never know how to distinguish between a higher platform than the one you are already in a jump (and less if the jump includes gliding), also the camera is very close so it is very difficult to explore the environment, almost as if the game expected you to be playing in 3d as if it were the original version. It is easy to fall off the platforms especially since most of them are placed diagonally and not to mention completing 100% of the game, when you do not have any help or anything to find the remaining elements of the stage.
    A shame that the first Spyro game not made by imsomniac turned out to be so bad, after the great game that was Spyro 3.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#31 Best Game Boy Advance Game of 2001
16
#16 Most Discussed Game Boy Advance Game of 2001
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#19 Most Shared Game Boy Advance Game of 2001