Spyro: Season of Ice

Spyro: Season of Ice is a platform game developed by Digital Eclipse for the Game Boy Advance. It is a spin-off of the Spyro franchise.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The game recreates the gameplay of the PlayStation Spyro the Dragon games on the Game Boy Advance, using an isometric display to simulate 3D movement to be able to include most of the elements of the Insomniac Spyro games.
 * 2) Similar to the first Spyro game's dragon statues, each level has multiple crystalized Fairies to rescue.
 * 3) The story indirectly follows the events of Spyro: Year of the Dragon.
 * 4) Speedway stages return and play fairly similar to the PlayStation versions.
 * 5) Solid soundtrack.
 * 6) It introduces a new villain, Grendor, who redeems himself at the ending.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The isometric angle often makes platforming more awkward because you often can't tell how tall a platform is or in what direction you have to jump to reach it.
 * 2) No checkpoints.
 * 3) Cheap enemy placement, many of which can knock you into a bottomless pit if you don't react to them immediately.