Master Spyro: Year of the Dragon Controls & Levels

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This section covers the various control schemes for Spyro and his allies, as well as detailing the different types of levels found in Spyro: Year of the Dragon.

Spyro's Controls:

L Stick: Move
R Stick: Nothing
Hold X: Fly upwards
O: Launch Missile
Hold Down T: Aim View (Byrd Vision)
Hold Down T in Mid-air: Aerial View
[] when carrying object: Drop object
Drop on object: Pick up object
START: Pause/Resume Game
SELECT: Open Atlas at page of level/Resume Game
L1/R1: Point Camera at the back of Sgt. Byrd
L2: Rotate Camera Left
R2: Rotate Camera Right
L1 in mid-air: Strafe left
R1 in mid-air: Strafe right
L1 + L Stick: Turn on the Spot to the left
R1 + L Stick: Turn on the Spot to the right
^ Directional Button: Move forward
Directional Button: Turn 180 degrees
< Directional Button: Turn 90 degrees to the left
> Directional Button: Turn 90 degrees to the right
L1 + R1 + L2 + R2: Sparx Points to nearest gem (once earned)

Bentley's Controls:

L Stick: Move
R Stick: Nothing
X: Jump
O: Club smash
Hold down T: Look Around (Bently Vision)
Hold down []: Club spin
START: Pause/Resume Game
SELECT: Open Atlas at page of level/Resume Game
L1/R1: Point Camera at the back of Bently
L2: Rotate Camera Left
R2: Rotate Camera Right
L1 + L Stick: Turn on the Spot to the left
R1 + L Stick: Turn on the Spot to the right
^ Directional Button: Move Forward
Directional Button: Turn 180 degrees
< Directional Button: Turn 90 degrees to the left
> Directional Button: Turn 90 degrees to the right
L1 + R1 + L2 + R2: Sparx Points to nearest gem (once earned)

Agent 9's Controls:

L Stick: Move
R Stick: Nothing
X: Jump
O: Shoot
T: Switch between Normal and Sniper Mode (Agent 9 Vision)
[]: Throw bomb (if carrying)
START: Pause/Resume Game
SELECT: Open Atlas at page of level/Resume Game
L1/R1: Point Camera
L2: Rotate Camera Left
R2: Rotate Camera Right
L1 + L Stick: Turn on the Spot to the left
R1 + L Stick: Turn on the Spot to the right
^ Directional Button: Move Forward
Directional Button: Turn 180 degrees
< Directional Button: Turn 90 degrees to the left
> Directional Button: Turn 90 degrees to the right
L1 + R1 + L2 + R2: Sparx Points to nearest gem (once earned)

Sparx's Controls:

L Stick: Move
R Stick: Nothing
X: Fire Powerup Projectile
O: Fireball
Hold Down [] + L Stick: Charge
START: Pause/Resume Game
SELECT: Open Atlas at page of level/Resume Game
L1/R1 + Left Analog Stick: Strafe
^ Directional Button: Move Forward
Directional Button: Turn 180 degrees
< Directional Button: Turn 90 degrees to the left
> Directional Button: Turn 90 degrees to the right

Home Levels:

Home levels are the main levels of a world. The first one is where the game starts, and the subsequent three are accessed by defeating the boss of the previous realm. There are four 'homeworlds' in the game: Sunrise Spring Home, Midday Garden Home, Evening Lake Home, and Midnight Mountain Home. These home worlds also contain portals to the rest of the levels in that world. Moneybags can also be found in these locations, guarding characters that need to be unlocked from Bird Cages.

The Home Levels are:

Sunrise Spring Home
Midday Garden Home
Evening Lake Home
Midnight Mountain Home

Morphing Levels:

In morphing levels, you play as characters other than Spyro. To unlock these levels, you must pay Moneybags the required gems in the home worlds. After a cutscene where Moneybags is harmed by the unlocked character, you can enter their levels. Completing the mission in a morphing level makes that character playable and aids in progressing to the next world. Each morphing level contains 3 dragon eggs and an additional amount of gems (400, 500, 600, and 700 gems respectively).

The Morphing Levels are: