How you view DotD really depends on the type of gamer you are and what games your are into. I'm going to come straight out and say this formally: I was disappointed by DotD to the point where I sold the game back after a single, 100% run-through of the game. The game had clear evidence of being rushed, and I think that if it had another year in the development studio, it could've gone a lot farther than it did. Some examples of how the game was rushed can be seen in the flying controls (which were not very good to handle and made me wish Spyro couldn't fly) and the fighting controls (the scheme was awkward, and at times confusing because they tried to fit in too many moves). I was also disappointed by the boss battles (or lack there of). Did you know that if you fly behind Malefor during round two, he won't turn around to face you? So you can beat him senseless, and he can't do anything to stop you.

Now, this is my point of view. As a gamer, I have tackled games of the same genre as the Legend trilogy, your hard core combat-oriented games. I have thoroughly played through both God of War games and the entire Devil May Cry quadrilogy. Because these games are absolute top-tier for their genre, it is often hard to play a game like DotD and expect the same kind of experience. No doubt, reviewers for critical websites like Gametrailers and Gamespot felt similarly, accounting for their lackluster reviews.

I've been saying that since the day it came out. And to TornWings compared to most games where you do have to collect items and what not to reach a certain percent this game was more then a cakewalk

Now, this is my point of view. As a gamer, I have tackled games of the same genre as the Legend trilogy, your hard core combat-oriented games. I have thoroughly played through both God of War games and the entire Devil May Cry quadrilogy. Because these games are absolute top-tier for their genre, it is often hard to play a game like DotD and expect the same kind of experience. No doubt, reviewers for critical websites like Gametrailers and Gamespot felt similarly, accounting for their lackluster reviews.