critics lauded the game's presentation, specifically speaking praise for its graphics, technical performance, and copeland's music done for the game. "gamepro" reviewer "slo mo" wrote that the game's graphics and animations gave "spyro" "the look and feel of an animated film" while calling the in-game environments "breathtaking". harris wrote that the game "utilizes the playstation's hardware to the max", and praised the quality of the in-game animations; he particularly praised the rescued dragons' talking animations, which he said gave the characters "incredible personality." fielder praised the game's dynamic lighting system and character designs, and noted "a near-complete lack of pop-up" during gameplay. egm's "sushi" said that the graphics were "among the finest" on the playstation. fielder spoke positively of copeland's compositional work, calling it "wonderfully atmospheric." slo mo described the music as having a "catchy, mellow jazz-rock swing to it" while also praising the voice work for its wide array of unique voices.