Not counting the portable spin-offs in the series, this is the first Spyro game where the music isn't composed by Stewart Copeland.
The first appearance of Gnasty Gnorc since Spyro the Dragon (1998). He was originally meant to appear alongside Ripto in "Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly" but was cut due to the game's rushed development.
Spyro in this game is voiced by Jess Harnell, making him the third voice actor for the character, and replacing previous voice actor Tom Kenny.