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Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure

A brand new direction for Spyro the Dragon. Skylanders sees Spyro introduced to a whole new universe of characters and real world toys that are used as part of the game.


October 16th, 2011
October 14th, 2011
July 12th, 2013

Platform	Developer	Age Rating
Platform	Developer	EU	NA	JP


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Story

Once again Spyro has been reset, so this will not be continuing the storyline found within the The Legend of Spyro trilogy. Here is the premise of the game as told by a press release:

Skylanders Spyro's Adventure lets kids take on the role of a powerful Portal Master, who can control over 30 different characters, including the beloved purple dragon Spyro. Each of these heroes is a protector of an amazing, mysterious world, but they have been ejected from their world by the sinister Portal Master known as Kaos and now they are frozen in our world as toys. Only the players of Skylanders Spyro's Adventure can get them back into their world, by embarking on a fantastical journey where they will explore mythical lands, battle menacing, outlandish creatures, collect treasures, and solve challenging puzzles as a part of the quest to save their world.

Characters

Instead of just playing as Spyro you will have a wide selection of 32 characters to choose from, each of these unique in their own way. The toys themselves store information inside that relates to your ingame character's progress and levelling to make it simple to use on another's system.

Here are all 32 of the characters, some have multiple forms but they only count as one of the 32.

Magic

Spyro

Double Trouble

Wrecking Ball

Voodood

Legendary Spyro

Dark Spyro

Water

Slam Bam

Zap

Wham-Shell

Gill Grunt

Earth

Bash

Dino-Rang

Prism Break

Terrafin

Legendary Bash

Undead

Hex

Cynder

Chop Chop

Ghost Roaster

Legendary Chop Chop

Fire

Ignitor

Sunburn

Flameslinger

Eruptor

Air

Whirlwind

Warnado

Sonic Boom

Lightning Rod

Tech

Boomer

Drill Sergeant

Drobot

Trigger Happy

Legendary Trigger Happy

Life

Camo

Stump Smash

Zook

Stealth Elf

In the United States the individual single pack toys were priced at $7.99 each, and there are also larger packs containing three characters. With the console and PC Starter Packs you get your first three "interaction figures" to start you off; Spyro, Trigger Happy, and Gill Grunt. In the 3DS Starter Pack you instead get Ignitor, Stealth Elf and Dark Spyro, an exclusive character.

As well as the 37 different recognised toys there are also rare variations of some characters. In-game these do not have a different appearance to their normally painted counterparts so other than the toy's coat of paint they are exactly the same. The current confirmed variations are Silver Boomer, Silver Eruptor, Silver Dino-Rang, Gold Drill Sergeant, Gold Flameslinger, and Gold Chop Chop. There are also two even rarer Skylanders that were only made available at retail events; Metalic Purple Cynder and Pearl Hex.

Not all of the characters were released at launch, they have been put out in gradual waves containing new characters and adventure packs every few months, with several still waiting for release.

Elements

The characters of Skylanders will each have one of eight elements, these are shown by the type of base their toy has.

Air, Life, Undead, Earth, Fire, Water, Magic, Tech

There are some enemies that are weak to certain elements but this is not a widespread feature, the main use in-game for the different elements is to unlock extra parts of each level. The levels are also broken down into sections where a specific element has its Elemental Power bonus active.

During PvP battles you will also find that when fighting a certain element your Skylander's Elemental Power is used. The order of this is as follows: Undead > Life > Water > Fire > Air > Earth > Tech > Magic > Undead

Portal of Power

To bring your toys into the game you'll need the included Portal of Power, you simply place the toy in the centre of the Portal and instantly the character you've used will appear in-game. This circular device glows different colours and has the ability to recognise two characters placed on it at once to allow for multiplayer co-op or PvP battles.

The Xbox 360 and PC Portals are wired and just plug straight into the console/computer, no batteries required. The PS3 and Wii Portals are wireless and require three AA batteries, they come with a small adaptor that plugs into a USB port on the console. The 3DS portal is also wireless and is powered by three AAA batteries. Your first set of batteries are included of course.

The only portal that works with the Xbox 360 is the portal that comes with the Xbox 360 and the Xbox 360 portal will only work with the Xbox 360 version of the game (and the web game).

Due to its unique method of infra-red communication with the 3DS, the 3DS portal is the only one that will work with the 3DS game. However the 3DS portal can work with the PS3, Wii and PC versions of the game, simply connect it to your system using the included USB cable. This cable also allows you to use your 3DS portal with the web game. Despite its smaller size, when connected to a console it functions exactly like the larger portals in regards to the number of Skylanders and Magic Items it can read at the same time.

Trading Cards

As well as the physical plastic toy you receive a trading card with a picture of the Skylander and some stats. The stats on these cards do not appear to have any relation to their in-game stats. There are no official rules for games using the cards.

Adventure Packs

As well as all of the different characters you can supplement the game with the four Adventure Packs. These contain a Skylander that is unique to the pack, two small Magic Item toys that will help during your game, and a larger Adventure Item that unlocks a brand new level in the game for you to complete.

Platforms

The game appeared on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PC, and 3DS as well as on the web with Skylanders: Spyro's Universe. There is also a mobile version that has yet to be released.

Exclusives

Toys R Us: A pack of three Legendary Skylanders: Spyro, Bash, Chop Chop.; A single pack of Legendary Trigger Happy.; For first 30 days from launch: Darklight Crypt; For first 30 days after its release: Dragon's Peak.
Target / Tesco: At launch Whirlwind was exclusive, has since been more widely released.
Best Buy / GAME, Gamestation: The Volcanic Vault battle arena toy, it came free with the game at launch.
Sam's Club, Walmart / Asda, Smyths Toys / Big W: At launch Drill Sergeant was exclusive, has since been more widely released.

Websites

USA Today: First article about the game.
Official Website: The official website, currently has the first trailer.
Toys R Us: Toys R Us's promo page for the game.
Toys for Bob: The website of the developers of Skylanders.
Kotaku: A Kotaku article from the Toy Fair, gives the bios of a few characters.

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Comments

#1200 Dsc 23:52:40 28/06/2011

woogidie you post another comment like the ones your posting, i'll report you, no second chances, no mericy.

#1199 Firehead010 22:50:45 28/06/2011

Everyone has their opinion, but you can't say Skylander's is killing Spyro. What if Spyro rights was sold to a company that decided to make spyro into a horrible video game that if you even saw 5 seconds of someone playing it you'd throw up or something?
We are lucky they are making a new Spyro game at all.

#1198 dragonwings_987 21:31:54 28/06/2011

If anyones gonna say anything rude, please don't say it at all. like spyro magic said, some people might like it, so dont say anything that is insulting their judgement towards the game. Im not so fond of this game because its been reset, but it might just be a really fun game.

#1197 Spyro Magic 20:47:18 28/06/2011

@woogidie You know, I have been looking at other game pages and you have been posting rude comments on ANB, TEN, DotD, and many more. So please stop posting them, because some of us will like to enjoy the new spyro and Skylanders. And this is not going to just you, it is going to EVERYONE who is posting rude comments to Skylanders. So please go somewhere else!

#1196 Kittykat33 18:47:02 28/06/2011

I don't think Skylanders will be bad at all.

#1195 Spyro Avenger 18:37:56 28/06/2011

Please go somewhere else to post bad comments.

doest need that kinda comments.

#1194 Spyro Magic 17:47:14 28/06/2011

Will you people please stop judging this game? It is not out yet, and who knows, you might like it. But if it turns out to be good, it will be rubbed in your faces when you thought it sucked. I am really looking forward to this game

#1193 Firehead010 17:06:41 28/06/2011

I wish people would stop saying that it is horrible. Do not judge a book by it's cover. Can't everyone see the best in everything?

#1192 CAV 16:12:13 28/06/2011

@woogdie Here's the thing though: People don't hate Godzilla 98 just because of the design. They hate it due to the personality of the monster, weak story, lackluster acting, and heavy dependance on special effects (like all of Rolland's other films). Design isn't the only reason people hate the film.

And unlike Godzilla 98, this didn't come out yet, so nobody can really say if the game sucks, or if it's "defacing" Spyro, since nobody here has played the game.

#1191 woogidie 14:10:21 28/06/2011

Because, like I said, it's defacing the purple dragon we all knew and loved. What this game is doing to Spyro is like what Tristar did to Godzilla in 1998, which was just a disgrace.