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The game offers everything from collectibility to strategic card combat, online PvP and an exciting single-player campaign, appealing to both Skylanders fans and classic card battle enthusiasts. Skylanders Battlecast lets players create a team of their favorite heroes and build the ultimate deck for battle.
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(2018–present)Creator(s)( characters)Platform(s),First releaseOctober 13, 2011Latest releaseRing of HeroesDecember 12, 2018Skylanders is a series published. A spin-off of the series, Skylanders games are played by placing character figures called the Skylanders on the 'Portal of Power,' a device that reads the figures' tags through and 'imports' the character represented by the figure into the game as a playable character. Contents.Plot The game takes place in a world called 'Skylands', a realm filled with adventure. It is the very center of the universe where it is constantly threatened by evil forces who seek to rule Skylands and gain access to all worlds.
Luckily, a band of heroes called the Skylanders use their abilities and machinery to defend their world from various threats, which they have done for generations. They worked with the Portal Masters in keeping peace and balance in Skylands, battling the forces of evil, and protecting the Core of Light. Unfortunately, Kaos (the bad guy) has destroyed the Core of Light and now Skylands is in his hands. It is up to the player to send the Skylanders into the game and stop Kaos. The Skylanders have an unbreakable bond with their Portal Masters. Though they are not servants, the Skylanders chose to serve their Portal Master and do so eagerly. Each Skylander is associated with one of the ten elements of Skylands: Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Magic, Tech, Life, Undead, Light and Dark.The main plot is the Skylanders going through levels to defeat Kaos, the series' main antagonist, and stop him from ruling over Skylands.The console versions of each game follow identical storylines, while the versions follow stories different from those of the console versions.Games Release timeline 2016Spyro's Adventure (2011).
Main article:Giants is the second installment in the Skylanders series set as a direct sequel to Spyro's Adventure. It introduces a new team of Skylanders called the 'Giants,' massive creatures who were the first Skylanders assembled to stop the reign of Arkeyans. Unlike the other Skylanders, the Giants can lift, throw, and destroy trees as well as walking over things that may contain lions. The players use the Giants when Kaos has found a way to reactivate the Arkeyan Conquertron.Skylander characters from this game have an orange base.Swap Force (2013). Main article:SuperChargers is the fifth installment in the series. It introduces a new group of Skylanders called the 'SuperChargers' who pilot special vehicles that allow the Skylanders to create rifts to travel through like portals.
Two characters included on the console versions are franchise characters as Turbo Charge Donkey Kong and as Hammer Slam Bowser. The two also function as figures.The Wii version of the game is titled Skylanders: Superchargers Racing and does not have adventure segments from the Wii U and PS3 versions. The Nintendo 3DS version also carries that same name and likewise focusses on the racing elements only. This was the last game to be released on tablets.Skylanders from this game have an engine base.Imaginators (2016). Main article:A sixth game was released on October 16, 2016 in North America, October 14, 2016 in Europe, and October 13, 2016 in Australia and New Zealand. In June 2016, Activision announced that the game would be titled Skylanders Imaginators, which allows players to create and customize their own Skylanders called Imaginators. The title was developed by.and are guest stars as playable characters in the game, marking their first appearance in a video game since in 2010.
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They are exclusive to the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 starter packs, but are playable on all consoles. Crash and Cortex appear as part of the Sensei Skylanders whose job is to train the Imaginators.On 13 January 2017, Activision announced that Imaginators would be released on the. Spin-offs Activision released seven Skylanders spin-off games on mobile devices. Main article:In 2015, it was announced that would produce an animated television series based on Skylanders. The first season debuted on on October 28, 2016, the second season on October 6, 2017 and the third and final season premiered on September 28, 2018. On April 30, 2019, it was announced that Skylanders Academy was cancelled. Reception Aggregate review scoresGame(3DS) 82(Wii) 81(X360) 78(PS3) 77(X360) 80(Wii U) 80(Wii) 78(PS3) 77(3DS) 59(Wii U) 89(X360) 83(PS3) 83(PS4) 79(3DS) 68(Wii U) 86(XONE) 78(PS4) 78(Wii U) 87(XONE) 76(PS4) 81Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure received generally favorable reviews, many praising the technological use of the 'Portal of Power.'
Although some reviewers criticized the absence of online multiplayer, the toys for the Skylanders were widely praised. Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure was nominated for two Toy Industry Association awards: 'Game of the Year' and 'Innovative Toy of the Year.'
Skylanders Giants was released to generally positive reviews. However, the reviews from and were slightly lower than that of the previous game on some platforms. Cheat Code Central gave the game 9.2/10 and commented that 'it feels like someone finally got everything right when creating a sequel,' and praising the ability to use the Skylanders toys from the first game in the second.Skylanders: Swap Force was released to very positive reviews, with the reviews from and being the highest and most genuinely positive of the series so far across all platforms. Gaming website Quarter To Three gave both the and a perfect score of 5/5.
Video Game website Gaming Age gave the version the highest grade of an 'A' and further commented that 'Whether you’re a Skylanders fan or a gamer who’s looking for a charming and unique family-friendly game series to get into, Skylanders SWAP Force comes highly recommended.' Skylanders: Trap Team was released to positive reviews.
However, the reviews from and were slightly lower than that of the previous game on most platforms with only the IOS/Tablet version receiving the highest score.Skylanders: SuperChargers received positive reviews. The reviews from and were better than the previous game on most Platforms, with the exception of the Xbox One version slightly lower and the Wii and iOS versions having the highest scores.As of February 2015, the Skylanders series has crossed the threshold of $3 billion in sales, with 175 million toys sold since 2011, making the series one of the top 20 highest-selling video game franchises of all time. As of 2015, over 250 million toys were sold. As of 2016, over 300 million toys have been sold and the franchise has become the 11th biggest console franchise of all time. Martens, Todd.
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The $3 billion Skylanders franchise is poised to get even bigger: today publisher Activision announced a new digital card game spinoff called Skylanders Battlecast. The free-to-play, mobile game will let players build teams with familiar Skylanders characters, which can then be used to battle both in a single-player mode and against other players online.Mobile card games have proven to be big business; Blizzard's Hearthstone has more than 30 million players and rakes in (Blizzard also happens to be a subsidiary of Skylanders publisher Activision).
But Battlecast will be looking to build on that success with an important twist: in addition to buying digital cards in-game, players can also purchase physical cards that can be scanned onto their mobile device. 'Players will experience a magic moment by scanning cards with their mobile devices and watching them come to life,' Activision says.If successful, Battlecast could turn Skylanders into an even bigger video game behemoth. Since the series debuted in 2011, with its unique combination of digital games and physical toys, it has made more than $3 billion for Activision, and sold more than 250 million figures.
It has also spawned some big-name competitors, including,. The latest game in the series, Skylanders: Superchargers, is.Skylanders Battlecast is slated to launch on iOS and Android some time next year.
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