![]() ![]() From my understanding, it is possible to finish the game with only the starter pack, but if you are like me and want to explore every area and collect every item, then you will need to have at least one of all eight Elemental Classes. ![]() There are areas of the game that you cannot get into unless you have each of the classes. One other note is that if you buy into the Skylanders concept, you will need to spend some money and get at least one of each of the eight Elemental Classes. Another concern is with the Portal of Power and if you can get a replacement if it breaks or is broken? In both instances, it appears that the game would effectively be neutered and become unplayable. The most obvious is what happens if you lose or break a Skylander character, as all of your stats built up for it are gone because they are saved in the toy itself. However, this concept also leads me to a few concerns about the idea of incorporating the physical toys into the video game with such a high degree of dependency. In addition, whatever you earn on the go will continue to accrue and come back to your home console. So if you own an Xbox 360 and take your Skylanders to a friend’s to play on their Wii, PC or PS3, your Victory Pts and Experience from Battle Mode, custom nickname, currency, upgrades, abilities, stats and current hat travel with you. One of the coolest features about the interactive design of the toys is that the figurines actually store data on them from your games and it can be read regardless of what the original platform was. I know it is working, as both my kids were beyond thrilled when I showed them what we would be reviewing and my son has been asking for the Skylanders stuff for Christmas. In case you haven’t seen the commercials or advertisements, there is a very aggressive ad campaign with Toys R Us tied to both the game and the collectible figurines that has been rolling for several weeks now. The three included figures are just the tip of the iceberg, as there are a grand total of 32 playable figures (including Spyro) across eight Elemental Classes, with four Skylanders assigned to each class. It all starts with the Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure starter pack ($69.99 MSRP), which comes with the game, Portal of Power, Skylander Elemental Chart, trading cards, stickers, online codes and three Skylanders figures: Gill Grunt (Water), Trigger Happy (Tech) and Spyro (Fire). For the first time that I am aware, the actual physical toy will directly interact with the video games on screen instead of just being a companion piece or a virtual character by entering a code. With Skylanders: Spyros Adventure, it looks like developer Toys for Bob and publisher Activision have finally broken that cycle. The characters all have a ton of personality to them and there is a ton of imagination at play here.For years, we have seen card and toy games such as Bakugan and Pokémon that are rooted in physical play be brought over to the video game world, usually by incorporating their legacy game action as an accompaniment to the video game. However, I still feel that this looks like a cartoon that has been brought to life. I recently played Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure and can say that it holds up pretty well. The thing is unless you buy one of each of the other elements you cannot see all the game has to offer. The base game comes with three characters, Spyro who is a magic, Trigger Happy who is tech, and Gill Grunt who is water. Each level will have an elemental gate that will open up a hidden section. These are spread across eight different elements with each element having four Skylanders. They can earn new moves as you progress and this is a lot of fun to do. The Skylanders are a ton of fun to play as. ![]() The “gimmick” here is that hidden areas are locked behind a certain element. There are many different levels in the game and they all have secret areas. Ok, so most of the levels are not dungeons, but the way you move through a level, killing enemies, finding new areas, getting loot to buy upgrades, and so on gives the game a very dungeon-crawling kind of vibe. If I had to put Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure into a genre it would be that of a dungeon crawler. It is honestly great stuff and the kind of thing you would see in a DreamWorks or Pixar movie. Master Eon calls in a Portal Master which is who we play as to use the Skylanders to find all of the elements of the Core of Light and to save the lands from Kaos and his schemes. ![]()
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