One of items that the young guys in my family are most excited about is the Skylanders Spyro's Adventure starter pack from Activision. Granted, I think it is pretty cool too!
Here is the game synopsis from the back of the starter pack case:
Frozen in Our World.Alive In Theirs.For generations, the Skylanders have used their magical powers and weapons to protect Skylands. But now, an evil tyrant has frozen and banished them to Earth. Only you can put them on the Portal of Power and bring them back to life in their world to save Skylands forever.
Skylander Spyro's Adventure is the first game to deliver a cross-platform experience that allows players to bring toys to life in a magical world via the Portal of Power. And because the toys remember their experiences, they can travel seamlessly--from you house to a friend's and from one platform to another, including Nintendo Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PCs and Macs and even on the web with Skylanders Spyro's Universe. It is rated E10+ for cartoon violence.
Here are the Key Features of Skylanders Spyro's Adventure that make it the "must have" gift for the guys in your life this winter, taken from the press release:
*Interaction Figures – Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure offers over 30 characters to bring out the kid in everyone. It’s all about choice, and each interaction figure has their own unique and expressive personality, powers and abilities which provide distinct advantages and skill sets for various levels, obstacles and enemies.
Toys with Brains – Action figures become interaction figures as each toy contains a “brain” that remembers the player’s shared experiences and leveled-up abilities (e.g. stats, ability and attack upgrades, and gold collected) created in the game directly within each toy. This allows players to personally customize and power-up their characters, as well as take their interaction figures on-the-go to bring them to life on a friend’s ‘Portal of Power’ for co-op play and player-versus-player arena battles.
Categories, Strategy & Collectability – Interaction figures are classified by element types (Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Life, Undead, Magic, and Tech) and each has their own heroic challenges that are unlocked as more characters are collected. Players can collect and then strategically select their favorite characters within the different element types to go up against certain enemies, obstacles, and puzzles as well as access new areas within the different levels of the game.
Toy Cross-platform Playability – For the first time ever, Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure introduces “Cross-platform Playability.” Players will be able to collect a variety of toys and bring them to life using the innovative Portal of Power across a variety of transmedia experiences, including consoles, handhelds, and the Web World.
*The Portal of Power – The mystical Portal of Power serves as a gateway between our world and the amazing game world, allowing you to ‘Bring Your Toys to Life’ by teleporting real-world toys directly into the game for players to control when placed upon the Portal of Power.
*Exploration – As the tale unfolds, players will encounter a variety of vivid environments, each with its own unique look and feel, and each providing different challenges, puzzles, and the discovery of secret areas, rewards and mini-games.
*Co-Operative Play – Players can join forces with friends and drop in and out of each level with as many different interaction figures as they like. Different strategies can come into play as players can select their favorite characters to tag-team against certain obstacles, hazards and/or enemies within the different levels of the game.
*Player vs. Player – A classic battle mode provides a selection of different game modes and arena maps for players to face off against each other. Each unique arena map contains a variety of obstacles, hazards and power-ups. Players will want to make sure they build up their army of different characters and level them all up to battle their friends on equal ground.
*** Note: The 3DS is a totally new adventure within the same universe and thus, Co-Op, PVP and mini-gamers are not available on 3DS *
My husband has taken over the Skylanders Spyro's Adventure starter kit and has been playing it with our son and they have been absolutely loving it! I think it is pretty amazing how complete this game is--you can do so much with this game, the characters are adorable in their own way--so I could see either guys or girls enjoying it. If you haven't been introduced to Spyro prior to this--you need to check out the Skylanders Spyro's Adventure website to really see what all can be done with this game. I am guessing if you have video game lovers on your holiday lists--Skylanders Spyro's Adventure is going to be on their wishlist if it isn't already. It is definitely a hit at our house!
Thank you to pmkbnc for my sample used in this review, opinions are honest. Review by Michelle.
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