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Surprisingly Good

Gaming Warthog — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:50:00 GMT

Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure Review (Wii)

Spyro’s continuity has been reset, again. And the game is a different genre from the previous continuity, again. And with the toy feature which is clearly made to make money, people are expecting a horrible game made to promote toys. Surprisingly, this game is good.

Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure (which, for the sake of time, will be shortened to Skylanders) is a unique game. Each copy of the game comes with a Portal of Power and three figures, so you can play the game upon purchase. The toy mechanic is surprisingly well done, the figures ‘remember’ what they do in the game even if the game doesn’t. If after reaching level 10 I turn off the power, I only lose the progress in whatever I was doing, the character is still level 10 despite the events not being saved to the system. Additionally you can put Friends Skylander’s on your portal of power, so versus mode and co-op are even more fun if you have a friend who brought their Skylander’s. You can actually beat the game and collect enough items with the starter pack Skylander’s that you could just buy the starter pack and have a lot of fun.

The gameplay in Skylanders isn’t the same as the original games or the legend trilogy, but it’s still fun. You control the Skylander on the Portal of Power as you go through the level. Each Skylander has its own hp and can be switched out for another one quickly, if a Skylander’s hp reaches zero you can’t use it for the rest of the level. The gameplay is best described as a “platformer/beat’em up with some puzzle sections.” Collectibles are spread throughout each level and all end to the experience beyond just being collected, story scrolls have entertaining lore, hats boost stats, legendary treasures give you more money and Soul Gems let you buy an extra attack for the Skylander it’s for. Between levels there’s a hub called the ruins, where you can buy upgrades/new attacks, do heroic challenges, explore and go the next level. The heroic challenges give the Skylander who beats them a permanent stat boost.

The versus mode is surprisingly fun for a mostly drop in drop out co-op game. You place Two Skylander’s on the Portal of Power and fight in an arena. In addition to the expected “Beat the other person up” mode there’s Skyball, where you grab a ball and try to throw it into a goal post and gem collection, where you try to collect gems. In both cases the important object can be dropped by getting your hp knocked down to zero by the other player. Each arena has items to pick up and use in addition to hazards unique to each arena. Combined with the Toy mechanic the versus mode seems perfect for tournament play.

If you’re willing to look past the blatant toy selling scheme and have enough self restraint to not buy every figure you see, I highly recommend this game.

A Good Spyro Game, But Some Ubsurd Choices

JordanTheGamer — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 14:13:00 GMT

This Is Brand New, As I Just Got The Game (Along With Super Mario 3D Land) For Christmas, So Let The Review Begin!

Sound: Amazing. You Make Also Find A Zim (From Invader Zim) Voice In There...

Graphics: Colorful (But Not Like Sonic Colors)

Replay: High

My Only REAL Complaints Is That It The Price Is $70 And You Need Some Skylanders For Certain Areas.

So,Should You Buy It?

YES!

Spyro, Welcome Back, You Purple Little Dragon.

Lets face it you know you want to

bombasticSnoozer — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:36:00 GMT

Firstly don't buy this if you want blood, boobs, or swearing. Secondly this game is phenominal!

Lets rate in the categories of: Graphics, Music, Gameplay, and Family appropriate.

Graphics 10/10

I am not a graphics fanboy, but skylanders has beautiful cell-shaded graphics. It has a cartoonish vibe to it without being to slapstick and obnoxious.

Music 8/10

Very light and airy not over the top and well balanced. My only problem is the length of each track, when your on a map for awhile the repeating track does wear thin.

Gameplay 10/10

Skylanders is effortless to pick up and play. A and B those are your main buttons so anybody can do it. and the characters add many levels of re-playability.

Family Appropriate 10/10

Very much so! There are some jokes that would go over a child's head but they aren't inappropriate or crude. A simple cute game!

Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Review

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:34:00 GMT

I like the overall content of this game. It shows a lot of promise. The character pad is very new. I have never seen anything like it. Game Informer is right on the money, though. You have to blow at least 20 dollars to feel the full extent of the game. That is, in my opinion, the only bad point of this wonderful game. All in all, Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure shows a lot of potential and I can't wait to see if there are going to be any new expansions/new characters to buy and toy around with!

Buying Figerines is better then DLC.

Kitt Kiwi — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:51:00 GMT

Skylanders Spyro's Adventure is a game of superme uniqueness and cost. Most reviews always tell about the price. Then again people will pay ridiculous prices for iphones, ipads etc..... The unique thing is you use figerines as your characters. Yeah at first it sounds dumb but, think about it... The figures cost at least 8 dollars each for something physical. Would you rather waste that some amount if it was downloadable? Plus most gamers can't hook there consoles online. Think about that! After playing 15 hours of this game IT IS WORTH 70 BUCKS TO GET! The only reason why most gamers don't like this idea of the figures is that there too scared to get off the couch into the outside world,

A great idea, but a pain in your wallet.

Ryno957 — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:20:00 GMT

The game is very interesting to say the least. My main problem with the title, would be the $70 you chip out of your wallet for it, then need to pay an additional $40 for characters JUST to COMPLETE THE GAME. Other than that factor, it seems fine all-around.