Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
| Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure | |
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| Developer(s) | Toys for Bob |
| Publisher(s) | Activision |
| Distributor(s) | Activision Blizzard |
| Designer(s) | I Wei Huang Tom Hester |
| Writer(s) |
Alec Sokolow Joel Cohen Marianne Krawczyk |
| Composer(s) | Lorne Balfe |
| Series |
Spyro Skylanders |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 3DS OS X PlayStation 3 Wii Xbox 360 Wii U (Japan only) |
| Release |
Microsoft Windows, OS X, Xbox 360 Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Wii |
| Genre(s) | Toys-to-life, role-playing, action adventure, platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | (PC) 93.00% (3DS) 84.29% (X360) 80.95% (Wii) 80.18% (PS3) 79.23% |
| Metacritic | (3DS) 82/100 (Wii) 81/100 (X360) 78/100 (PS3) 77/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Destructoid | 8/10 |
| GameSpot | 7.5/10 |
| Giant Bomb | 4/5 |
| IGN | 8.0/10 |
| Nintendo World Report | 9/10 |
| Gaming Nexus | B+ |
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure is the first video game in the Skylanders series, developed by Toys for Bob and published by Activision. It is an action 3D platformer video game that is played along with toy figures that interact with it through a "Portal of Power", that reads their tag through NFC.
It was released worldwide in October 2011 (in Japan on July 12, 2013), being distributed by Toys "R" Us and published by Square Enix, and was released for the Wii, PlayStation 3, Nintendo 3DS, and Wii U.
Activision announced that as of June 3, 2012, the game had been the top selling console and handheld video game worldwide for 2012. As of March 31, 2012, Activision has sold over 30 million Skylanders toys, and sales are expected to exceed $500 million by the end of the year. A direct sequel, Skylanders: Giants, was released in 2012 for the Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Wii, Wii U, and Xbox 360.
There are 32 standard characters and 8 different elements under which characters are classified. The 8 elements are Magic, Water, Tech, Fire, Earth, Life, Air and Undead. When the character figurines are placed on the "Portal of Power" peripheral, they appear in the game. The "Starter Pack" has three characters to start with – Spyro, Trigger Happy, and Gill Grunt. Each character has specialized statistics in areas such as health and speed. The player can also find hats for the characters, which further affect statistics. Special Elemental Gates require a Skylander with the corresponding element to pass through. With two players, only one player needs to be controlling a Skylander of the correct element.
In addition to the standard character figures that are available for purchase, there are also limited edition Gold, Silver, Crystal, Chrome, and Glow-in-the-Dark versions of certain characters.
This version of Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure is more of an action platformer than its console counterparts. Players have to complete levels by gathering crystals, which lets them unlock more levels. Each level is littered with crystals, obtained by going towards the end of the level, or by completing a variety of tasks, such as defeating a certain number of enemies, or finding items. Whenever the player finds a crystal, an enemy awakens and a time limit starts. They have to defeat enemies, and get clocks in the level to get more time to ward off the chasing enemy. Unlike other versions, characters can make a jump, and a double jump. This version of the game is set in a different realm in Skylands called the Radiant Isles, and a different force of darkness is faced under the command of Hektore. Unlike the console versions, the starter pack for the 3DS version comes with the Skylanders Ignitor, Stealth Elf, and Dark Spyro.
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