Skylanders: SuperChargers
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| Developer(s) |
Vicarious Visions Beenox |
| Publisher(s) | Activision |
| Series | Skylanders |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, iOS, Nintendo 3DS, Wii |
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| Genre(s) | Toys-to-life, role-playing, action adventure, platform, racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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| Metacritic | (WIIU) 87/100 (PS4) 81/100 (XONE) 76/100 |
Skylanders: SuperChargers is a role-playing action platformer developed by Vicarious Visions and Beenox and published by Activision. It was released on September 20, 2015 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, and was released on October 18, 2015 for iOS. Skylanders: SuperChargers Racing was released as a standalone title for Wii and the Nintendo 3DS on the same date, and it features only the racing portion developed by Beenox. The game is the fifth installment of the Skylanders series. It introduces vehicles for the first time in the series.
Similar to its predecessors, Skylanders: SuperChargers is a "toy-to-life" video game in which players can place toy figurine on the "Portal of Power", which will allow player to play as the figurine-represented character in-game. The game will introduce a redesigned "Portal of Power", in which the surface will become larger and wider so as to accommodate vehicles, which is of larger size than typical characters. Vehicles are one of the newly introduced features in SuperChargers. According to Activision, about 50% of the game must be completed through driving. Vehicles are divided into three classes, which include ground vehicles, water vehicles and flying vehicles. With the use of ground vehicles and water vehicles, players can race on land or dive underwater on several different tracks, while the flying ship features an "autopilot system" which can guide players to their destination automatically. Players can have the option to accelerate and decelerate the ship.
Each track is filled with obstacles, which players must evade, and each has its own alternate routes, which can help a player to reach the finish line faster. Players must defeat a boss before they reach the finish line and they must solve a puzzle before they proceed. Players can also collect parts for vehicles to upgrade it. A customization screen will automatically open up after the player collects a part. Player can also choose to purchase mods to upgrade the vehicle via an in-game currency called "Gearbits", which can be earned through completing missions and stages. Each character has their own matching vehicles, and once the player finds out the correct combination, the character will enter a "Supercharge" state, which grants the vehicle additional abilities. The 117 characters introduced in the series since Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure will still be playable in SuperChargers, but the game will only include 20 new figurines, due to the inclusion of vehicles. Returning characters, such as Stealth Elf and Trigger Happy will be re-imagined with new abilities and a new upgrade tree. Additionally, the Nintendo versions of the game will exclusively feature special guest appearances by Donkey Kong and Bowser of the Mario series fame, whom have Skylanders toy figures that can double as Amiibo figures for other games.
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