Skylanders: Swap Force
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| Developer(s): | Vicarious Visions Beenox (Wii) n-Space (3DS) |
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| Publisher(s): | Activision |
| Released: | Fall 2013 |
| Genre: | Unknown |
| Modes: | Unknown |
| Rating: | Unknown |
| Platform(s): | Xbox 360 PS3 Wii Wii U 3DS |
Skylanders: Swap Force is the third installment in the Skylanders series, sequel to Skylanders: Giants.
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Story Summary
Portal Masters embark on an all-new adventure in the mysterious Cloudbreak Islands, home to a mystical volcano that erupts every hundred years to replenish the magic in Skylands. During an epic battle, a brave group of Skylanders were caught in the volcano's eruption, which blasted them apart and sent them to earth. But, the magic of the volcano gave these heroes a remarkable new power -- the ability to swap halves -- turning them into a special team known as the SWAP Force. Meanwhile, Kaos is back with a new evil plan. And now, Portal Masters everywhere must reassemble the SWAP Force -- in their original form or in new combinations -- and send them back to Cloudbreak to save Skylands![1]
Gameplay
Due to the game being developed by Vicarious Visions, Swap Force now possesses a jump ability for all Skylanders, a mechanic that was unavailable in the previous console titles. If the Skylanders fall off a path, they don't get hurt, and are simply reset back on the path, making the game very forgiving with the young target audience.[2]
Vast Possibilities for Play
Skylanders SWAP Force features 16 new interaction figures with new powers and a fresh play pattern – dynamic swapability – that lets kids create more than 250 unique character combinations, giving them more choice than ever before over how they fight and move in the game. With each new addition to their Skylanders SWAP Force collection, Portal Masters unlock an exciting world of possibilities.
More Play Options
For the first time, Portal Masters can experience new dimensions of gameplay including the addition of jumping. And, seasoned fans can play Skylanders SWAP Force with their entire collection of characters from Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure and Skylanders Giants. Skylanders SWAP Force delivers a diverse and dynamic, story-driven gameplay experience, filled with adventure, combat, puzzles, mini games, and drop-in/drop-out co-op - all set within compelling environments.
All New Characters
More than 50 collectible characters including: 16 new SWAP Force characters, 16 new Skylanders characters, 8 LightCore™ Skylanders characters, 16 new versions of fan-favorite Skylanders from the previous games, each featuring an all new “Wow Pow” upgrade power.
Exciting Adventure
Portal Masters will embark on a brand new adventure, encountering never-before-seen enemies and challenges, as well as meeting memorable non-playable characters who can help the Skylanders defeat Kaos and his minions in the Cloudbreak Islands.
Unique Swap Force Zones
Skylanders SWAP Force characters feature traversal abilities – such as flying, climbing, digging, bouncing, or teleporting – each of which can be explored in new areas of Skylands that are centered on these new play mechanics.
Enhanced Graphics Quality
Swap Force’s high-resolution graphics bring to life amazingly detailed characters and richer environments to deliver a high level of visual fidelity that immerses players in the game like never before.[3]
Packs
The Adventure Packs from the previous titles will be making a return, and there is confirmation of more Battle Packs as well.[2]
Development
Swap Force actually started out as an original Vicarious Visions concept about how the developers could build on the greatness of Skylanders - playing together, building your collection, and the value of the collection. Also, what's fun from a toy standpoint: not just what's better on the video game side, but what makes for an interesting play pattern on the toy side? The toy design is actually led by Vicarious but I-Wei Huang, Character Director, and Paul Reiche III, Founder. have a close interaction on iterating with the designs and making them home in the Skylands.[4]
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Trivia
- This is the first Skylanders console game that has the jumping mechanic included.
- This is the first Skylanders game whose console versions aren't mainly developed by Toys for Bob, though Toys for Bob is working closely with Vicarious Visions on the game and character design.[2]
References
External Links
| Main series |
| Spyro's Adventure - Universe - Giants - Swap Force |
| Spinoffs |
| Cloud Patrol - Lost Islands - Battlegrounds |
| Books |
| The Machine of Doom - Spyro versus The Mega Monsters - Gill Grunt and the Curse of the Fish Master - Lightning Rod Faces the Cyclops Queen |
| Original series |
| Spyro the Dragon - Ripto's Rage!/Gateway To Glimmer - Year of the Dragon - Enter the Dragonfly - A Hero's Tail - Shadow Legacy |
| The Legend of Spyro series |
| A New Beginning - The Eternal Night - Dawn of the Dragon - Cancelled 3D Movie |
| Skylanders series |
| Spyro's Adventure - Giants - Swap Force |
| Spinoffs |
| Season of Ice - Season of Flame - Attack of the Rhynocs - Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy |
| Mobile Games |
| Spyro - Spyro: Ripto Quest - Spyro the Dragon - Skylanders: Cloud Patrol - Skylanders: Lost Islands - Skylanders: Battlegrounds |
| Books |
| Skylanders: The Machine of Doom - Skylanders: Spyro versus The Mega Monsters - Skylanders: Gill Grunt and the Curse of the Fish Master - Skylanders: Lightning Rod Faces the Cyclops Queen |
