


Combine that with the 37 playable toys from Skylanders Spyro's Adventure and you have a grand total of 99 different playable Skylander toys. Here are pictures of all of the Skylanders new to Skylanders Giants: LifeĪlong with the brand new Skylanders and variants there will also be new "Series 2" poses for 24 characters from the first game (compared to the original characters they have a special "Wow Pow" upgrade and the ability to switch paths at will - you can use these toys in the first game but you won't have access to that extra power there) and eight LightCore characters (versions of characters who light up when placed on the portal and cause a massive in-game explosion of light when they first enter) who are made up of four of the new Skylanders and four of the old (they are not Series 2 so do not have a Wow Pow - you can also use these toys in the first game but again do not have any sort of extra power).Īltogether that brings the total number of new toys to 62. This new lineup was made up of eight regular sized Skylanders and eight Giants who were about twice the size of the other characters. CharactersĪs well as being able to use all of the Skylanders from the original game, Skylanders Giants introduced 16 brand new characters to play as. Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow have returned to help write the story. Players will navigate perilous lands, battle powerful enemies, collect treasures and solve interesting puzzles. The very basic premise of the game as told by a press release: Players will resume their role as a powerful Portal Master, who controls their a team of Skylanders, including Giants, mythical and powerful heroes that play a pivotal role in the quest to save the Skylands from Kaos, who is back with another plan to rule over Skylands. A ton of fun, excellent balance between familiarity with Spyro's Adventure and introducing new changes.A direct sequel to Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure.Īs a direct sequel the story picks up shortly after the events of Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure. My personal favourite is the boss Drill-X has a robot rap when fighting him. Giants skylanders can be used to open special areas on the map or are alternatives to using previous methods. Overall difficulty level seemed scaled back a bit, which I appreciated. More 'on-rails' shooter scenes where your piloting ships, robots, and such. Changed/Improved: Story progression, delving deeper into Skylanders lore and environment. Some area seem to be a little difficult to figure out and had to web look-up a few stuck points. Multiple chapters at about a half hour to an hour a piece.

Voices, animations, overall consistency is similar to the first.

The same: A family friendly dungeon-crawler style game where you can use previous figures or new ones. Some things remained the same, some things changed/improved.
