My kids love Skylanders. It is one of those games that transcend all ages and sexes. Skylanders is a game we can play with the kids or they can play together. That's why I am excited to tell you about the brand new Skylanders for this year!
Skylanders continues to lead and evolve the category with Skylanders Trap Team
by letting fans seek out and defeat the most wanted villains in all of Skylands, pull them out of the game and into living rooms by capturing them in magical Traps. Once they've defeated the villains, players will be able to place a Trap into the new Traptanium Portal™ to capture them. Players can then send villains back into the game where they can play as them to fight for good, reversing the magic. They will also be able to hear the villains inside the Traps, an innovation that truly brings life to toys. Can I tell you how cool my kids think this is?
As a mom, I love that Skylanders works on Xbox 360™ and Xbox One™video game and entertainment systems from Microsoft, PlayStation® 3 and PlayStation® 4 computer entertainment systems, Nintendo's Wii™ system, Nintendo's Wii U™ system, and a completely unique adventure is also available on the Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system. The launch of Skylanders Trap Team also ushers in the complete console gaming experience on Tablet introducing a Starter Pack that supports iPad®, Kindle Fire and Android tablets. Your kids can literally play at all their friends houses!
Did you know that Toys”R”Us® recently named Skylanders Trap Team as one of the “Fabulous 15” on the company's 2014 Holiday Hot Toy List, while Target named Skylanders Trap Team to their Top Toys for the Holidays List? In addition, the game was featured in Toy Insider's Hot 20 Holiday Toys of 2014, which highlights the most sought-after and anticipated items of the holiday season. This is a must have game under your Christmas tree this year!
Toys”R”Us stores in North America and online at Toysrus.com will be the only places fans will find the limited edition Legendary Series of Skylanders toys at launch. The Legendary Series features alternative versions of new Trap Master characters and packs, such as Jawbreaker, Déjà Vu and the Nightmare Express Adventure Pack, all of which feature in-game stat boosts. Skylanders fans can visit participating Walmart stores or go to Walmart.com to participate in the ‘Meet the Minis' program to unlock special content featuring the fully playable and upgradeable Minis, including Gill Runt, Stealth Elf, Weeruptor, Pet Vac and Small Fry via the official Skylanders Collection Vault™ app. Walmart will also be the only place fans can find the Skylanders Minis Buddy Pack, featuring Tidal Wave Gill Grunt and Gill Runt. U.S. Target stores nationwide and Target.com will once again be the only place where fans can get their hands on the Skylanders NITRO series of toys, which features the powerful Trap Master NITRO Krypt King. During the first week of launch, fans that bring in a Portal of Power® from any Skylanders game can trade it in to receive a free Punch Pop Fizz character, a bright red version of the fan-favorite Skylander. Players that purchase any two Skylanders Trap Team game products at Best Buy will receive a free Volcanic Eruptor character, who's unique appearance is visible in-game. This promotion is available only at Best Buy. You can easily go to your favorite store (or all of them) to get what you need!
Skylanders Trap Team also introduces heroes known as Trap Masters that wield powerful Traptanium™ weapons used to defeat Skylands' most notorious villains including Kaos, as well as brand new Core Skylanders characters and reposed fan-favorite Skylanders characters. The game also features a variety of elementally aligned Traps with unique and interesting designs. In addition, Skylanders Trap Team welcomes Skylanders Minis, 16 small but powerful Skylanders now fully playable, who join the battle against Skylands' most nefarious villains. Coming to Skylanders fans worldwide on November 1, Eon's Elite collectors' toys feature never-before-seen decoration with a distinct, metallic finish and a golden base that sets them apart from other Skylanders toys. Best of all, Skylanders Trap Team is compatible with more than 175 unique toys from all previous games — Skylanders SWAP Force™, Skylanders Giants™ and Skylanders Spyro's Adventure® — every character also will be able to defeat and trap villains using Traptanium Traps, providing fans more ways to enjoy their collections. This is why I love this game — your old games do not become obsolete. You can continue to enjoy them for years to come!
