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Skylanders Superchargers Is Changing The Face of Videogames

September 30, 2015 by dadofdivas Leave a Comment

I have been a video game lover for years. Starting when I was a kid starting on the Commodore 64 and moving on, I have been experiencing and trying different games and gaming systems through the years, but since the beginning, Skylanders has been a company that continues to push the gauntlet in trying new things and being innovative in their approaches.

I was first introduced to when I went to New York City for a Toy Show that I attended. I loved the different characters and the interactive nature of the characters with their elements as well as with the game and the player too. Skylanders has continued to grow as they added new lines to their game. Adding , and the game not only changed, but you continued to get new characters, a new story and new interactivity within the game too. Just recently you may have seen that Skylanders did it again and just released their newest game, . This game brought the game to a new level adding in vehicles to the Skylanders world. The game incorporates a racing style where you can use characters that are unique to this game but also from all of the other games too. I have game pieces from all of the different games and I loved that they were interchangeable.

Skylanders has created a unique partnership with Nintendo and you will find some cross-over characters in this game to ones you have come to know and love like and . On the bottom of these characters you will find that there is a toggle that will let you select whether you want to use them in Skylanders Superchargers or if you want to use them as an on the Nintendo platform.

The game itself had great graphics and controls and you were able to truly take control of the vehicles that you were in. Whether you are in a plane, car or something in between, you have a ton of fun. Also, having three levels of difficulty helps you to have some challenge. You also can unlock new things as you go along so the game has a long shelf life.

All-in-all we have been having a ton of fun with this and it really has re-energized our passion for Skylanders!

Some additional fun features included:

Single-player Adventure Mode
Online and local co-operative Adventure Mode
Local 2-player head-to-head racing in split screen (offline)
Online competitive racing with up to 4 players playable in land, sea, and sky environments
- Includes time trials and lap races
- Voice chat can be activated with friends
Optional expansion packs will be available upon launch to unlock extended content and will come with three toys (a SuperCharger, their signature vehicle, a villain trophy)
A dedicated combat racing game, , will be made available on Wii and Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo guest stars: and and their respective vehicles will debut on Nintendo platforms
Find out more at the Skylanders Superchargers Website!

If you are a Skylanders fan, you will love this. If you have never tried this before, you need to try it today!

Check out the review that my daughter and I did below!

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Skylanders Superchargers – Out Tomorrow!

September 19, 2015 by dadofdivas Leave a Comment

Portal Masters . . . start your engines! Skylanders SuperChargers arrives in stores Sunday, September 20. The #1 kids console franchise is trailblazing the Toys to Life category by introducing vehicles to life – playable both within and outside of the game. Players can explore Skylands via land, sea and sky in the adventure mode, co-op play, and our newest addition, head to head racing! Additionally, you can now take your Skylanders adventure with you for a true on-the-go experience via iPad, and for the first time ever, with iPod, iPhone and Apple TV!

delivers more ways to play than ever before:

Single-player Adventure Mode
Online and local co-operative Adventure Mode
Local 2-player head-to-head racing in split screen (offline)
Online competitive racing with up to 4 players playable in land, sea, and sky environments
- Includes time trials and lap races
- Voice chat can be activated with friends

Optional expansion packs will be available upon launch (September 20th) to unlock extended content and will come with three toys (a SuperCharger, their signature vehicle, a villain trophy)
A dedicated combat racing game, , will be made available on and
Nintendo guest stars: and and their respective vehicles will debut on Nintendo platforms
Additional star power includes voice overs from noted celebrities Josh Duhamel, Brittany Snow, Neal McDonough and more!

Skylanders Teams with Nintendo for SuperCharged Collaboration

June 23, 2015 by dadofdivas Leave a Comment

Skylanders® is packing some major star power with the introduction of two of Nintendo’s iconic characters — Donkey Kong and Bowser — as guest stars in . The characters will be available exclusively in Skylanders SuperChargers Starter Packs for the , and family of systems, available now for pre-order. E3 2015 attendees will be the first to get their hands on the characters and their specially created vehicles.

Developed by Vicarious Visions, introduces Turbo Charge Donkey Kong and Hammer Slam Bowser, which usher in a first-of-its-kind collaboration for the Skylanders franchise. These new characters will be exclusive to the Nintendo platforms. As the pioneers of the toys-to-life category, Skylanders is innovating yet again by infusing magic into the Turbo Charge Donkey Kong and Hammer Slam Bowser figures, enabling them to be playable in both Skylanders SuperChargers and select amiibo compatible games with a simple twist of the characters’ bases.

“Activision Blizzard has always cherished our collaboration with Nintendo, and we are grateful for decades of partnership,” said Bobby Kotick, Chief Executive Officer of Activision Blizzard. “Since we made the first toys-to-life game, some of our most dedicated players have been Nintendo fans around the world. Skylanders is delighted to welcome beloved guest stars Donkey Kong and Bowser into its magical world.”

The goal with this creative collaboration is to honor the personalities and heritage of Donkey Kong and Bowser that fans have come to love from previous games, while creating a fresh look and feel for the guest stars in Skylands. For example, Turbo Charge Donkey Kong’s powers and attacks include barrel throws and exploding bongos and other classic Donkey Kong powers that pay homage to the lore of the character, as well as exciting new moves for the iconic character. Hammer Slam Bowser’s powers range from commanding Koopas, summoning Warp Pipes as well as fierce fire-breathing attacks.

“Activision’s Skylanders games have been very popular on Nintendo platforms, and we hope this collaboration will delight fans of the franchise,” said Satoru Iwata, President of Nintendo Co., Ltd. “We believe this unique approach will help expand the entire category and make it appealing to even more players.”

The trailblazing vehicles-to-life innovation of is realized when players take the helm of powerful, tricked-out land, sea and sky vehicles.
Skylanders SuperChargers is a high octane action-adventure videogame where fans have the freedom to speed across Skylands’ roads in vehicular combat, race down roaring rapids and engage in aerial dogfights as they barrel roll through enemy swarms.

Skylanders SuperChargers gameplay is revved up on Nintendo platforms, as Portal Masters can also pilot and steer Turbo Charge Donkey Kong and Hammer Slam Bowser’s custom designed, never-before-seen vehicles, Barrel Blaster and Clown Cruiser. The special Skylanders guest stars and vehicles will be playable, cooperatively or alone, in Skylanders SuperChargers on the following Nintendo platforms: Wii U, Wii and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. Both characters and vehicles are playable in Skylanders SuperChargers across all three Nintendo systems.

In Skylanders SuperChargers, the evil Kaos has unleashed The Darkness to take control of Skylands. Fortunately, a special team of Skylanders known as the SuperChargers has been assembled to pilot an incredible fleet of vehicles with the power to travel through the destruction – over land, sea, and sky! But with Skylands on the verge of collapse, the Skylanders have reached out across all dimensions to call for reinforcements. Answering the call is the most unexpected duo – Donkey Kong and Bowser! Using their own elite vehicles to magically travel between worlds, they have joined the epic battle against Kaos and The Darkness!

Skylanders is bringing another trailblazing innovation with the launch of Skylanders SuperChargers on September 20, 2015 in North America. The new game supports all 300+ Skylanders toys from previous games, enabling all Skylanders characters to pilot land, sea or sky-based vehicles. The vehicles are playable in-game and many feature moving parts, making them also fun to play with in the physical world. Players will also have the ability to customize all vehicles in-game with super cool modifications and upgradeable weapons.

For the ultimate gameplay experience, players can pair a SuperCharger Skylander with its signature vehicle to create a SuperCharged combination, unlocking exclusive mods that rev up the performance of the vehicle and abilities of the character. Players can also have fun seeing Turbo Charge Donkey Kong and Hammer Slam Bowser pilot any of the 20 SuperCharger vehicles available in the new game.

Fans can pre-order Skylanders SuperChargers at select retail destinations worldwide. The Skylanders Wii U Starter Pack’s suggested retail price is $74.99 and includes Turbo Charge Donkey Kong and his signature vehicle, Barrel Blaster. The Skylanders Wii and 3DS Starter Packs’ suggested retail prices are $74.99 and $64.99, respectively, and include Hammer Slam Bowser and his signature vehicle, Clown Cruiser. All three Skylanders SuperChargers Starter Packs for Nintendo platforms also include Super Shot Stealth Elf, newly designed Portal of Power^®+ and the full AAA game*.

About the Skylanders^® Franchise

The award-winning, $3 billion Skylanders franchise has sold through more than 250 million action figures¹ since pioneering the toys-to-life category in 2011 with the debut of Skylanders® Spyro’s Adventure. The game originated a play pattern that seamlessly bridged physical and virtual worlds across multiple platforms. In 2012, Skylanders® Giants further evolved the genre and added LightCore^®characters to the collection of interaction figures. Skylanders® SWAP Force^™, which launched in 2013, introduced an all new play pattern – swapability. In 2014, Skylanders^®Trap Team reversed the magic of bringing toys to life by allowing players pull characters out of the digital world into the physical world and became the number 1 kids’ console game globally¹. The game was also the first console game to simultaneously bring the entire AAA experience to tablets.