Skylanders
| Skylanders | |
|---|---|
| developer |
Toys for Bob Vicarious Visions Beenox n-Space |
| Publisher | Activision |
| First title | Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (2011) |
| Last title | Skylanders: Imaginators (2016) |
| Platform (s) | PC , Xbox 360 , Xbox One , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 4 , Wii , Nintendo 3DS , Wii U , Nintendo Switch , iOS , Android |
| Genre (s) | Toys-to-life , action-adventure |
Skylanders is a video game series from Activision that currently consists of six main games. It is an offshoot of the Spyro game series and is based on the fact that real figures are placed on a "portal" by the digital characters and can then be played in the game. The series was mainly developed by the development studios Toys for Bob and Vicarious Visions .
Gameplay
Skylanders is a " toys-to-life " game from the action adventure genre. Such as B. in Disney Infinity in Skylanders physical figures of the characters must be placed on the "Portal of Power" so that they can be played. The "Portal of Power" must be connected to the game console and contains an NFC reader that recognizes the characters that are placed on the portal.
Skylanders plays in a "Skylands" ( dt . About Sky Country) World mentioned that consists of flying islands. The Skylands are the center of the universe and are repeatedly attacked by evil forces who want to gain access to all worlds. As the “portal master”, the player controls the “Skylanders”, which protect the Skylands, and must use them to stop these evil forces. Each Skylander is assigned to one of 8 (from Skylanders: Trap Team 10) elements.
The Skylanders figures can be used on any platform. The Skylanders from the previous parts can also be used in each game. While the console versions of Skylanders tell the same story, the 3DS parts of the series follow a different story.
Games
Overview
| title | date | platform | developer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pc | Xbox 360 | Xbox One | PlayStation 3 | PlayStation 4 | Nintendo WII | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo WII U | Nintendo Switch | Smartphone | |||
| Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure | October 13, 2011 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Toys for Bob |
| Skylanders: Giants | 17th October 2012 | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Toys for Bob |
| Skylanders: Swap Force | October 13, 2013 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Vicarious Visions |
| Skylanders: Trap Team | 2nd October 2014 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Toys for Bob, Beenox |
| Skylanders: SuperChargers | 20th September 2015 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Vicarious Visions, Beenox |
| Skylanders: Imaginators | October 13, 2016 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Toys for Bob |
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
With Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure , the first part of the Skylanders series was released on October 13, 2011 in Australia . In Europe, the game was released on October 14, and finally in North America on October 16, 2011. The game was developed by the Toys for Bob development studio . The game was released on October 13, 2011 for PC , Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , Wii and Nintendo 3DS . A port for the Wii U was released on July 12, 2013 exclusively in Japan. The game became Activision's top hit brand in 2012 and was the top hit video game of the year in 2012.
The game has 32 different playable characters, which are divided into 8 classes. The figures from this game stand on a green base.
Skylanders: Giants
Skylanders: Giants is the second installment in the Skylanders series that first appeared on October 17, 2012 in Australia. The game was released in Europe on October 19, and in North America on October 21, 2012. The game was developed for the Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , Wii and Wii U , like the predecessor by Toys for Bob . The Wii-U part appeared later than the other versions, in North America on November 18, 2012 and in the rest of the world on November 30, 2012.
New in Giants are the eponymous "Giants", particularly tall characters with special skills. This allows the Giants to lift and throw heavy objects such as trees. The game is compatible with the characters from the predecessor Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure and a total of 48 characters are playable, including eight Giants.
The figures from this game stand on an orange base.
Skylanders: Swap Force
Skylanders: Swap Force is the third installment in the Skylanders series and was first released on October 13, 2013 for the Wii, Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo 3DS. Unlike its predecessors, the game was developed by Vicarious Visions and published by Activision . The Wii version was ported by Beenox and the Nintendo 3DS version was ported by n-Space . The game was released in November 2013 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
New to the game are the Skylanders from the "Swap Force", these figures consist of an upper and a lower part, which can be combined as desired. This creates new characters that can then be controlled in the game. As the first part of the series, the Playstation 4 and Xbox One versions of Swap Force are resolved in Full HD . The figures from this game stand on a blue base.
Skylanders: Trap Team
Skylanders: Trap Team is the fourth installment in the Skylanders series and was first released on October 2, 2014 in Australia. In North America the game was released on October 5, 2014 and in Europe on October 10, 2014. Like the first two parts of the series, the game was again developed by Toys for Bob , but they were supported by Beenox . The game was ported by Viscarious Visions for the mobile operating systems Android , iOS and Fire OS .
In Trap Team , the "Trap-Master" Skylanders were added for the first time. In addition, defeated opponents can be caught in a trap that must be set by the player on the portal and then played. The game introduces 18 Trap Masters and 18 more Skylanders. In addition, over 40 opponents can be caught and played. The figures from this game stand on a red base.
Skylanders: SuperChargers
Skylanders: SuperChargers is the fifth installment in the Skylanders series. It first appeared in America on September 20, 2015. The game was released in Australia on September 23rd and in Europe on September 25th, 2015. The game was developed by Viscarious Visions and Beenox and published by Activision. Like its predecessor, it appeared on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Wii and mobile devices.
In SuperChargers , vehicles can be controlled as the first part of the series. In this game the player can control land, sky and sea vehicles with his Skylander.
Skylanders: Imaginators
With Skylanders: Imaginators appeared the sixth part of the Skylanders series. The game first appeared in Australia on October 13, 2016. The game was released in Europe on October 14th and in North America on October 16th, 2016. It was developed by Toys for Bob for Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U and Nintendo Switch. The Nintendo Switch version of the game appeared as the console's launch title on March 3, 2017.
New in Imaginators is the ability to create your own Skylanders. To do this, the player has to find the “Imaginate Crystals” scattered around the world and thus has more and more opportunities to create his own Skylander. In addition, with “Crash Bandicoot” and “Dr. Neo Cortex “characters from the Crash Bandicoot series playable. In Imaginators, 20 “Sensei Skylanders” are added, and twelve former villains, including Kaos, the main antagonist , can be played.
Offshoot
Various offshoots of Skylanders were released for mobile devices:
| title | date | Platform | developer | status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Android | iOS | ||||
| Skylanders: Cloud Patrol | Apr 5, 2012 | Yes | Yes | Viscarious visions | |
| Skylanders: Battlegrounds | Oct 14, 2012 | Yes | Yes | Viscarious visions | |
| Skylanders: Lost Islands | Nov 20, 2012 | Yes | Yes | Viscarious visions | Service discontinued (November 1, 2017) |
| Skylanders: Collection Vault | Nov 26, 2013 | No | Yes | ||
| Skylanders: Battlecast | Nov 19, 2015 | Yes | Yes | Beachhead Studio | Service suspended (September 1, 2017) |
| Skylanders: Ring of Heroes | Dec 2018 | Yes | Yes | Com2us | |
Web links
- Official site of Skylanders
- Skylanders at MobyGames (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Maximilian Lechner: Phenomenon Skylanders , In: GamePro.de. Oct. 21, 2012 (accessed Dec. 9, 2018)
- ↑ Eric Sohr: Test for Skylanders: Trap Team - Nintendo 3DS , In: ntower.de. December 11, 2014 (accessed December 9, 2018)
- ^ A b Daniel Gräbner: Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Most successful Activision brand of the year to date , In: Gameswelt.de. June 4, 2012 (accessed Nov. 20, 2018)
- ↑ Justin Baker: Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Coming to Wii U , In: NintendoWorldRecord.com. July 26, 2013 (accessed November 20, 2018, English)
- ↑ Game7.de: Skylanders Giants release date of the Activision-Blizzard-Adventure from July 27, 2012 (accessed on Nov. 20, 2012)
- ↑ T-Online.de Skylanders Giants: New figures and bundles presented on June 27, 2012 (accessed on November 20, 2012)
- ^ Mathias Oertel: Test: Skylanders: Swap Force , In: 4Players .de. Nov 22, 2018 (accessed Dec 2, 2018)
- ↑ a b Markus Mahns: Skylanders Trap Team - The next part of the series will be released on October 10, 2014! , In: Videogameszone.de. April 24, 2014 (accessed December 2, 2018)
- ↑ Brian Crecente: Skylanders Trap Team coming Oct. 5 with a new twist and a new portal , In: Polygon .com. April 23, 2014 (accessed December 2, 2018)
- ↑ Björn Balg: Skylanders: SuperChargers - Test , In: Eurogamer.de. October 6, 2015 (accessed December 3, 2018)
- ↑ Benjamin Jakobs: Skylanders Imaginators is available from today , In: Eurogamer.de. Oct 14, 2016 (accessed Dec 9, 2018)
- ↑ Melissa Hertwig: Skylanders - Imaginators in the test: Colorful action! , In: ComputerBild.de. Oct 18, 2016 (accessed Dec 9, 2018)
- ↑ GiantBomb.com: Skylanders: Cloud Patrol accessed December 4, 2018 (English)
- ↑ Mobygames.de: Skylanders: Battlegrounds accessed on December 4, 2018 (English)
- ↑ Mobygames.de: Skylanders: Lost Islands accessed on December 4, 2018 (English)
- ↑ games-mag.de Skylanders Collection Vault App is now available free of charge from November 27, 2013 (accessed December 4, 2018)
- ↑ Mobygames.de: Skylanders: Battlecast accessed on December 4, 2018 (English)
- ↑ Manuel Bauer: Skylanders - Ring of Heroes: Mobile role-playing game starts soon , In: Computerbild.de. November 28, 2018 (accessed December 4, 2018)