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Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure; Forget everything you know about Spyro before entering this topic.
Topic Started: 15 Feb 2011, 12:48 AM (648 Views)
MariovSonic
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Oh, cool, new Spyro game. Since the Legends trilogy is complete, I wonder what they're gonna due now?
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Activision's just announced the return of Spyro in an 'innovative new universe', Skylanders Spyro's Adventure, which it calls "a wholesale change in the interaction between toys and video games".

Through an "innovative use of technology", the game allows players to transport real-world toys into their game worlds using the "Portal of Power".

The tech, developed by Activision's Toys for Bob, can work on multiple gaming platforms, as well as on handhelds, mobile devices and on the web, says Activision, with the toys remembering achievements and level-ups wherever they go.

The "adventure driven" story is penned by two of the Academy Award nominated writers of the original Toy Story movie, Alek Sokolow and Joel Cohen, and has players take on the role of a Portal Master, who can control over 30 different characters including Spyro.

"These are more than action figures. They are inter-action figures," said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing. "By pairing world class character design, world class video game design and world class story telling into one entertainment experience, we've given players a whole new genre that bridges the gap between the real and virtual worlds.

"From the first time a kid picked up a stick and pretended it was a sword, toys have unlocked kids' imaginations. And how often have you wanted to bring those toys to life, to see them become animated and take them on an adventure? Skylanders Spyro's Adventure does just that."

Interesting stuff. We're still a bit caught back as to how the technology will work, but here a big old feature list for you to scan regardless:

Each Character Has its Own Unique Powers - In addition to the highly collectible design and personalities of the toys themselves, each character has different powers and abilities, opening different experiences inside the game.

Toys With Brains - Each toy/character remembers the player's shared experiences. Achievements and leveled up capabilities earned in the game are embedded inside the toy and travel with the toy. Wherever the toy goes, its experiences go with it.

Portal of Power - The Portal of Power serves as the gateway between our world and the amazing world of the characters in Skylanders Spyro's Adventure.

Play With Friends - By placing two characters on the Portal of Power at once, players can team up together for cooperative play, or face off in player versus player battle arenas utilizing their leveled up characters.

Diverse Experiences on Diverse Devices - While the toys can be used with gaming consoles to play the disc based game, completely different gaming experiences await them on the mobile app and inside the Web World, each of which were designed specifically for those platforms. The result is a remarkable number of different gaming experiences in one game.

Huh, interactive action figures? Sounds like a nice way to cash in on parents who have to buy their kids more stuff just to play the game. Still, talents from Toy Story, Shrek, and Inception? I've got to see this...
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Ohh, that's a really pretty screen. Very cool art direction going here, I wonder how Spyro looks...
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I'm scared. :woah:



In all seriousness, I guess this is somewhat interesting, though it seems like Spyro was just slapped on the title for no reason. It'll neat to see how this plays out...
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Didn't even read the review because I realize this game will be suckish like all other spyro games. haha.
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It's not a review, simply an announcement. Also, shaddup, Year of the Dragon was awesome. :P
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15 Feb 2011, 12:52 AM
It's not a review, simply an announcement. Also, shaddup, Year of the Dragon was awesome. :P
And that right there shows how much I care about Spyro and how much of the "announcement" I actually read. :P
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This seems like a pretty neat idea for children looking for a way to waste their time, but I am pretty sure I'm not going to cash in on this anytime soon, though I am interested to see just how many figures it will be able to recognize. Although to be honest, this sort of seemed like a joke to me at first. Haha
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15 Feb 2011, 02:02 AM
This seems like a pretty neat idea for children looking for a way to waste their time, but I am pretty sure I'm not going to cash in on this anytime soon, though I am interested to see just how many figures it will be able to recognize. Although to be honest, this sort of seemed like a joke to me at first. Haha
Great joke. About this joke of a game. ^-^
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15 Feb 2011, 01:18 AM
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It's not a review, simply an announcement. Also, shaddup, Year of the Dragon was awesome. :P
And that right there shows how much I care about Spyro and how much of the "announcement" I actually read. :P
So the point of posting was...?

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This seems like a pretty neat idea for children looking for a way to waste their time, but I am pretty sure I'm not going to cash in on this anytime soon, though I am interested to see just how many figures it will be able to recognize. Although to be honest, this sort of seemed like a joke to me at first. Haha

Yeah, it really is a weird sort of idea. There's supposed to be over 30 action figures, so I suppose it'll be a nice cash cow for Activision if it actually catches on with the kiddies.
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Don't get me wrong, I love me some action figures, but this just seems a little too kiddie even for my tastes. Though I wouldn't be suprised if I ended up playing it at some point any way.
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Did somebody say action figures? Ask Z about them... He has like ovar 9000 DBZ things. -_-
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Was that intentional? And I actually only have a few, I easily have 5 times the amount in Pokemon figures. Plus, I have hundreds of other miscellaneous figures beside them.
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