![]() Skylanders incentivizes the extra figures to make them more appealing. It taps into that part of my brain that made me buy Pokemon cards non-stop, and collect Z-Bots in the early '90s. I will admit that I scoffed at Skylanders as a gimmicky money grab (and I'm sure some parents are doing the same), but there is something instinctively addictive about it. The Portal of Power and the figurines make the game noteworthy, and ultimately, cool. The game almost seems secondary to the tech that Skylanders comes with. The story features numerous recognizable voice actors (Patrick Warburton, Richard Steven Horvitz, among others), and while it doesn't do anything special, it's a cute, entertaining tale about saving the world from an evil sorcerer. In fact, Skylanders almost demands co-op play, as about halfway through the difficulty spikes up dramatically. The action is engaging though, and it's fun enough for older siblings or parents to play along. Hey anyone remember Street Sharks? He is way cooler than that crap. Sure, he's a playable character, but he never talks, and everyone else just calls him a Skylander. Oh, and there's nothing Spyro about this. You run around to various levels – castles, mines, forests, pirate ships – beating up hoards of enemies. Drawing inspiration from the LEGO games, Skylanders offers a co-op action game for the under 10 crowd. As a video game, Skylanders doesn't tread new territory.
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