Skylanders SWAP Force™, the "Must-Have" Kids' Game of the Year, Hits Store Shelves Today
Top Selling Kids Video Game Franchise of 20131 Debuts 16 New Swappable Characters, 40 New Characters Overall, Next-Generation Graphics and the Deepest, Most Innovative Game in the Franchise to Date
Franchise that Pioneered the Toys to Life Genre Tops Hot Holidays Lists for Third Consecutive Year
Skylanders SWAP Force For Nintendo 3DS Introduces Unique Adventure
The third installment in the popular franchise from
"Skylanders is a brand built on one thing: magic. With each and
every Skylanders title, we want to deliver new, delightful
innovations to our young fans that continue to blur the lines between
physical and digital play," said
Building on the franchise's signature gameplay and collectible toy experience, Skylanders SWAP Force pushes the boundaries of innovation and imagination with an all new play pattern — swapability — that gives kids more choice than ever before over how their SWAP ForceTM characters fight and move. Set in a richly detailed next-generation world, the game takes kids on an all-new adventure with 40 new collectible characters each with unique powers and personalities -- 16 new SWAP ForceTM characters, 16 core Skylanders characters and eight new LightCore™ characters. Additionally, fans can play Skylanders SWAP Force with their entire collection of 100+ characters from Skylanders Spyro's Adventure® and Skylanders GiantsTM.
Skylanders SWAP Force features a new next generation graphics engine** that brings the game's detailed characters and rich environments to life like never before. The game also features new abilities — such as flying, climbing, and teleporting — which can be used throughout Skylands. Friends and family can join the fun with drop-in/drop-out cooperative play as well as experience action-packed gameplay in various Battle and Survival Modes that feature all new arenas.
Additionally, players can embark on an all new unique Skylanders
SWAP Force adventure on the Nintendo 3DS that features game
levels and story that are unique to this platform. The 3DS version also
includes three new characters — Rattle Shake, Volcanic Eruptor, and Free
Ranger — which are not found in any other Skylanders Starter
Pack. All characters introduced in Skylanders SWAP Force
will also be playable on Skylanders Lost IslandsTM
and Skylanders BattlegroundsTM mobile
games, both of which are available on iOS on
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About the Skylanders Franchise
The award-winning, billion dollar Skylanders franchise pioneered the
toys-to-life category in 2011 with the debut of Skylanders Spyro's
Adventure. The game originated a new play pattern that seamlessly
bridged physical and virtual worlds across multiple platforms and became
the top-selling kids' videogame of the year. In
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¹ Based on revenue, according to
*Requires purchase of all 16 SWAP Force Skylanders.
**High resolution graphics not available on Nintendo Wii and Nintendo 3DS.
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