The original toys-to-life series is back with a current driving feature and some orderly tweaks to the well-known formulaThe novelty of the awkwardly named toys-to-life genre has well and truly passed. When Skylanders first appeared four years ago,the concept of unlocking characters and levels by placing toys on a “portal” peripheral was fresh and interesting. Now were on the fifth instalment and Activision has Disney Infinity, Nintendo Amiibos and Lego Dimensions to compete with. The emphasis now is on finding current gimmicks to keep things fresh.
This year the theme is racing and with that a current line of air, and land and sea vehicles hold been added to the Skylanders ecosystem. This not only brings driving missions and a current racing mode but finally adds proper articulated toys along with the static collectable figurines. Kids can play with the cars even when they’re not on the console.
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Source: theguardian.com