Skylanders Swap Force delivers almost everything fans could want. There are fantastic new characters, a funny story, and a complete disregard for the boring rules that say robots and wizards shouldn't be part of the same world. It also delivers everything Activision, its publisher, could want. There are loads of new toys that you need to complete the optional challenges, a brand-new portal that you can only purchase in the starter packs, and a fanbase that has already made the previous games runaway bestsellers.
The initial appeal of Skylanders has always been in putting that physical toy on the portal and then watching it come to life in the digital world. While I'm still fascinated by the hardware and software that makes that transition possible, Skylanders' real magic is its unrestricted embrace of everything in the toy box. When my kids sit down to play, they don't only play cowboys or ninjas or robots or dinosaurs; they play in a world where all of those things exist side by side. Skylanders has always promoted that concept by including characters that might not really make sense together. What makes the rollerskating zombies, enchanted trees, and robotic dragons compatible is the series' humor and visual style.
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