Ģ4 of the Skylanders from Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure have returned with a remodel called Series 2, and have an orange base instead of a green base. In the 3DS Starter Pack, the player gets Punch Pop Fizz, Tree Rex, and a Series 2 Cynder. This pack does not include Cynder or Jet-Vac. A 'Portal Owner's Pack' is also available, which does not contain the Portal of Power and is meant for those who already have one from Spyro's Adventure.

In the brand new console Starter Pack, the player gets three Skylanders ( Tree Rex, Jet-Vac, and a Series 2 Cynder), a Portal of Power, Trading Cards, a Poster, and the game itself. The theme music from the previous game was again provided by Academy Award Winning film composer Hans Zimmer, whilst a new orchestral score was produced by the returning composer, Lorne Balfe. Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow returned to help write the story.

However, Frightbeard found a way out and is on his way back to free his crew and wreck havoc on all of Skylands. 10,000 years ago, the Arkeyans locked away Captain Frightbeard and his crew in the chest, with his sword acting as a lock. The Portal Master, along with Flynn, Hugo, and others along the way, race Captain Frightbeard, the villain of the 3DS version, to the Chest of Exile. With a new threat looming, they are summoned back to join forces with the Skylanders. Skylanders iPad Starter Kit is available for $49.Thousands of years ago, the Giants fought battles in Skylands but were banished to Earth. Skylanders Giants Wii U is available from Amazon for $73. For now, the Wii U game is certainly the definitive version for my kids.

The only chink in the armor currently is a Vita version and perhaps Battlegrounds coming to Android and other tablets. It will be interesting to see what the future holds for Skylanders between now and the next game's announcement. This sort of flexibility is a really nice to have, as I mentioned in my four player Skylanders Split Screen setup post. We also sometimes play with two people on the 360 game on the TV while a third player uses the Wii U Game-pad to play along in their game. It's fascinating to see how providing this information in a persistent screen has totally changed how they play with the game. Two of the kids control the in game characters while a third keeps an eye on the Wii U Game-pad screen to offer advice and tactics. Beyond any niggles, I love how this has turned Skylanders into a three player game in my household.

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