Skylanders giants how much do they cost

Sensei Ro-Bow. Blackout - Trap Team. Boomer - Silver. Dark Trap. Sonic Boom - Giants, Pearl, Series 2. Spyro - E3, Trigger Happy. Hex - Pearl, Toy Fair, Cynder - Toy Fair, Hot Head - Giants, Pearl. Trigger Happy - Swap Force, Flocked. Zook - Giants, Stone, Series 2. Riptide - Swap Force, Green. Stealth Elf - Clear. Dino-Rang - Silver. Eruptor - Silver. It's not easy, as a bunch of dangerous enemies and obstacles stand in your way.

Luckily, you've got a wide range of Skylanders to choose from. As in last year's game, you place figurines on a portal, which puts a virtual version of them in the game, a novel idea that continues to work well. However, for "Giants," Activision has introduced some larger characters that light up when put in place. New, regular-sized Skylanders are also being introduced, including Jet Vac, a very effective warrior carrying a wind cannon. The gameplay hasn't changed much from the original, as you still break through into new areas, battle enemies using various techniques and seek out hidden goodies.

But it continues to be good fun, especially when you team up with a friend in co-op by placing two figures on the portal. The gameplay mechanics are largely the same as the original, although the introduction of the Giant characters creates new interactive scenarios. Some routes through the game will need a Giant Skylander to access.

While it sounds like you will be able to finish the game with any characters you own, Skylanders Giants undoubtedly introduces a few new reasons to extend your collection — not least with the full update of those original Skylanders figures.

It will be interesting to see if Skylanders Giants is sold on its own, or whether you will have to buy it in Starter Pack form with one of the Giants figures. I suspect that this would be the case otherwise many of the new game's features will not be accessible. Playing the game, I was impressed at how integrated the Giants were to the action. There was also something very engaging about matching the outsized Giant Tree Smash figure with the diminutive Stealth Elf.

Although the Giant Skylander was much stronger and inflicted more damage there were more than a few occasions when Stealth Elf's agility gave her the advantage. Seeing the Giant Skylander light up as it gets near to the Portal is also a very nice touch and on my children's wish list. It adds to the already strong sense of connection between the real world toy figure and the video game character.

I know my kids will also want a method of lighting them up when away from the game though which was not mentioned at the presentation. Being able to hide a glowing Giant Skylander under your duvet at bedtime would be worth the price of entry alone for my eldest son.