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B00D6NGPFW

Release date

October 13, 2013

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276 ratings

4.3 out of 5 stars

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#60,897 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
#250 in Wii U Games

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Product Dimensions

14.76 x 2.44 x 8.88 inches; 1.48 Pounds

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Video Game

Language

English, German

Rated

Everyone 10+

Item model number

84716

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

No

Item Weight

1.48 pounds

Manufacturer

Skylanders

Date First Available

June 6, 2013

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Embark on an exciting new adventure with the Skylanders and the SWAP Force. For generations, the SWAP Force protected the volcano that replenishes Skylands’ magic. That is until an epic battle caught them in an eruption that blasted them apart, sent them to Earth and gave them the ability swap powers. Only you can mix and match their tops and bottoms, put them on the new Portal of Power and help save Skylands.

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Another in a line of good games that cost a lot

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 26, 2013

Platform: Nintendo Wii UEdition: StandardVerified Purchase

We are now owners of Skylanders, Skylanders Giants, Disney Infinity, and now Skylanders Swapforce. This is pretty much the same game as the other Skylanders, just this time you get to but two-part toys. Of course, you have to buy a new base station...again...as the old one doesn't work with the new game. We are up to 3 base stations now, and counting!

If you have played either of the two previous Skylanders titles, you will be very familiar with this one. If you are looking for a captivating story line, go play something else. If you want to drop loads of real cash on tiny toys to be able to play and unlock all the areas of the game, this is the game for you.

In all seriousness, the game is pretty fun. You will spend a small fortune on the little plastic toys, but the kids have a ball. My older two tend to loose interest after they have unlocked all of a particular characters abilities, or beat the game 1000 times, but my daughter loves repetitive tasks, and will play it for hours doing the same level over and over. This is why Santa left it for her specifically, and not the boys.

The levels are pretty much the same as before. They tweaked some of the graphics this time, making some of the bad guys look a tad more "animated", if thats the right word. For instance, the familiar chompy now has hot-dog eyes like Mr. Crab from Sponge Bob. It still has that annoying mole-rat pilot character, voiced by Putty from Seinfeld, with the same old lame pseudo-macho man jokes. This time his love interest seems to be a woman-child cat woman. Man this guy gets around. Gameplay is good for little kids, as you don't really "die", as long as you have more Skylander toys to throw on the ol' Portal, plus the controls are pretty easy as there are not really any difficult combo moves or the like, just good old-fashioned button mashing.

After your kids have ran around, collected all the hats, and otherwise earned every upgrade you can then go out and buy more little toys for them to upgrade. If your kids are like my daughter, then they will rinse and repeat until you own hundreds of little plastic toys. If they are more like my boys, then you may have one, maybe two cycles of this before they get really bored with it.

All of the old Skylanders work on this game, and they bring over any stats, abilities, and hats that your child has earned in-game. For those that are new to this whole thing, a) where have you been hiding?, and b) the stats you earn in-game are stored in the actual toy, so your kids can take them to a friends house, pop them on their portal and start leveling at the same spot...assuming their friend also has the same version of Skylanders that particular toy was meant to work with. My buddy started with Giants, and ended up going online and getting all the first series characters for pretty cheap.

I rated this a "Like", not because the game is not fun, it is. I rated it "Link" because the fun tends to wear off for those kids that get distracted by shiny things, and the shear fact that you will most likely end up buying way too many expensive plastic toys to augment this purchase.

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JMD

Swap Your Money Out for This

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 1, 2013

Platform: Nintendo Wii UEdition: StandardVerified Purchase

First of all, I've played Giants and absolutely loved that game, but when I first saw skylanders swap force back at the E3 trailers, I admit that it didn't look too appealing. The new characters seemed unoriginal, the swapping abilities boring, and overall just blah. And then this game went on sale, and wanting some of the few cool characters that had to be played on Swap Force. I must say...this is one of the greatest video games I have ever played!
I actually got one of the characters (along with the starter figures) that I thought I wouldn't like and was unoriginal (Slobber Tooth)...he's become one of my favorites. The swapping abilities are so much fun! I can have a robot with chicken legs, or a snake with octopus arms. The specific challenges that are determined by the bottom part of the skylander are quite unique and fun to play.
The difficulty of the game is interchangeable between three modes, and you unlock a fourth after completing the story mode. The story mode is probably the best in the series. Kaos (up to his old trick again) actually has a sensible plan this time around, and the cut scenes are done very well. The voice acting ranging from an Irish Frost elf to a shark who owns a junkyard...and they are all done splendidly. After you complete the story, there is great replay ability such as time attacks, score modes, and bonus missions to name a few. All skylanders, both past and new, receive an HD upgrade that make them look really cool. The graphic in general are lush and nice to look at. Oh, and all skylanders can now jump, giving collectible finding a new meaning.
There are a few gripes I have with the game. One, after you complete the game, every time you return to the hub world, you have to listen to something like "welcome back hero of cloudbreak Isle...so and so has something for you." And you have to listen to it every...single...time, unable to skip. The other gripe is similar, in that every time you start a chapter, there's a cut scene that you have to watch about half of before you are able to skip it. Also, you can never fully complete the game unless you have all eight swap abilities on the bottom part of swap force skylanders, forcing you to by them. So I suggest you plan your money out before buying this, as it can get a little pricey.
Besides these very nitpicky things, this is a game that is suited for both young and new, providing easy gameplay or nightmare difficulty, fun and memorable characters, and something that will have you coming back for hours to play.

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⭐️Nez⭐️

Skylanders - Suped UP!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 2, 2019

Platform: Nintendo Wii UEdition: StandardVerified Purchase

After playing the original Skylanders and loving it, my son asked for this follow up as a present. I duly obliged and boy am I glad we did. Not only is this a fantastic follow up to the original Skylanders but the ability to now split and change the characters from the waist up/down adds an entirely new element to the game! You can mix different elements and come up with your own character that you can then play with and level up.

As with the previous Skylanders game, the graphics, audio, story line and presentation is absolutely phenomenal. Every piece of the game just screams high quality and the voice over artists have done a fantastic job of pulling you into the game with their amazing voice talents.

A truly wonderful game with a twist on the original which does not disappoint.

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C. Atkinson

Finally, Skylanders can jump! Fun for the Wii u.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 29, 2015

Platform: Nintendo Wii UEdition: StandardVerified Purchase

We previously had the first skylanders game on the Wii but recently upgraded our console to a Wii u. So jumping to Swap force on a higher spec machine was fantastic. Visually it's gorgeous. Lovely colours. The gameplay is much improved too, jumping makes a big difference. Fun levels with lots to do. Only downside is that my kids finished the game in just a few weeks. There is still plenty of little games to go back and do but the I was surprised how quick they finished the main game. Saying that I got this for a bargain price of £14 so can't really complain. A handy money saving tip is when you come to the new swap force gates, when playing two player, you can go through them with regular skylanders of the matching element target than it having be swappable swap force figure. This only works with two players but saves you buying loads of new, expensive figures!

Mark

Thankfully they still make games like they used to!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 20, 2015

Platform: Nintendo Wii UEdition: StandardVerified Purchase

I am a late comer to the Skylanders universe, and only really picked up Swap force due to a recent purchase of Superchargers for the wii u, and if I am honest, the only real reason I purchased that version, was more on the strength of it having Donkey Kong this time round.
I am also possibly one of the few older aged players, who is prepared to admit a liking for the game, and as such will not be stressing continuously that it was purchased only for my Son/Daughter/Nephew etc. Even though my kid does absolutely love it.

As I earlier state, this was more an impulse kind of purchase, because I was scratching around for new things to play on the Wii u, and had decided to give Skylanders Superchargers a whirl.
I have loved Donkey Kong games since being a kid, and figured I would give superchargers a chance. It didn't take too long to make an impact on me, and had decided that I would like to check out some of the earlier versions, to see if I felt the same way about those too.

I can say right now that I do.

Skylanders has a certain charm, and one that even the oldest players can gain something from.
I know this is generally considered a kids title, but says who?
Activision developed the game with no such idea in mind, hence the inclusion of what was back then Spyro. There would possibly not have been many kids who could remember all the Spyro titles back then, but given the whole 'Toys to Life' was then a new concept, it isn't hard to understand why kids became the early adopters.
A lot has changed since then, with the introduction of other games of the same genre, such as Disney Infinity and the more recent lego Dimensions. Now older players are trying out the various offerings that this concept has to bring. Even if it isn't in the form of skylanders.

What skylanders offers, is good clean fun. Every now and then, I just want to play a game that doesn't involve violence and bad language, and instead opt for good old fashioned platforming meets RPG.
If I was purchasing this for my PS4 or Xbox 1, I would no doubts feel a little differently about the title, as this is not generally the style of game I personally opt for on those formats.
However, on the Wii U this title feels right at home, and is quite possibly one of the main reasons why I didn't instantly become over critical towards its content.
There really is something in this game to suit many players, and is also fantastic to play alongside your kids, as I often do with mine, although not exclusively.

The characters within the game are fun to play, and of many varying designs.
However, unlike Disney Infinity, I do feel that the actual figures themselves are pretty much suited to a Childs eye, and they certainly do gain more from them, by extending their use to table top game play.
But to an adult, they are pretty much just a key to unlock a new character. This is where I think Disney Score higher.
The same can not be said of the game play though. Disney lacks variety in my humble opinion.
Each infinity level seems to get rehashed in some sort of way between play sets, and don't even get me started on the Toy box mode.
Whereas Skylanders offers more than just the story modes, with offering of Survival and PVP modes, to name just two.

The one issue with this whole genre, and it has always been the elephant in the room, is the constant need to purchase new figures.
Whether it be Disney, Skylanders or lego, they are all geared to make you feel the need to dip your hand in your pocket, in order to have the right character to access a certain room or area.
You quite often get a good selection of characters straight out of the box, but they will only ever let you complete the game in a linear fashion. So if you want full access to what is available, you will certainly be inclined to add figures at a not too later date.
Soon unlockable characters within a game will become a thing of the past, as DLC , amiibo, and other methods are devised in order to get you to part with that bit more.
The one advantage of the inclusion of such figures, is that you have something physical in exchange for your money, unlike DLC.
So I guess it swings in Roundabouts.

To sum up, This is a great game if you like platforming adventures, on a par of some of the many titles normally associated with Nintendo.
If this is your bag, and you can overlook the extra costs normally connected to purchasing the figures, then I recommend you give it a go.

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David/middlesbrough

purchased for £15.00

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 25, 2015

Platform: Nintendo Wii UEdition: StandardVerified Purchase

very good price but i believe theres a reason why the starter sets are reasonably cheap. you can complete the main story with what you get but if you want to unlock certain areas you will require several more of these "physical DLC" toys to complete it fully. activision certainly know what they are doing with this cash cow. dont get me wrong its a fun platformer to play with the kids but it can also be an expensive one.

granmab

Great loved buy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 31, 2014

Platform: Nintendo Wii UEdition: StandardVerified Purchase

This was brought for my 6 year old grandson for his new wii u he loved it. It was the prefered game on the new family wii u box. (whic was loved by all young and old) the portal was very easy to use and looked well worth the money . much easier tan the angry bird portals to use. The figures would look great on any boys shelf when not i use. Delivery was fast and simple.
All in all great service and buy.

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