Checkout Conner’s Boom Jet Unboxing. This time he feels like giving out some tips on how to get him out of the box. Also, if you listen close, you can hear me as I try to give him some direction. Boom Jet was not high on our list of characters to be excited for, but we’ll see how he plays and then give him a review. Let us know what you think of Boom Jet.
Lias and I are back with another Swap Force Arena Battle. This one proves to be much more difficult than the last. Harder enemies, a curse, and ice cannons that provide a near constant bombarding of icicles through the middle of the arena keep us on our toes. Check it out as Lias uses Quick Draw Rattle Shake and I use Magna Charge as we take on Icicle Bombing. Let us know what you think of this arena.
Checkout our Lightcore Bumble Blast Unboxing. We finally got our hands on the last version of Bumble Blast, and Conner is ready to rip him open. He is one of our favorites so you should stay tuned for a Bumble Blast review in the future.
Let us know what you think of Lightcore Bumble Blast.
We dug deep in the closet this time to bring out a Lightcore Hex Unboxing. We got this character with the release of Swap Force, but have never gotten around to opening her until now. Conner realizes after this video how the box designs have changed since Giants as the plastic threw him for a little bit of a loop on this one. Let us know if you picked up Lightcore Hex, and what you think of her.
Lias and I take on our 9th Arena Battle on the Boarding Party Level. I use Phantom Cynder while Lias uses Lightcore Countdown. This level is the first to suggest characters between levels 11 and 15 be used. Despite the better enemies there really wasn’t much to this levels design that introduced any other kind of challenge. It might be a good level to use to quickly level up some lower level Skylanders in your collection. Watch and see how we did at Boarding Party.
The fourth installment in the Skylanders series is called Trap Team! It took awhile, but Activision finally made good on it’s promise to unveil new Skylanders information today. Trap Team introduces a new game mechanic to the series which borrows some similarities from Pokemon. Trap Team introduces new Traptanium shards that you use to “trap” or capture defeated villains and force them to fight for you. These shards can be bought in the store and have specific elements associated to them. You must match the right element to the villain you want to catch. Activision gave the example of catching the Chompy Mage with a life shard. Once you capture the villain you will then “own” that character and you will be able to use and switch to him in battle. Of course one shard holds one villain and there will be over 40 “trappable” characters so it looks like collectors will probably need at least 40 of these empty shards in their collection to capture all of the characters.
Of course no new Skylanders game would be complete without brand new characters and new versions of old characters. Over 60 new characters are promised, though I’m not sure if that includes new versions of old characters or just strictly new characters. Of course, the most obvious new characters are the “Trap Masters”. These characters are slightly larger than the regular Skylanders (not sure how they compare to the Swap Force), and sport special “Traptanium” weapons. These weapons will do bonus damage to “trappable” villains and will also be able to unlock new areas.
The starter pack will include a new Portal which is mandatory for the new “Trap Masters”. This portal will recognize the new red based Skylanders as well as have a place for the new Traptanium Shards. The portal will also make noise this time, much like the Wii remote or PS4 controller. The starter pack will also come with one Trap Master Skylander and one new core Skylander. The Trap Master is a new water element Lizard called Snap Shot. He wields a large Traptanium sword and bow. I’m not sure if he shoots swords with his bow or if they are two different weapons. The new core Skylander is a life element artichoke character called Food Fight. He shoots tomatoes out of a Bazooka. Hopefully after some upgrades he’ll fire other foods at his foes.
The last important piece of information from Activision was the release date. Skylanders Trap Team will hit the stores in the US on October 5th.
Here is a trailer from the SkylandersGame YouTube channel.
Lias and I show off another Swap Force Arena called Snake in the Hole. This is another “Boss Level” type arena where you not only have to fight off waves of enemies, but you also have to fight a giant Snake. Today we use Spy Rise and Rubble Rouser to try to charm the snake.
Check it out and let us know what you think of Snake in the Hole!
Are you ready for a Skylanders Big Announcement? Gaming Media personnel all over the industry are reporting to have received personalized video invitations from Kaos himself about a big event to take place next week in New York City on April 23rd. It is assumed that the next Skylanders Game will be the topic of that day. An article at Kotaku hosts the teaser trailer, and a personalized invite for Michael Fahey.
We will have more information for you as we learn details of this event.
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Conner is in another singing mood for this Magna Charge unboxing. At least until he starts to get him open, then his singing starts to fade a little. 🙂 Watch as he compares Magna Charge to Nitro Magna Charge and decides which one is better.
Let us know what you think of Magna Charge.
It’s time for another Swap Force Arena Battle. Today Lias and I take on a giant bird (Evilized Whiskers) in Beware of the Bird. I will be using Freeze Blade, while Lias uses Trap Shadow. Two relatively new characters to our collection. See how we do and if we can once again get three stars.
Let us know what you think of the Arena: Beware of the Bird.
