I was lucky enough to have a very short interview with Vicarious Visions, who created Skylanders for the 3DS. Below is some extra information not found in the fact-sheet.

  • Release date – Oct 16th
  • $69.99 – includes three figures, the portal and the game.
  • Each addition figure will cost $7.99
  • Not all 30 figures will be released at launch. Activision did not want to comment on the release of the other figures. Vicarious Visions did mention possible adventure packs that would introduce new areas to the game.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:

In Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure™ for the Nintendo 3DS™, you can Bring Your Toys to Life™ in a boldly innovative action-platformer game where players collect real-world interaction figures and teleport them directly into the game using a mystical Portal of Power™.

Propelled by a story-driven adventure, players take on the role of a powerful Portal Master who can control over 30 different characters, including the beloved fire-breathing dragon Spyro.  Players will embark on a fantastical journey to the Radiant Isles, exploring mysterious lands, battling menacing creatures, and collecting treasures while on a quest to save the Isles from the malicious Hektore.

 

Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure transforms how kids interact with toys and videogames by introducing action figures that come to life in the game world and  remember their dynamic experiences created while playing on Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3, Nintendo Wii™ and 3DS™, a variety of mobile devices, Windows PC and the web. This allows, for the first time ever, the ability for players to take their personally customized and powered-up toys to a friend’s house and bring them to life on any game system. Additionally, with the freedom to change characters whenever they like, Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure allows kids to utilize different interaction figures and strategies each time they play.

 

KEY FEATURES:

  • Interaction Figures – Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure offers over 30 characters to bring out the kid in everyone.  It’s all about choice, and each interaction figure has their own unique and expressive personality, powers and abilities which provide distinct advantages and skill sets for various levels, obstacles and enemies.

 

  • Categories, Strategy & Collectability – Interaction figures are classified by element types: Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Life, Undead, Magic, and Tech.  Players can collect and then strategically select their favorite characters within the different element types to go up against certain enemies, obstacles, as well as discover new areas within the different levels of the game.

 

  • Toys with Brains – Each interaction figure contains a “brain” that remembers the player’s shared experiences and leveled-up abilities (e.g. stats, ability and attack upgrades) directly within each toy, This allows players to personally customize and power-up their characters, as well as take their interaction figures on-the-go to bring them to life on a friend’s Portal of Power.

 

  • Tag-Team Character Action – Exclusively on the Nintendo 3DS, players can bring two characters into the game at any time and instantly swap between them. This allows players to create over 600 unique tag team match-ups with their favorite interaction figures.

 

 

 

  • Toy Cross-platform Playability – For the first time ever, Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure introduces “Cross-platform Playability.” In an entertainment breakthrough for the video game and toy industries, players will be able to collect a variety of interaction figures and bring them to life using the innovative Portal of Power across a variety of transmedia experiences, including consoles, handhelds, mobile devices and online web world.

 

  • The Portal of Power – The mystical Portal of Power serves as a gateway between our world and the amazing game world, allowing you to ‘Bring Your Toys to Life’ by teleporting real-world toy characters directly into the game for players to control when placed upon the Portal of Power.

 

  • Exploration – As the tale unfolds, players will encounter a variety of vivid environments, each with its own unique look and feel, and each providing different challenges, and the discovery of secret areas, rewards and rewards.