The weather over the Easter holidays was pretty awful for quite a few days so we found ourselves forced to stay in, luckily we were sent a Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure game for the Wii which has proved a real hit here. This is a magical adventure game using action figures that ‘come to life’.

“For generations, the Skylanders have used their magical powers and weapons to protect Skylands. But now, an evil tyrant has frozen and banished them to Earth. Only you can put them on the Portal of Power™ and bring them back to life in their world to save Skylands forever.”

There are over 30 Skylanders (action figures) who each have their own unique abilities and powers and a portal that is used to switch the figures. The Skylanders remember each game experience as they battle creatures and collect treasure. A starter game can be added to with additional Skylander packs to build up a collection. The game is available for consoles including Wii, XBox 360, PS3 and Nintendo 3DS and the game can be played with, or against, friends.

There are different levels to work through with various challenges and the Skylanders become more powerful the more they are played with.

This has kept all five children busy for weeks, they really like it, from the four year old (although it’s not recommended for children this young) through to the seventeen year old.

Here are a few of their comments;

“Thrilling!”

“Addictive”

“I like flying on it”

“I like going to the Fairy to get new powers”

“Great!”

“I really like seeing the different worlds in each level”

The starter pack for the Wii retails for about £44.99 which isn’t cheap but my children have spent hours playing with it and I am now being pestered to buy even more Skylanders. I love seeing the children playing together and this is one game that has done that. I would definitely recommend this game.

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