The story begins with Master Eon introducing the player to the world of Skylands as well as its protectors, the Skylanders. Swap Force’s high-resolution graphics bring to life amazingly detailed characters and richer environments to deliver a high level of visual fidelity that immerses players in the game like never before. Skylanders SWAP Force characters feature traversal abilities – such as flying, climbing, racing, digging, bouncing, or teleporting – each of which can be explored in new areas of Skylands that are centered on these new play mechanics. Portal Masters embark on a brand new adventure, encountering never-before-seen enemies and challenges, as well as meeting memorable non-playable characters who can help the Skylanders defeat Kaos and his minions in the Cloudbreak Islands.
More than 50 collectible characters including: 16 new SWAP Force characters, 16 new Skylanders characters, 8 LightCore™ Skylanders characters, 16 new versions of fan-favorite Skylanders from the previous games, each featuring an all new "Wow Pow" upgrade power. Skylanders SWAP Force delivers a diverse and dynamic, story-driven gameplay experience, filled with adventure, combat, puzzles, mini-games, and drop-in/drop-out co-op - all set within compelling environments. And, seasoned fans can play Skylanders SWAP Force with their entire collection of characters from Skylanders Spyro's Adventure and Skylanders Giants. With each new addition to their Skylanders SWAP Force collection, Portal Masters unlock an exciting world of possibilities.įor the first time, Portal Masters can experience new dimensions of gameplay including the addition of jumping. Skylanders SWAP Force features 16 new interaction figures with new powers and a fresh play pattern – dynamic swapability – that lets players create more than 250 unique character combinations, giving them more choice than ever before over how they fight and move in the game. If the Skylanders fall off a path, they don't get hurt, and are simply reset back on the path, making the game very forgiving with the young target audience. And now, Portal Masters everywhere must reassemble the SWAP Force - in their original form or in new combinations - and send them back to Cloudbreak to save Skylands! Gameplayĭue to the game being developed by Vicarious Visions, Swap Force now possesses a jump ability for all Skylanders, a mechanic that was unavailable in the previous console titles. Meanwhile, Kaos is back with a new evil plan. But, the magic of the volcano gave these heroes a remarkable new power - the ability to swap halves - turning them into a special team known as the SWAP Force. During an epic battle, a brave group of Skylanders were caught in the volcano's eruption, which blasted them apart and sent them to earth. Portal Masters embark on an all-new adventure in the mysterious Cloudbreak Islands, home to a mystical volcano that erupts every hundred years to replenish the magic in Skylands.