Skylanders Spyro's Adventure

By Activision
Price $74.99
Age 6 +

Skylanders are collectible 3-dimensional action figures that come to life in this video game. Just place a Skylander on the Portal of Power, a nifty pedestal that connects to your XBOX 360, and that character is activated onscreen. Spyro's Adventure is extraordinary entertainment that takes players into a world of wildly exciting fun. What elevates it to such exceptional levels is the nonstop variety of its onscreen activities, its vivid imagery, and the endlessly exciting action. Players collect treasures, blast through barriers, liberate trapped villagers, open Monster Gates (by defeating creatures such as the wide-mouthed Chompies), and much more. The game does an incredible job of making it effortless for even young players to understand just how to navigate various types of play, enabling everyone to get the most out of the game. Battle Mode allows players to go up against one another, deploying a variety of weapons and traps. There are 32 Skylanders in all, each with different powers and weaponry. Skylanders can be grouped according to their shared element (water, fire, tech, and so on). The Spyro's Adventure Starter Pack includes software disc, Portal of Power, and 3 Skylanders - Trigger Happy, Spyro, and Gill Grunt. Skylanders comes with a detailed back story that extends to each of the characters. Players will find themselves deeply immersed in the adventure of their lives.