NEW: Skylanders Trap Team – Hag & Con’s questions for the UK Launch!!!
The invite!!!
Dad with Skylanders Executive producer Jeff Poffenbarger
If you could bring any of the Skylanders to life who would you hang out with? Con age 6
Jeff – for me it’s always been Stealth Elf back in the original game. But I’ve really fallen in love with this guy Chopper. Although I don’t know if I really want to hang out with a dinosaur. Even if he is super cute.
Steven Sizer – I’d probably go with Chill Bill. I know he’s one of the villains but he’s be a pretty fun guy to hang out with.
Why do you think this Skylanders will be as successful as the other games? Hag age 9
Jeff – I think the way that I would measure success is are we pushing the genre forward? Are we doing something that’s pushing it out and constantly in charge of the innovation of the category. So if it’s fun and Kidz like it, that’s how I measure it. If Kidz have fun playing it – you know – we have Kidz playing it all the time and we’ve got really good feedback. They enjoy the new innovation and that’s really important.
It’s that value experience – we want a game that’s in that same link or longer than the previous games. We want all the different characters and all the different elements that we do – that there’s always something different to play. That important – making sure there’s a lots of game. So we really focus on making a great single player experience.
Is there anything you’d like to see in future Skylanders games because I’d like to see it about special bomb people? Con age 6
Oh yeah we’ve been having conversations about ‘special bomb people’ (laughs) we’re always looking at the franchise and new things we can do. But we can’t talk about any of it. We’re really focused on the Trap Team element right now – but yeah – along with special bomb people we talk about all kinds of things we can do with the genre.
Is there anything that came up that will never ever be in it? Dad
Jeff – hmmm. You know what – we have certain rules. When we’re developing and we started with Skylanders Spirals Adventure. The toy on the portal – you can’t play unless the toy is on the portal. And we make sure we never break that experience. We don’t want it so you can ever play without a toy there.
The same thing goes with cinematics – Swap Force had it a little different. Any time you pull a character off he’s no longer in the game – he no longer exists. So even with cinematics you can pull him off and he’s no longer in it. We had that in Giants – I’m not sure that was in a Swap Force though.
Capture villains in traps to play within the new game!!!
Life Hammer Trap
Water Tiki Trap
New Characters!!!
Snap Shot
Wallop
Food Fight
Chopper
SKYLANDER TRAP TEAM KEY FEATURES:
Toys to Life, Life to Toys – Players will experience an exciting new level of Skylanders innovation through the Traptanium Portal, a new ring of magical energy which reverses the magic of the toys to life category by letting players bring digital characters into the physical world. A built-in audio speaker allows players to magically hear the unique voices of the villains travel from the game into the real world Trap, and vice versa. The Trap also lights up in sync with the villain speaking, adding even more magic to the experience. If you look closely, you can almost see the villain trying to escape from inside the Trap.
Two Ways to Play – In Skylanders Trap Team, you can play as a Skylander or capture Skylands’ most wanted foes and unleash them for good. It’s up to Portal Masters to find these villains and capture them inside the new Traps that transport the villains into the real world via the Traptanium Portal. Once trapped, players can return the villain to Skylands as a playable character. This exciting new play pattern gives fans the option to switch between playing as a Skylander hero or a villain at any time, creating fun and unique “tag team” gameplay.
Elementally Designed Traps – Themed Trap designs add variety to the collectible Skylanders Trap Team experience. Each Trap is elementally aligned, letting players capture villains who fall under that element. For instance, when Portal Masters explore the world of Skylands and encounter a water villain, they can insert a water Trap into the Traptanium Portal to capture that villain, as well as bring that villain back into Skylands as a playable character who helps in the fight for good. With each new trap added to their collection, Portal Masters unlock an exciting world of possibilities!
o New Cast of Characters – A brand new group of Skylanders, known as Trap Masters, lead the charge armed with their oversized crystal weapons in the fight against the most wanted villains and returning nemesis Kaos. The game introduces more than 50 new playable Skylanders heroes, including:
• New Trap Master Skylanders
• New Core Skylanders
• Reposed, fan-favorite Skylanders
Exciting New Adventure – Skylanders Trap Team features an all new adventure-filled story with fun and interesting new characters as well as returning franchise favorites. The game delivers a diverse and dynamic, story-driven gameplay experience, filled with adventure, combat, puzzles, mini games, activities, platforming, and drop-in/drop-out co-op play — all set within a variety of new compelling environments. With each new addition to their Trap Team collection, Portal Masters unlock exciting new gameplay possibilities within each level. Seasoned fans can play Skylanders Trap Team with their entire collection of 175 forward compatible characters from Skylanders SWAP ForceTM, Skylanders GiantsTM and Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure®.
Limited Edition Kaos Memory Stick
Gifts for the Kidz!!!
Skylanders Trap Team Out Octover 5th 2014!!!
