Amazon is currently offering a deal on the Skylanders Giants Starter Pack. The Starter Pack comes with the game, the "Portal of Power", and three Skylanders figures. The Portal of Power connects to your game system (by USB on the Wii) and is an interface between the game and the figures. As you play you can place different Skylanders on the portal. Each figure has their own life, skill level, and area of expertise. The figures can travel between game systems so my daughter can bring her figures (we have a Wii) to a friend's house (she has used hers with friends who also have a Wii and a friend who has an XBox 360) and retain her skill level, and special features.
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is currently selling for $29 on Nintendo Wii, Sony Playstation 3, XBox 360, Nintendo 3DS. It is available for the WiiU, but at $57.86 instead of $29.
I have played with her a few times and it reminds me of some of the Dungeons & Dragon style video games that we used to play except that you can change characters/figures on the fly. As you play, your character will gain experience and transition to a new level when they will be more powerful (stronger, more magic, more life, etc.). You can also collect gold to purchase some new attributes, or find them along the way. My daughter loves to find the hats in the game.
The game discount is probably due to the impending release of the next Skylanders game - Skylanders SWAP Force
which will be released on October 13, 2013 for Wii, Wii U, Playstation 3, XBox 360, and Nintendo 3DS. It is currently scheduled for release on December 31, 2013 for the new XBox One and Playstation 4. Release dates are subject to change. All versions are currently priced at $74.96
