Skylanders Imaginators (PS4)

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Scammell, David (June 1, 2016). "Skylanders Imaginators lets you create your very own Skylanders". VideoGamer.com . Retrieved August 26, 2016. Robertson, Andy (March 9, 2017). "Skylanders Imaginators Review (Switch)". Nintendo Life . Retrieved March 29, 2022. Similar to its predecessors, the core gameplay revolves around solving puzzles, platforming, and fighting enemies. [1] As the title is a toys-to-life game, players can put Skylanders toy figurine onto a Portal of Power, which will then allow players to control the figurine-represented character in-game. [2] Creation Clash, a remake of Skystones which was introduced in Giants is featured in the game. [3] The game supports local multiplayer.

a b Stuart, Keith (June 1, 2016). "Skylanders Imaginators: Activision pins its hopes on player creativity". The Guardian . Retrieved August 18, 2016. Pearce, Alanah (October 14, 2016). "Skylanders Imaginators Review". IGN . Retrieved March 29, 2022. Award-Winning Skylanders Imaginators Lands on Highly-Anticipated Nintendo Switch" (Press release). Activision Publishing, Inc. January 13, 2017 . Retrieved 2017-01-14.According to Jeff Poffenbarger, the senior executive producer of Imaginators, innovation is one of the most important aspects while designing the game. They hoped that with new mechanics and systems, they can continue to attract new customers to play the game, as well as retaining the core players. [4] In addition, according to CEO Eric Hirshberg, one of the advantages is that Skylanders, unlike its competitors, features largely original characters and would not be confined to any limitation. The Imaginators mechanic was the most significant introduction, and was designed to be similar to other complex role-playing games. However, one of the key principles is to retain its accessibility. They hoped that players can make use of their creativity to create unique Skylanders, and that the team "can’t wait to see what people create". This mechanic was inspired by a fan letter after the release of Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure. [5] Selected player-created Imaginators had been printed out through 3D printers by the Skylanders team. [10] [11] As this creation mechanic introduced many new characters, the team decided to create a story that puts a huge emphasis on existing characters, so that these characters would remain relevant to the franchise. [10] a b Pearce, Alanah (June 1, 2016). "New Skylanders Let You Create Your Own Characters". IGN . Retrieved August 18, 2016. Robertson, Andy (January 3, 2017). "Skylanders Imaginators Review (Wii U)". Nintendo Life . Retrieved March 29, 2022.

McWhertor, Michael (February 11, 2016). "New Call of Duty and Skylanders games coming this year". Polygon . Retrieved August 18, 2016.

In the past, the ancients used powerful Mind Magic to conjure and create anything they could think of. However, one of the Ancients, known as Brain, tried to use Mind Magic to brainwash all of Skylands, so the ancients sealed him away, and sealed away the power of Mind Magic so evil could not use it. Blain, Louise (October 18, 2016). "Skylanders Imaginators review: "A genuine pleasure to explore" ". GamesRadar+ . Retrieved March 29, 2022. Ronaghan, Neal (March 4, 2017). "Skylanders Imaginators (Switch) Review". Nintendo World Report . Retrieved March 29, 2022. Reiner, Andrew (October 17, 2016). "Skylanders Imaginators Review". Game Informer. GameStop Corp. Retrieved March 29, 2022. McFerran, Damien (February 12, 2016). "Activision's 2015 Figures Show Slight Growth, But Skylanders And Guitar Hero Underperform". Nintendo Life . Retrieved August 18, 2016.

Ronaghan, Neal (October 12, 2016). "Skylanders Imaginators (Wii U) Review". Nintendo World Report . Retrieved March 29, 2022.Ramsay, Randolph (October 12, 2016). "Skylanders Imaginators Review". GameSpot . Retrieved March 29, 2022. Both Crash Bandicoot and Doctor Neo Cortex appear as guest characters with their own level, Thumpin' Wumpa Islands. This level has iconic gameplay features present in previous Crash Bandicoot games. [6] Development [ edit ] Hannley, Steve (March 7, 2017). "Review: Skylanders Imaginators (Nintendo Switch)". Hardcore Gamer . Retrieved March 29, 2022. a b Takahashi, Dean (August 17, 2016). "Hands-on with Skylanders Imaginators' zany user-generated characters". VentureBeat . Retrieved August 18, 2016. Goldfarb, Andrew (June 13, 2016). "E3 2016: Crash Bandicoot Comes To Skylanders: Imaginators". IGN . Retrieved August 18, 2016.