I've been pleasantly surprised by Skylanders. My niece and nephew brought it to my attention, and I've played quite a bit of the game with them. I now own the game for the 360, as well as a small collection of my own characters to play. The fact the character's level and other data is stored in a chip in the figurine itself (so no memory cards) is a godsend for kids.
While the variety of playable characters and collectablitiy of the figurines is neat, I was more surprised by the quality of the story characters. In particular, the villain and his right-hand goblin henchman is quite the riot. And the guy who voices Joe Swanson, the paraplegic cop in Family Guy, also voices the aviator in the game -- and does it well.
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oni_delsDrunk French CanadianMontréal, Québec.Icrontian
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While the variety of playable characters and collectablitiy of the figurines is neat, I was more surprised by the quality of the story characters. In particular, the villain and his right-hand goblin henchman is quite the riot. And the guy who voices Joe Swanson, the paraplegic cop in Family Guy, also voices the aviator in the game -- and does it well.