Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure received "generally favorable" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic, with many praising the technological use of the "Portal of Power".

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The game was also nominated for two awards: Best Family Game at The Game Awards 2015 and Favorite Video Game at the 2016 Kids' Choice Awards.

Each hero has an assigned type, and these types are not only stronger in certain areas of combat – which comes into play frequently on harder difficulties – but can also unlock other levels in the hub world. A complete database of compatibility information, character pictures and statistics, this finder is a powerful tool - but it's easy to get started! The main hook of this latest instalment centres on series bad guy Kaos discovering an ancient power that allows him to create new enemies and pit them against our titular heroes. Even with the addition of a long-overdue online feature, though, Skylanders Superchargers' biggest problem is that it lacks the magic found in previous entries. In 2012, Paul Reiche thought about the possibility of GPS functionality, laser and motion and light sensitivity to figures.

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On top of all that is character level progression, which is locked to how many Skylanders you actually have in your collection.

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