“Skylanders” is innovating once again in a way that promising to be exciting for fans everywhere! The franchise is launching “Skylanders SuperChargers” on September 20, 2015 in North America. The new expansion to the franchise brings vehicles-to-life creating an entirely new way for fans to experience the magic of Skylands.
The game’s storyline focuses on Kaos’ latest attempt to rule Skylands. In his efforts to take down the Skylanders, Kaos has unleashed his most sinister weapon ever – a massive “Doomstation of Ultimate Doomstruction” capable of eating the sky itself! Fortunately, Master Eon has seen the warning signs and assembled a special team of Skylanders to pilot an unstoppable fleet of land, sea and sky vehicles with the power to travel through the reign of destruction to stop Kaos!
With the new “Skylanders SuperChargers” players can control the powerful vehicles of land, sea, and sky. As a Portal Master, you can engage in a high-octane action-adventure videogame like never before. Speed across Skylands’ roads in vehicular combat, race down roaring rapids and engage in aerial dogfights as they barrel-roll through enemy swarms for the first time.
“We created the toys-to-life category and have continued to lead it by bringing new innovations and new magic to the genre with each and every game. First we brought action figures to life, and now we’re bringing vehicles to life with Skylanders SuperChargers,” said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing, Inc. “We love making these games because in order to do it well, you have to constantly tap into your inner kid. What kid hasn’t imagined epic vehicles with amazing powers and dreamed about the adventures they could have with them? Skylanders SuperChargers makes those dreams real.”
The new release also features a brand new class of heroes called SuperChargers. These new heroes are distinct with fresh moves, powerful attacks and all-new weapons. These SuperChargers also have special in-game abilities that help Portal Masters fight Kaos. Twenty new SuperChargers character toys and 20 new vehicle toys will be available.
Gamers can customize all the in game vehicles with various modifications and upgradeable weapons. For the ultimate gameplay experience, players can pair a SuperCharger Skylander with its signature vehicle to create a SuperCharged combination, unlocking an exclusive mod that revs up the performance of both the vehicle and character. Not only are the vehicles playable in the game, but also many feature moving parts, making them fun to play with outside of the game. Additionally, Skylanders SuperChargers supports all 300+ Skylanders toys from previous games, enabling all Skylanders characters to pilot land, sea or sky-based vehicles.
“Since first partnering with Activision to bring the original Skylanders® Spyro’s Adventure to our stores, we have believed whole-heartedly in the magic and innovation of this brand, as well as the company’s ability to reimagine and redefine play experiences with the toys-to-life concept,” said Richard Barry, Global Chief Merchandising Officer, Toys”R”Us, Inc. “With each new introduction, Activision never disappoints its highly loyal fans of the franchise, and we are thrilled to continue to offer the broadest assortment of all Skylanders® merchandise, including the newly introduced Skylanders SuperChargers.”
Fans can pre-order Skylanders SuperChargers Starter Packs beginning on June 3 at select retail destinations worldwide. It will release on Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Wii U, while a different, unique adventure will be made available on Nintendo’s Wii system and the Nintendo 3DS hand-held system. Additionally, the complete Skylanders SuperChargers experience will be available on iPad. The game will be available on September 20 in North America, September 24 in Australia/New Zealand; and on September 25 in Europe.
In honor of the announcment and the game’s release, motorsports champion Travis Pastrana stars in the Skylanders SuperChargers trailer which you can watch below!