Skylanders Imaginators and Skylanders Creator are finally here, but just what are they for the uninitiated? For those familiar with the Skylanders franchise you should be ready for something different and a new way to take it with you.
Skylanders Creator is a new free mobile app that allows you to create new Imaginators anytime you feel like it on your mobile device. There are a bunch of the same creation tools that are available in the PS4 Skylanders Imaginators game so you can now create while on the go to be able to come back to play with them on your console. You can also go the other way around and transfer your created characters from the console to the app using some special magic audio technology Kaos probably invented. So now you have your newly created character what can you do with it? A few things actually, the first being using them in game, but that was pretty much understood.
Now on the ways you can bring them to physical form. You can get a 3D Printed Imaginator Figure – sounds like exactly what it is, the ability to get a physical figure in full color, posed on a base in a clear protective dome. It is also fully playable in the game and quantities for the 3D printed characters will be limited. Second, you can get an Imaginator T-Shirt which allows you to feature an image of your own character creation. They will be printed in full color on the front with Battle Class, Element and name. Last you can get an Imaginator Card – which is like a Pokémon type card and you can also place this card on the Portal of Power and it will come to life, you can change the in game version of the character but would have to order a new card to reflect those changes of course. Some other fun and free features of the app include: Time Imaginite Chests that give you new creation parts during certain times of the day, Sensei Chests give special parts, My Imaginators’ Creation Gallery where you can see all your creations, The ability to Share and last Full Character Viewing with the ability to pinch, zoom and rotate.
Skylanders Imaginators the game is unlike any Skylanders game to come before it. Skylanders Imaginators gives players the ability to create Skylanders (remember that app as well as the in game ability) and bring them to life in an all new adventures. So leaving out the storyline itself let us just focus on the new features. You can create your own Skylanders with powers, abilities, catchphrases, appearance and more. You can manually choose them or you can even use the randomize features to get you started. There is a new toy type, the Creation Crystal which is a vessel that allows you to take those custom Skylanders with you. You can create one character per Creation Crystal and they are aligned with a particular element. For this game there is also a new set of guest starts called Senseis (which include 20 new characters including Kaos, Crash Bandicoot and Dr. Neo Cortex) who are masters of one of the 10 Battle Classes (Knight, Brawler, Sorcerer, and more). Only Senseis have to the ability to unleash Sky-Chi which is a Battle Class super move. Senseis have a master-to-apprentice relationship with the Imaginator Skylanders you create and they unlock unique Imaginator weapons, increase the Imaginator level caps, provide access to special areas as well as unlocking new Secret Techniques for Imaginators of the same class. The game now supports local co-op multiplayer which is awesome for families. There are returning core characters and a new Crash Bandicoot-inspired level called Thumpin’ Wumpa Island.
Check out the Skylanders Imaginators Characters video we have below and let us know which one is your new favorite!