Skylanders Trap Team

 PlayStation 4
User Score
6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 49 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 49
  3. Negative: 15 out of 49
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  1. malu05
    Oct 19, 2014
    2
    While Toys for Bob, the makers of this years Skylanders game have taken all the great changes that Vicarious Visions brought to the series with last years Skylanders Swap Force, they have sadly not been able to keep the high quality of last years release.

    The first and most important thing is that the figures are lackluster, and there are only a few figures that is somewhat interesting.    While Toys for Bob, the makers of this years Skylanders game have taken all the great changes that Vicarious Visions brought to the series with last years Skylanders Swap Force, they have sadly not been able to keep the high quality of last years release.

    The first and most important thing is that the figures are lackluster, and there are only a few figures that is somewhat interesting. On-top of that, the most interesting of the figures are not in toy versions but trap monsters, meaning that you get some dull crystal and not a cool toy that you can play with as well.
    The addition of minis is great, but they are just 100% exact copies of their normal sized version with a high pitched voice.

    Last years release almost felt like a animated movie all way through, with great voice acting and animations, and while the voice acting is great this time around as well, the animations are very stiff and it seem like they handed over that job to some interns (its very bad).

    The level design is in most parts great, with the great art style of swap force. The hub is much bigger and better than Skylanders Giants, but it randomly introduces new areas that you cannot enter or are empty, without telling you what they are for or what you need to use them, so you spend a lot of time trying to find things to interact with that simply doesn't exist yet.

    The biggest turn off (and the reason for this score) is that multiplayer is UNPLAYABLE. I only buy the skylander games for multi-player with my kid, and the last 3 releases have been great for this.
    This time around every time someone dies, the other person dies, you are constantly being teleported to each other and that also causes deaths, and as you get too far from each other you get a rubber-banding effect that causes deaths as well. Its frustrating and we are not playing together, but in turns because of this.

    All in all, if you are looking for a game for your kids to play, or you to play with your kids i would recommend that you skip out on this years release. If you are new to the series you could buy last years Swap Force, that is not only a better game but also at this point in time much cheaper.    … Expand
  2. george_anghel
    Sep 6, 2015
    3
    Bought the game for my 8yrs old plus a 10+ toys.

    Bad choice! 2 wks and he's bored as hell. Finished the game. Maxed out the all the characters. and *threre's nothing else to do* - replayabiliy element is MINIMAL. nothing more to buy, he has max money on all toys. played the story 3 times. arenas are repetive and boring. the so called secret zones give rewards that you have nothing    Bought the game for my 8yrs old plus a 10+ toys.

    Bad choice! 2 wks and he's bored as hell.
    Finished the game. Maxed out the all the characters. and *threre's nothing else to do* - replayabiliy element is MINIMAL.

    nothing more to buy, he has max money on all toys. played the story 3 times. arenas are repetive and boring. the so called secret zones give rewards that you have nothing to do with (ie. more money).
    simply one of the worst thought games for kids ever - toddlers maybe - but kids are smart.

    put some effort into it Activision. something of a random levels, challenges, adventure modes, more items, something to do with the ingame money...

    3 stars out of 10 and I am generous. for something that burned my pocket like 5 full games = I wished I have not even bought the initial starter pack...    … Expand

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 46
  3. Negative: 0 out of 46
  1. Games Master UK
    Dec 21, 2014
    64
    Another enjoyable adventure clouded by an ill-judged soft-reset for existing collections everywhere. [Christmas 2014, p.73]
  2. Pelit (Finland)
    Dec 16, 2014
    79
    It’s a well made children’s game that suffers from the fact that a large proportion of the content is locked behind the toy-paywall.
  3. Digital Trends
    Nov 25, 2014
    70
    Skylanders: Trap Team seems intent on forcing players to open their wallets if they want the full experience of what the game has to offer.
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