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  • Summary: The small purple dragon returns, bringing with him new friends in this peripheral-based adventure.
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E3 2011: Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure - Official Trailer
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Nov 3, 2011
    90
    Skylanders signifies a new start for the franchise – a step back to Spyro's roots, yet a step into the future.
  2. 90
    An extremely well-designed game that is perfect for kids. Unfortunately for parents, this game is wonderful and addictive, meaning that most kids who get their hands on this will crave more characters to collect them all.
  3. Oct 31, 2011
    90
    In the end, Skylanders knows exactly what it trying to be – a family friendly affair featuring cool creatures.
  4. Nov 9, 2011
    80
    A near-perfect conceptual marriage of toys and video games. While wallets may shudder at the thought of throwing down potentially lots and lots of money for the complete experience, what you get out of the box is a well-crafted adventure and world that kids of all ages can be excited about.
  5. Jan 10, 2012
    80
    It's an awesome game, the only caveat being that it has more hidden fees than most airlines.
  6. Nintendo Gamer
    Dec 7, 2011
    80
    A fun, silly, occasionally challenging romp. [Dec 2011, p.67]
  7. Nintendo Power
    Nov 8, 2011
    70
    The overall package is one that only fairly young players with generous parents are going to really enjoy. [Nov 2011, p.76]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 25
  2. Negative: 5 out of 25
  1. Mar 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I found Skylanders Spyro adventure to be a fantasy game for younger kids and a fun game to platinum as a adult

    It’s gameplay reminds me of games like Diablo And it’s characters are all quite nifty to collect and memorable in design/play style The Kaos boss battle at the end isn’t as bad as people say and i beat it with double trouble and trigger happy So no you don’t need to buy hundreds of Skylanders and nowadays they are quite cheap

    The complaint that it ruined Spyro is void to me As if you want to play a Spyro game DO THAT INSTEAD I know these games might not appeal for Spyro fans and that’s ok have fun with the reignited trilogy, but don’t s*** on another game for having him playable and in the title Overall I’d ignore a lot of the unwarranted hate directed at this game: some of it is valid However most of it is just Spyro fanboys complaining about Spyro as talked about earlier The figures are cheap The gameplay is fun The collectables are fun to collect and useful for the most part And the story is good for kids but if it’s not your thing just skip it

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  2. Aug 14, 2012
    10
    a very addicting franchise, i only intended to collect a few of the toys, but once i started, i couldnt stop! now im only missing two figures,a very addicting franchise, i only intended to collect a few of the toys, but once i started, i couldnt stop! now im only missing two figures, not including the legendary figures, i want more boomer and wham shells in stock, along with the rest of the skylanders, they are in too low stock country-wide (U.S.A) and i think they aren't working hard enough to make them more available even though they said they were, but its a very innovative game style and i like the colorful figures and how they interact with the portal of power and how Richard Horvitz (voice of invader zim, my favorite tv show) voices the main villian, Kaos! FEAR HIS GIANT FLOATING HEAD! :DDDDD Expand
  3. Oct 17, 2011
    10
    When I got this game, I wasn't expecting too much (good few hours of fun) but this game is addictive! It is great to be able to swapWhen I got this game, I wasn't expecting too much (good few hours of fun) but this game is addictive! It is great to be able to swap characters on the fly, the environments and music are great. I would recommend this game for any parents who have kids (I even found myself playing co-op with my son!) Expand
  4. Oct 21, 2016
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Alright let's do this. I love Skylanders. In preparation for Imaginators I will write reviews on the old ones. So let's talk. Spyros adventures plot never thrilled me. The plot was more kiddish. The voice acting was a meh. I loved Flynn's voice actor. Now for the spoiler bit. The plot. My only question is why are only the Skylanders pulled to Earth? Everybody else is there! The gameplay for now is good. I will have more complaints in the later games. My only problem is the bounce pads. Every other game had jumping! Yea the A button makes for better attacks but still. Bounce pads eliminated any parkour challenges! All in all I am fine with Spyros Adventure is a good start. Expand
  5. Jun 7, 2012
    7
    Skylander's Spyros Adventure is like a family friendly Skyrim. This is a must for kids of all ages, even if they are not fans of Spyro (noteSkylander's Spyros Adventure is like a family friendly Skyrim. This is a must for kids of all ages, even if they are not fans of Spyro (note that I am not a Spyro fan). And if you and/or your kids are Spyro fans, this is something you NEED. This game features a revolutionary game play that allows you to use the Skylanders figures to choose which characters to play as. The game also features and original storyline, the best graphics you can get on the Wii. This is a nice family friendly game that even teenagers will probably enjoy. And the game is easy enough for kids, but not too easy. I think anyone who likes fantasy should get this game. This is also good because of it's use of co-op multiplayer, and competitive multiplayer. Expand
  6. Dec 19, 2020
    6
    My favourite game of all time but has too many flaws to get something higher than a 6
  7. Dec 24, 2011
    0
    Once again Activision has paid all critics. The truth is that this game sucks almost as much than mw3 (that got really bad reviews from users)Once again Activision has paid all critics. The truth is that this game sucks almost as much than mw3 (that got really bad reviews from users) I you liked old spyro dont get this crap (even legend series was better) Expand

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Awards & Rankings

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#6 Most Discussed Wii Game of 2011
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#9 Most Shared Wii Game of 2011