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Of all the Skylanders games in the series, this is the one I always dread playing along with Imaginators. Not because it was generic, but rather because there was no difficulty setting and a lot of creepy imagery. Like the original launch trailer, Skylands would appear to be silly but following the bad jokes were a lot of menacing enemies. I remember being in constant alert, imagining that hoards of enemies were going to lunge at me while my back is turned. The undead enemies in particular. In the Cadaverous Crypt, I would always hear zombies screeching and growling in the distance. It wasn't just the zombies though...the charging troll armies janky running style, enemies programmed to appear to ambush players during backtracking segments, some enemies will follow you all the way through a level like a killer in a survival horror flick. It's great for the the older players who are sick of the bad jokes from the trailers and the TV show. The Heroic Challenges may have silly objectives like Cali's strange vase collection appearing out of no where in enemy terrain. But in Spyro's challenge, if you choose to avoid attacking the zombies, an entire hoard will spawn, bellowing out a moaning chorus! Setting the disturbing moments aside, I find most of these challenges to be the best part of the game. Enemies have generally weaker defense during these levels, so you can just blast through hundreds of enemies with single strikes! With the right attack, you can smash up everything around you and collect every last bit of treasure like the classic Spyro the Dragon games(: As for Spyro himself, I think all the hatred towards the version is unnecessary. Yes he looks he just got a nose job, but he makes up for that with some awesome new attacks. The "Ibex Wrath Charge" tears up the battlefield with great force. And after completing all of the Heroic Challenges, even Kaos' Skylander clones were going down like abandoned sand castles! Mainly because they left themselves open to my attacks. They should know better to say their catch phrases before summoning instead of after. Speaking of which, I think we can all agree that the boss fights are pretty trash in this game. Some aren't as bad as I remembered and others are just as bad as I remembered. Leviathan Lagoon ends with a Kaos arena challenge, where he attacks with clones of Water Skylanders and Doom Shark Spells. His headache-inducing trash talk gets on my nerves, but the fight itself is pretty easy. You can heal your Skylanders by carefully dodging the attacking waves, piece of cake. Two levels later comes the Eternal Earth Golem in Stonetown, the most enjoyable fight in the game. It acts like a spoiled brat slamming the ground with anger, not a very memorable fight though since it doesn't speak or appear in the level often. Next up is the Falling Forest boss, another Kaos arena challenge. Same thing as before, only this time you can erase the field spells by attacking the red snails. The Mabu/Troll War Battlefield ends with a pretty basic fight against the Troll Super Tank, which is ridiculously uninspired you could teach the Arkeyans how to laugh with the presentation alone. Just use the Troll Bombs to take out the artillery defenses and it's an afterthought. Deep within the Creepy Citadel..you know with this trio of Letter C themed Undead levels you think the writers were going to follow up with some big joke to go with them. Well, forget that...how about another Kaos Arena challenge!? The difficulty really spikes this time, the Undead clones will barely give you any space to breath. Evil Ghost Roaster is really tricky to dodge and Evil Hex's Rain of Skulls attack makes the Rotting Robbies look welcoming. Also I find it strange that the Eternal Undead source gives Kaos the power to use a laser spell. Well that doesn't make much sense. That seems more fitting for the Eternal Tech Source. Lava Lakes Railway...YET ANOTHER Kaos Arena fight. It's not as hard as the Undead one, but it's just as painful thanks to Kaos' "fire puns". The showdown with the Conquertron in the Arkeyan Armory only takes a few seconds to beat as long as you time you're punches right. And the showdown with Kaos' Hydra combines all the previous arena fights, making the **** better go over 9000. Though my favorite fights are the ones in the Adventure Pack levels. Easy, but enjoyable. Empire of Ice has you use the Leveler catapult to take down an Ice Ogre fortress, the Pirate Card games are fun recreations of "Memory", and the quick showdown with Occulous is fine enough. Strange that Dragon's Peak doesn't end with a boss fight with Vathek. When returning to this game keep in mind, 100-percenting only grants you the bragging rights. I was sad to find out there's so secret reward for earning all the accolades. You just get a EXP bonus. Play this game to experience the beginning of Skylands. Experience it for the nostalgia. There's a lot of lore to analyze in the story scrolls. Its enjoyable enough.… Expand
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