Instead of being an all-inclusive multiplayer game about tapping or groovin' to the beat, this game starts off as a solo event with mini-games that make finding the beat devilishly hard. All our journalism is independent and is in no way influenced by any advertiser or commercial initiative.īy clicking on an affiliate link, you accept that third-party cookies will be set.— - Rhythm Heaven Fever sounds like a funky music game for the whole family. This article contains affiliate links, which means we may earn a small commission if a reader clicks through and Add to this the option of Crash Bandicoot characters and levels, support for every existing Skylander and all the kart-racing content from last year and Skylanders Imaginators looks like a package that is hard to beat. You can even order a fully functioning 3D-printed toy of your child’s creations should you so wish (and have deep enough pockets). The starter pack comes with everything needed to complete the game and one “creation crystal” with which to make a Skylander, but of course there is a range of ways to expand the experience further – new toys and digital purchases.Įmpowering children to make their own characters changes play patterns and increases engagement considerably. This adds a fresh incentive to the familiar combat action with new character parts to find and collect. The Skylanders franchise has taken a slightly different route to rival Lego in the toys-to-life genre, with Imaginators’ new character-creation tool allowing children to design their own playable heroes. Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, Activision, cert: 7 ‘Empowering children’: Skylanders Imaginators. There are no great surprises, but what made the first year so good – gleeful recreation of movies and TV – continues to shine through. Gameplay remains a familiar amalgam of fetch, carry and unlock, but open worlds also add much-needed non-linear progression. It’s still not cheap, but each addition is perfectly realised in Lego toy form, offering physical and on-screen characters and vehicles compatible with all parts of the game, which now includes four-player split-screen battle arenas. There are story expansions that add six-level adventures and smaller fun, team and level packs that add characters from franchises and open new worlds. One of the key attractions of Dimensions has been the modular route it has taken.

It opens with Ghostbusters, Mission: Impossible, The A-Team and Adventure Time and will continue with Fantastic Beasts, The Lego Batman Movie, Sonic the Hedgehog, Knight Rider, ET and Gremlins.

This toys-to-life title, in which figurines interact with the video game, has boosted its lineup of franchises and play modes. Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PS 4, Warner Bros Interactive, cert: 7

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