Using fingertip on the screen, you'll tap to shoot trolls, avoid obstacles and slide your finger across multiple targets to create a combo attack. In this mobile arcade shooter, kids select their favourite Skylanders character, take to the skies in their flying gunship and look for escaped trolls who need to be knocked out the sky. Related: Why iTunes gift cards are selling below face value The new Skylanders Cloud Patrol is now available at the iTunes App Store – and those little code cards you get with each Skylanders can be used on this game, so don't throw them out. Cue the head nods from the many thousands of parents who've faced the same wallet-wrenching reality. These action figures also have some memory, therefore it they "level up" the character and gain upgrades, this information is retained when they go to a friend's house and drop their Skylanders on another portal.Īs a parent of three kids age 9 and under, I've been schlepped around the GTA looking for these Skylanders – which generally go for $20 apiece or three for $50 – but many stores are sold out of them. What makes Skylanders unique is it ships with a "portal" that plugs into the video game system and players then place Skylanders action figures on top of it, which unlocks that character in the game.
Related: Free download lets you make mobile, web games Skylanders Spyro's Adventure was the top kids title of 2011 (NPD), top new intellectual property (IP) of 2011 in North America (GfK Charttrack SW & PC) and the biggest new IP launch in Activision's illustrious history (the same publisher best known for Call of Duty games). Plus, the game is only 99 cents, to boot. Here's some good news: If your kids ask about the new Skylanders Cloud Patrol game for iOS devices – namely, for iPod touch, iPad and iPhone – the codes you get with the Skylanders action figures also work with this mobile game. Parents of young boys are likely well aware of a video game sensation known as Skylanders – and how expensive the action figures are.
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