I bought this game for my two boys aged 4 and 7 after much pleading and begging, mostly from the 7 year old. Several of his friends already had it and they loved the idea that they could port their characters to each others houses and continue their game with their friends. Initially I was dubious as the thought of purchasing endless new characters for them to play the game effectively made my purse panic! I eventually backed down and the boys used birthday vouchers to buy the starter pack at a great price. The starter pack contained 3 "Skylanders" which is plenty for the kids to get going with. The characters are very cleverly ported into the game ...  Read the complete review

Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure brings a whole new gaming genre to the forefront of the gaming market. It combines video gaming with toys, and also the collectability of each of the individual Skylander characters. Well, where do I start? There is so much going on with this game that it's difficult trying to get everything down! The Story: The game is about a world called Skylands. Taken over by Chaos, he has frozen the Skylanders, the protectors of the lands, and banished them to earth. That's where you come in. You are the Portal master, controller of the Portal of Power, recruited to un-freeze Spyro and his friends and rescue the world of ...  Read the complete review