There Are Three Levels Of Difficulty To Choose From

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Although the core gameplay mechanics from the previous Skylanders title are still present in Skylanders Giants, the developers added many features to an already-robust formula. First off, players can now choose the difficulty level (whereas in Spyro’s Adventure, we just had one mode to play in) from the Pause menu. This means that if players find the level to be too easy or not challenging enough, they can pause the game and change the difficulty setting mid-game, rather than having to suffer through the level (or worse yet, restart the level).

There are three levels of difficulty to choose from: Easy (Chompy Cuddler), Medium (Cyclops Crusher), and Hard (Heavy Hitter). The Easy mode is perfect for younger children who are still developing motor and cognitive skills; rather than giving kids the full range of buttons and thumbsticks to control their Skylanders, they can now just use two buttons and the left thumbstick to move around. Also, players no longer need to rotate the right thumbstick to open treasures or turn keys, but rather mash or tap the Y button when the game tells them to.

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... the Skylanders, players are sometimes given the chance to handle guns or ride giant robots, using the left thumbstick to move the reticule and the A button to shoot. Returning fans will be happy to learn that piloting the robots is much smoother in Skylanders Giants. Some of you may remember struggling with the Arkeyan War Machine’s stiff controls in Spyro’s Adventure; now, the targeting function’s sensitivity has been heightened, so the merest nudge of the left thumbstick has the reticule flying across the screen. The targeting is no longer limited to one area as it was in the last game, making it much easier to aim and fire (or punch) enemies coming at you from all directions.

When you fight enemies, you’ll find that your defeated foes will disintegrate into a shower of colourful balls of light, which you will then need to collect, as they are experience points that help you level up. A little issue you may run into here is that you need to be almost on top of these glowing orbs for them to fly to you, and you can’t collect them otherwise. This becomes slightly cumbersome when you’re battling your way through a slew of enemies, as you may find that you often have to backtrack to pick up the miniature globes of light.In addition to levelling up, you can improve your Skylanders stats and skills by visiting Cali and Persephone respectively. Cali, your personal trainer, offers a variety of Heroic Challenges to help improve certain stats.

These challenges have objectives that must be cleared within a specified amount of time, such as finding and eliminating all the monsters in a dungeon, or freeing a bunch of singing geckos from captivity. Beware though, while most of these Heroic Challenges are only a couple of minutes in length, you might find yourself spending a lot more time in these levels striving to beat the ticking clock. They’re called challenges for a reason, you know! You can also purchase skill upgrades from the fairy Persephone, who has her fifa 14 coin trader own cabin on the Dreadyacht. Make sure you keep an eye out for Winged Sapphires (a new collectible that’s scattered throughout the game), as they give you discounts for skill upgrades.