


Visually, "Giants" looks far better than "Spyro's Adventure," but beyond that, the new cast of characters is charming (just as the old ones were), and the fact that there aren't that many of them (16 completely new Skylanders) and that the game has a "Portal Owner's Pack" means your wallet won't get utterly destroyed like it did with "Spyro's Adventure." The game retains the fun platforming and RPG-like elements from the previous game, the level design is far better, and the gameplay is much more fast-paced and fun than "Spyro's Adventure." Toys For Bob really went the extra mile to make the game better and they definitely succeeded! Well, for the most part. And so, "Skylanders: Giants" came along and, surprisingly enough, became an improvement on its predecessor.

Considering how they treated "Guitar Hero" and "Tony Hawk" throughout the 2000s, and are now treating "Call of Duty" and "Destiny," it didn't take rocket science to realize that this was going to become a regular series. "Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure" was a massive commercial success, so being that it was distributed by Activision, we all knew that a sequel "Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure" was a massive commercial success, so being that it was distributed by Activision, we all knew that a sequel was imminent.
