Skylanders: SuperChargers E3 2015 Preview
The Skylanders franchise was really the franchise that made the Toys-to-Life video game genre accessible, efficient and profitable. Without Skylanders, I doubt that Disney Interactive would have followed suit with Disney Infinity. Even Nintendo has joined in with the current Amiibo craze. However, Toys-to-Life really was perfected by the Skylanders franchise. The franchise receives its next installment later this year with Skylanders: SuperChargers. The franchise has gotten so big that even Nintendo is getting a piece of the action with the appearance milestone Nintendo icons Bowser and Donkey Kong, who will get their own dedicated Skylander figurines and vehicles for the game. Following Skylanders: Trap Team, the latest edition of the franchise features vehicles as the new gimmick. So, for the new game, players will be able to not only switch out characters, but the vehicles they can ride throughout the game. During this year’s E3, I got the chance to personally demo the PlayStation 4 version of the game. One great aspect of the Skylanders franchise is that the