After learning that the upcoming Skylanders title, Swap Force, will include a new Portal of Power and starter park, Family Gamer TV owner Andy Robertson and his children found a new use for the old sets: modified chess games.
The portal, which normally is used to transfer physical figurines to playable characters in the Skylanders series, now acts as a way to power "safe spots" during play. The game uses old Skylanders figures and several new rules. Winged figures can move two squares in a straight line. Shoot figures can take out pieces in their line of sight. Bomb figures can eliminate any pieces around them within a two-square radius. When a character stands in a portal hot spot and lights up, it cannot be taken.
The video, which you can watch above, outlines the rules and provides...
A 13-minute demonstration includes in-game cutscenes, gameplay and more for Vicarious Visions' upcoming Skylanders Swap Force.
Check out the video above to watch Skylander swapping in action. The game features 16 new characters, each with two halves, which equals 256 different combinations. Changing halves will add new play patterns and behaviors to each character.
Skylanders Swap Force will be released in the fall for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. Read our report on the game's different aspects here.
A video released today for Skylanders Swap Force shows off the many swappable possibilities — or in Skylanders parlance "swappabilities" — in the upcoming game.
Check out the trailer above to see animated versions of Vicarious Visions' 16 new Swap Force Skylanders as they're assembled, disassembled and reassembled to form just a fraction of the 256 possible combinations. For more on the latest installment in Activision's popular franchise, be sure to read our impressions of the game from an event last month.
Skylanders Swap Force is slated for a fall release on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.
