My 7 year old was ecstatic to find out he’d get to be a Skylandersvideo game reviewer.

Wee boy (my 7 year old) has been particularly interested in my job lately. He often asks me what I’m writing about. I’ll tell him the topic and he’ll be interested or ask questions. Sometimes he’s impressed or amused but yesterday he was particularly impressed when I told him that I’d been asked to review Skylanders Spyro’s Adventures by Activision.  I told him I needed his help.  All of a sudden I had the coolest job ever and I suspect he’ll be happy to tell people he has a ‘job’ as a video game reviewer.

The game is slated for release on October 16th, 2011 and when I showed him the video at http://www.skylandersgame.com/ I thought to myself….let the wall-bouncing marathon began.  (I almost waited until it arrived to present him with the news but….I like seeing the excitement. Usually, he has to save up his own money for a new video game and he was so happy at the aspect of NOT having to save for once. He’s even more elated at the prospect of being potentially privy to a new game before it is released to the general public. I’m not 100% sure if the game will arrive before the release date or not. )

The Game & Platform:
It works on all today’s gaming platforms and has action figures and additional accessories that can be added.

We’re expecting the Starter Kit. After you buy the starter kit for Skylanders Spyro you can add on a number of characters and Skylander accessories.

My first impression, based on looking at game trailers, is that it looks tres cool.  As soon as I saw it, I knew their target demographic would be my son as he loves action figures, fantasy, and interactive games. We’re getting the PS/3 version (although we also have a Wii and an XBOX 360 in our house. Yes, avid gamers in my house!)

The Skylands Portal of Power

The Portal of Power is used to bring your physical action figure into the game. This is a great idea for kids and my son is super excited for the arrival. Being able to play with something both in and out of the video game and the prospect of add on characters and accessories seems like a great combo of virtual and real-life play.  I like the storytelling and multiple layer of gameplay aspects I saw in the game trailer as well (written by writers from Toy Story).

We’ll be back to report on this once it has arrived and when we review it we’ll be giving away a free copy, too.  I wonder how crazy he’ll drive me between now and then?
Learn more about the Skylanders game and features:

update:

A Skylanders Kid Review