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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction.................................................................................2 Portal of Power ®..........................................................................2 Gameplay Controls.....................................................................3 Menus............................................................................................ 4 Playing the Game........................................................................5 Arena Modes.................
INTRODUCTION Skylands need your help, Portal Master! Prepare yourself for an all new adventure with the Skylanders and the SWAP Force. For generations, the SWAP Force protected the Cloudbreak Islands, home to a mystic volcano that erupts every one hundred years to replenish all of the magic in Skylands.
GAMEPLAY CONTROLS The Portal of Power and at least one Skylander figure are required to start a new profile and to proceed in the first part of the tutorial.
MENUS MENU NAVIGATION Left Stick – Navigate menus A Button – Press to accept B Button – Press to go back to the previous menu or cancel MAIN MENU Story Mode – Begin your adventure in either Single Player or with a friend in Co-op. Arena Modes – Survive by yourself or with a friend in a variety of challenging stages, or battle against a friend in various arena modes.
PLAYING THE GAME 7 6 8 1 3 5 4 2 1. Life Meter – This green meter displays the amount of Health your Skylander has. If the life meter of any Skylander reaches zero, they must be removed from the Portal of Power and replaced with a different Skylander, or you will have to restart the level. If the life meter of a SWAP Force Skylander reaches zero, then both the top and bottom halves must be removed from the Portal of Power.
PLAYING THE GAME SKYLANDER INFO Press the BACK button to view and manage each of your Skylanders in the “Skylander Info” Section. The below menus and sub menus can be found under “Skylander Info”: Stats – Displays your current Skylander’s Stats. Hats – View which hats your Skylander has collected and equip or remove them here. Upgrades - View which upgrades your Skylander has acquired on both the Top and Bottom Half.
PLAYING THE GAME SWAP FORCE POWERS Each SWAP Force Skylander possesses one of 8 SWAP Force Powers. The SWAP Force powers included are: Dig Bounce Teleport Sneak Rocket Speed Climb Spin SWAP FORCE POWER ZONES Also throughout Skylands, there are SWAP Force Power Zones that only Skylanders of that SWAP Force Power can open. To enter, the bottom half of the Skylander should have the same matching icon as on the Zone, which signifies they have that SWAP Force Power.
PLAYING THE GAME AirDocks – Whenever there’s adventuring to be done or journeys to undertake, this is the place to go! Flynn can always be found there keeping a watchful eye on his ship the Dread Yacht, and Tessa can usually be seen there, taking care of her bird Whiskers. Eon – Go see Eon on his altar by the AirDocks to view your portal master rank, and view your portal master accolades. The more stars you collect, the higher your rank will reach.
ARENA MODES In the various Battle Modes, choose from a variety of arenas and have a brawl against your friends. Use items, traps and jump pads to your advantage as you try to become the ultimate Portal Master. Challenge a friend in five different head to head modes: Solo Survival – Survive multiple stages of enemies of increasing difficulty. Team Survival – Survive multiple stages of enemies of increasing difficulty with a friend. Rival Survival – Rank more points than your opponent as you fight enemies.
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