Great game with numerous extension possibilities

General
Skylanders is a successful video game of the action-adventure genre, which can be fun not only children but also adults. You have to play here through numerous scenarios, defeat countless enemies and solve various riddles and puzzles. The Trap team has been with us for Christmas swap Force predecessor replaced / supplemented and is at the children arrived (6 + 9 years) very good.

Hardware and software
The portal is meticulously crafted, the software makes a very mature impression (so far no crashes or obvious error), and the figures are robust but still listed in detail. Nevertheless, figures should not be dropped from a height of about 1.5 meters to the ground. That happened one of our children and has led to this Skylander is now no longer recognized. Happens sometimes.

Game concept
Skylanders combines the virtual world on TV / monitor with the real world through the combination of the video game with real pawns. The interface serves the so-called portal. About this gate the different Skylanders characters enter the game in progress and may henceforth be controlled.

The Skylanders series has been around for about 4 years and has been continuously developed. Well, I think here that you can continue to use even figures of the first series with the current Skylanders Trap Team. They keep even the level reached and the acquired equipment. Figures of the previous series are obtained partly quite favorable as an alternative to the current models, which is a welcome addition here and there.
On the other hand, the extension presented here as had a stand-alone game and does not require any previous version. So you can also enter directly as a freshman. For transit passengers will, in most cases, unfortunately, the old portal will find no further use as it is replaced by the new.
The figures themselves are cross-platform (Xbox, PS, Wii, etc.) used.

Trap Team
The novelty in the current trap team is, as the name implies, the ability to lock in defeated opponents traps. These can be found now at the portal a prison-slot, in which you have to insert the opponents for matching (depending on the element) Fallstein. First of captured villains must henceforth continue to fight on the side of good and also put their individual skills to Skylandern available.

The purchased here basic package you get a fairly comprehensive introduction to the revised Skylander World. But completely is the game so far. In many places you come across paths that you only once can not enter. In order to explore these areas, you need the appropriate Trap Master, of course, must be bought separately. After some play time, the 6-8 missing element traps noticeable and medium currently expanding two bonus levels, which one (one level) receives only about two Adventure Packs, the game world.
In addition, in the Trap Team overview poster, included with this system some blank elements / figures listed, suggesting future additions.

Additional variety obtained as usual by the addition of new characters Buy. With their new skills and combinations can liven up the game so with some fresh wind also on the figures after some time.
Priced seen, the Skylander universe as a whole can thus become a rather expensive fun. Here is a new figure, because sometimes an Adventure Pack or a Trap Master, ... On the other hand you have here just for kids a little reward system, which perhaps can create the right incentives here and there.

Conclusion
Skylanders Trap Team is a nice game with decent size and a good combination of virtual and real world. In the basic package you get offered a lot for the money. In order to enter the hidden / obstructed level and capture certain opponents can, one must, however, allow other accessories. This expands the game world and the possibilities, but also adds extra cost.

+ Game World
+ Idea
+ Expansion possibilities
+ Game Motivation
+ Price Basic Package
+ Workmanship
+ Platform and cross-version availability of figures

+/- Partly Price Extensions