Platforms
- PlayStation 4Nov 15, 2013NAplayscoreNA0 Critics9.01.24K Players
- Xbox OneNov 22, 2013NAplayscoreNA0 Critics8.1318 Players
- PlayStation 3Oct 13, 20138.2playscore8.114 Critics8.7548 Players
- Xbox 360Oct 13, 20138.1playscore8.34 Critics8.8777 Players
- Nintendo Wii UOct 13, 20138.3playscore8.57 Critics8.810.8K Players
- Nintendo 3DSOct 13, 20137.6playscore7.05 Critics8.72.41K Players
30 critic reviews · 1 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- Skylanders SWAP Force has a lot of content to cover. This game is jam packed with things to do, and as long as your collection keeps growing you’ll find more and more things to to occupy your time. The main problem is the cost of growing your collection. Still, with the starter pack alone, you have a game that is polished, smooth, and a lot of fun to play. There are a few annoyances with multiplayer balance and the baffling flying issue, but all in all, Skylanders SWAP Force is a fun game that you shouldn’t turn your back on if you have the cash.
Zorpix · Dec 11, 2013 Reviewed on Wii URead full review - Skylanders: Swap Force is clearly geared towards a younger audience, but that doesn’t mean that fans of hack-and-slash platformers should ignore the title entirely. The idea of physical figures that you can control in the game is brilliant – if expensive – and it results in a solid experience that thrives with friends. Sadly, the slow pacing, repetitive combat, and awkward jump mechanics let the gameplay down in places, and prevent it from reaching its full potential.
Nathan Michalik · Dec 06, 2013 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Skylanders Swap Force is another entertaining 3DS game, and one of the few that compliments its console counterpart. Considering it's compatible with previously released Skylanders, there's a tremendous amount of value packed into the box. The missions feel familiar, but that probably won't matter much to hardcore fans desperate for their newest fix.
Chris Buffa · Oct 28, 2013 Reviewed on 3DSRead full review - SWAP Force is in many ways a surprise. It remedies a raft of the series’ biggest issues whilst adding its own twists. Still, if you’re looking for a cost effective time-sink, there are dozens – if not hundreds – of alternatives. With that said, Skylanders was the first to popularise the toy/game hybrid and hopefully, with a little pressure from Disney Infinity, prices will gradually become more competitive.
Jim Hargreaves · Oct 24, 2013 Reviewed on PS3Read full review - Skylanders: Swap Force is the rare type of game that takes all of the elements from previous series entries and improves on them at every turn. Veterans are bound to love this new title, but it also serves as a perfect place to start for those new to the series. With tight controls, dynamic characters, beautiful presentation and incredibly fun gameplay, it’s little wonder that the series has come as far as it has in such a short amount of time.
Ron DelVillano · Oct 19, 2013 Reviewed on Wii U, 3DSRead full review - Despite its push to have you run out and buy additional figures, Skylanders Swap Force remains fun and charming for kids and adults alike. The new character combinations enhance the gameplay, expanding on what can be created and adding an interesting mechanic to the game. You may wind up shopping for new figures to unlock new content, which isn't a cheap habit to build, but Swap Force taps into the sheer joy of experimenting with new character combinations and building them from there.
Chris Barylick · Oct 17, 2013 Reviewed on PS3Read full review - If this is your first Skylanders game, pick up a few extra SWAP figurines and enjoy. Each figure newly purchased and torn from pristine package doubles the game’s playtime as combat is addictive enough to drive players to level up multiple characters. If you’re an old hand at controlling the portal of power, you shouldn’t need any more convincing.
Staff · Oct 15, 2013 Reviewed on PS3Read full review - Skylanders: Swap Force is not revolutionary. It does, however, capture the magic of the first two installments and refines them to retain the experience while advancing the series to better plains. To me, this is an accomplishment many developers overlook. Too often, we have sequels that try to bring the game to the next level, and they falter in one area or another. Skylanders: Swap Force doesn’t stumble, and it also retains the collectable-figure gaming crown.
Matt Walker · Oct 14, 2013 Reviewed on PS3, Wii URead full review - Skylanders SWAP Force is a great game, especially when you consider it’s a title that is really geared for kids, but adults will be hooked as well. Activision and Vicarious Visions could have just used last year’s game engine, added a new story and released it as a new game, but they didn’t. They have taken the existing franchise, added a new twist (swappable characters), upped the visuals and sound, and made a game that is better than those before it.
Kirby Yablonski · Oct 13, 2013 Reviewed onRead full review - Skylanders Swap Force adds lots of things that are sure to please fans. The swappable Skylanders and new challenges are smart, and the story is as funny and charming as ever. I particularly like the way the writers build on the epilogue of the previous game. More than anything else, Skylanders is just fun – but to get the most out of it, you'll end up paying the price of the game a couple times over.
Steve Butts · Oct 13, 2013 Reviewed onRead full review
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Community Reviews
- Rated on PS3
About the game
Trailers & Screenshots:
Embark on an exciting new adventure with the Skylanders and the SWAP Force. For generations, the SWAP Force protected the volcano that replenishes Skylands’ magic. That is until an epic battle caught them in an eruption that blasted them apart, sent them to Earth and gave them the ability to swap powers. Only you can mix and match their tops and bottoms, put them on the new Portal of Power™ and save Skylands.
Developer: Vicarious Visions, Inc.