Skylanders Giants

                          Skylanders

Skylanders Giants is the second game from the number 1 kids game of 2011 skylanders spyros adventures. Skylanders involves the use of mitire toys that produce a character in the game. this game is unique to any other by the way players can interact with the game by purchasing these toys. it was released on the 19th of October 2012 in europe, Skylanders Giants has 40 new characters in this sequel, some characters are larger then the original skylanders. the game has already been called a success due to its name Skylanders, and being the most rated toy of 2011. it has een said it will beat the previous skylanders game in sales over the festive season.

Skylanders Giants has been marketed widely over the internet, Skylanders has its own YouTube channel, so having this will help to boost awareness of the product and release dates. the channel is very popular as it releases new videos of new gameplay in the sequel Skylanders Giants. it has also been heavily advertised on TV, mainly on childrens channels such as Cartoon Network. Skylanders also advertises thoughout the internet on websites that sell the product such as Argos, Littlewoods and John Lewis. the game has gained alot of publicity throughout the past few months because since the first skylanders was so popular, the sequel was obviously going to drag up more publicity to see if it was better or worse then the first skylanders.

Skylanders has been released in 2 differtent packs. a starter pack which is £45.99, and the booster pack which is £37.21. for each individual character is £9.30. Skylanders Giants will be released on all familiar platforms such as Playstation 3, xbox 360, Nintendo 3ds, Ninendo Wii and the new Nintendo Wii U.