Skylanders Swap Force Hits Store Shelves

The third installment in the franchise from Activision Publishing, Skylanders Swap Force video game hit store shelves Sunday.

Available now for Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 as well as day-and-date for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the game introduces an all new play pattern – swapability,

It lets players freely interchange the top and bottom halves of 16 special characters by mixing and matching their powers and moves into more than 250 unique character combinations that are brought to life in the game.

“Skylanders is a brand built on one thing: magic. With each and every Skylanders title, we want to deliver new, delightful innovations to our young fans that continue to blur the lines between physical and digital play,” said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing.

The game also features new abilities – such as flying, climbing, and teleporting – which can be used throughout Skylands.

Friends and family can join the fun with drop-in/drop-out cooperative play as well as experience action-packed gameplay in various Battle and Survival Modes that feature all new arenas.