Pastel Colored Skylander Sensie Toy-to-Life Figures

** A Geek Daddy received the featured products for free to review**

There are some new Skylanders toy-to-life figures available for the IMAGINATORS edition of the popular video game franchise this Spring.  Pain-Yatta and Hard Boiled Flare Wolf have a pastel theme to their coloring providing these Skylanders figures with an Easter vibe.  In fact, Hard Boiled Flare Wolf is a limited production Spring edition of the figure that will be hard to find after the Easter season has passed by.  Both of these toy-to-life figures are sure to put a smile on the face of anyone who loves to play Skylanders IMAGINATORS and finds them in their Easter basket.  Find out more about the mythology of the two newest Skylanders IMAGINATORS Sensie.

Pain-Yatta

Growing up, Pain-Yatta’s best friend was the legendary Unocorn, a unicorn with a churro-horn that sprinkles magical cinnamon from time to time. While the cinnamon donuts for breakfast were incredible, being so sweet and delicious made them both easy targets for those looking for yummy treats. But Pain-Yatta had no problem protecting the both of them with his giant sucker! One day, however, the Unocorn went missing, and Pain-Yatta was beside himself. He tried desperately to find his buddy, but to no avail. That’s when the Doom Raiders tricked him into thinking that the Skylanders were behind it all, and Pain-Yatta fell for it hook, line, and sinker. He joined up with the band of villains and ventured out to get revenge on the Skylanders, but was eventually captured by the Trap Masters. Master Eon explained that the Skylanders had nothing to do with the Unocorn’s disappearance and said he would help Pain-Yatta find his friend, if he became a Skylander Sensei and trained new Imaginators in the ways of smashing! Pain-Yatta agreed and the search for the missing Unocorn continues.

Hard Boiled Flare Wolf

When Flare Wolf was young, he worked all summer to earn the coveted Fireworks Badge from the Wolf Scouts. In doing so, he had earned the right to light the fireworks in the annual St. Wigglewort’s Day celebration – an honor of which Flare Wolf was extremely proud. But on the day of the celebration, a band of evil Ice Ogres attacked his village and took the entire community hostage! The only weapons at his disposal were the town’s supply of fireworks they were saving for the evening festivities. One by one, Flare Wolf lit them in the center of the Ogre camp, launching a dazzling display of pyrotechnics that sent the Ogres running. Not only had Flare Wolf saved his village, he had also given its residents the most spectacular fireworks show they had seen in over 100 years! Even Master Eon was impressed, and offered Flare Wolf a position at the Academy as the Official Fireworks Launcher. But after seeing him in action, he quickly realized that Flare Wolf had much more to offer as a Sensei! Always enjoying a celebration, this Flare Wolf figure shows off his enthusiasm for Easter festivities with a special pastel outfit.



Skylanders IMAGINATORS allows players to unleash their imaginations like never before by for the first time giving them the power to customize and create their very own digital Skylander that can be played as a primary character within this edition of the video game franchise.  Portal Masters, as SKYLANDERS players are known as, can utilize the game's Skylander Creator option to design their own personalized characters with an  extraordinary amount of options for available powers, abilities, catchphrases, appearances, and much more. Not abandoning the toys-to-life concept though, Portal Masters can still purchase toys-to-life figures called Senseis whose characters when purchased can be uploaded to play within the game as well.  In addition to being able to play the game using one of these toys-to-life figures as a primary character, Senseis will also help Portal Masters maximize the abilities and game play of player's digitally created characters by unlocking unique weapons, increasing an Imaginator's level caps, providing access to special areas in the game, as well as unlocking new secret techniques.



Visit skylanders.com for more information about the IMAGINATORS video game and its accompanying Seneis toy-to-life figures.  If your family hasn't experienced playing a Skylanders game yet give it a try, my kids always have a blast playing these video games.  In fact they even often ask good ole dad to join in the fun playing with them which makes for some nice family time together.  These Sensei figures are just the right size to fit into an Easter basket and are sure to delight any fan of the video game.

Sensei Master King Pen's Ultimate Tips For Skylanders IMAGINATORS Video Game

The newest edition of the SKYLANDERS video game franchise recently arrived on store shelves.  This new installment called IMAGINATORS allows players to unleash their imaginations like never before by for the first time giving them the power to customize and create their very own Skylander that can be played as a primary character in an all-new adventure that features compelling storylines, puzzles, battles, and a new lineup of heroes and villains.  Portal Masters, as SKYLANDERS players are known as, can utilize the game's Skylander Creator option to design their own personalized characters with an  extraordinary amount of options for available powers, abilities, catchphrases, appearances, and much more. New Toy-to-Life figures called Senseis will help Portal Masters maximize the abilities and game play of player created characters by unlocking unique weapons, increasing an Imaginator's level caps, providing access to special areas in the game, as well as unlocking new secret techniques.



One of these new Senseis reached out to A Geek Daddy to share his tips on how you can maximize the awesomeness when playing SKYLANDERS IMAGINATORS.  Heed the words of Master King Pen my friends as they will lead to fun and victory in the Realm of Skylands:

Listen up everyone! Ever wonder what it is like to fully use the power of your Imagination?  Well, my heroic friends, wonder no more.  Because with Skylanders Imaginators, all you Portal Masters out there will have the power to create your very own Skylanders -- known as Imaginators -- using the vast stretches of your imagination.  With ten new Battle Classes combined with the ten Elemental Classes and over a thousand creation pieces, there is virtually an unlimited number of ways to create an Imaginator!  Oh, and did I mention the Senseis?  These amazing heroes, which include yours truly, are among the mightiest Skylanders in the history of Skylands.  We'll help your Imaginators evolve their abilities to become even more powerful as they battle against Kaos.  Impressive, right?  But that's not all!  There's a whole lot more to see and experience in Skylanders Imaginators, so here's my special VIP list of tips for playing -- just for you.  Enjoy the awesomeness!!!

EXPLORE THE M.A.P.

Skylanders Imaginators features the Mysterious Ancient Place -- or M.A.P. for short.  A brand new overworld never before seen with lots of areas for you to explore, there is plenty to experience and many rewards to find!  Play through the Sensei Realms, visit Skylander Academy, and find hidden treasures!

SENSEI REALMS

Always wanted to see what it takes to master the ten elements of Skylands?  Then head on over to each of the mystical Sensei Realms -- which can only be opened by Senseis of the matching element.  Create giant toys in the Tech Sensei Realm or overcome the eerie crypts of the Undead Sensei Realm or even figure out the crazy puzzles of the Water Sensei Realm.  Complete each one of these areas to earn amazing new items for your Imaginators! You can find these challenging yet awesome realms hidden all throughout the M.A.P.

BATTLE GONGS

Fell like putting Sensei abilities to the ultimate test? Well. that's what the new Battle Gongs are for!  Once a Battle Gong has been rung, your Sensei must fend off waves of powerful bad guys in order to earn some hefty rewards.  And I do mean hefty!  You can find Battle Gongs scattered throughout the levels.

SENSEI SHRINES

Although Senseis are the most powerful Skylanders to have ever faces Kaos, they still have the potential to grow even stronger.  Unlock their awesome Ski-Chi powers by activating their battle class Sensei Shrine and watch as your Sensei blows enemies away with devastating attacks.  Sensei Shrines can be found in each of the levels.

BATTLE CLASS

The combination of ten battle classes and ten elements allows you to create any type of Imaginator you want.  So why not make them all! Maybe you'll need a Fire Ninja in one area, but a Dark Ninja in another.  Maybe you'll fight Doomlanders with a Light Swashbuckler supported by an Earth Knight.  Try limitless combinations as you choose the abilities and upgrades that best fit your fighting style!

COLLECTIBLES

With well over 1,000 creation pieces to outfit your Imaginator, why not collect as many Imaginite Chests as you can to fuel your creative needs?  Chests are readily earned and available throughout each level.  There are other ways to earn creation pieces as well.  Want more voice options? Then locate the hidden Troll Radios featuring DJ Chill Bill and try to win some.  Want unique weapons and catchphrases? Then defeat Doomlanders and collect them all!

CREATION CLASH

If you thought that hidden areas are all that is new ... it's not! Skylands now features a new board game called Creation Clash -- based on all time favorite Skystones!  Battle opponents all over Skylands to become a legendary clasher.  Get started by visiting Madame Weebleton in the Card Shack on the M.A.P.

ARENA BATTLES

Skylands would not be complete without a battle arena to test your combat skills.  Chill Bill and Broccoli Guy welcome you to the new Arena Battles, where they will provide play-by-play commentary during your epic battles.  Take on a wide variety of enemies in three round matches and earn awards for winning!  Go to the Arena on the M.A.P. and speak to Buzz to get the brawl rolling!

SKYLANDERS RACEWAY

Miss being the best racer in all of Skylands? And racing your friends online?  Well say no more!  Racing Mode including all of the tracks and game options from SKYLANDERS SUPERCHARGERS make a return in SKYLANDERS IMAGINATORS!  Land, Sea or Sky -- we have it all! And all of your new Imaginators and Sensei can compete along with all legacy Skylanders.  Visit the Skylanders Raceway on the M.A.P. in order to get back behind the wheel.

SKYLANDERS ACADEMY

Sometimes you'll want to break away from all the action, so what better a place to visit than the Skylanders Academy.  Here you can check out the Hall of Selfies.  That's right -- selfies!  You can immortalize your Skylanders practically anywhere in the game including finding Selfie Spots to earn gold.  You can even collect Legendary Frames to place in the Hall of Selfies to make all Skylanders of that class even stronger!  But that's not all.  There are lots of other activities in the Skylanders Academy as well.  Find it on the M.A.P. and take that break anytime!

 Master King Pen is the leader of the Skylanders Senseis and is included in the IMAGINATORS Starter Pack that is needed to play this installment of the video game.  King Pen hails from a militaristic unit of penguins who protect the Cloudmelt Glaciers. During an epic battle, King Pen was trapped in an avalanche and had to take refuge in a nearby cave for the remainder of the winter season. During his solitude, he was visited by a mysterious Yeti Master, named Snow Wah, who began teaching him an ancient combat style known as “Flipper-Fu”. King Pen was already a skilled fighter, but the wise teacher helped him to understand the spiritual and philosophical nature of warfare, turning the penguin into an unstoppable force. When he finally emerged from the cave, tales of his newfound abilities spread far and wide. When Master Eon caught wind, he recruited King Pen into his top secret training program, where he quickly rose up the ranks to become the leader of the Skylander Sensei. Years later, King Pen returned to the site of the avalanche to thank his teacher, but no evidence of Snow Wah or the cave was ever found – leaving many to wonder if the Yeti had ever existed at all.

SKYLANDERS IMAGINATORS

 ** A Geek Daddy received the featured product for free to review**

The newest installment of the popular children's video game franchise SKYLANDERS® arrived on store shelves this week!  Toys for Bob, the company that develops SKYLANDERS for distribution by Activision Publishing Inc., annually introduces new characters and elements to expand upon the game play continuously making it bigger and better than the previous installments. SKYLANDERS IMAGINATORS allows players to unleash their imaginations like never before by for the first time giving them the power to customize and create their very own Skylander that can be played as a primary character in an all-new adventure that features compelling storylines, puzzles, battles, and a new lineup of heroes and villains.

Portal Masters, as SKYLANDERS players are known as, can utilize the game's Skylander Creator option to design their own personalized characters with an  extraordinary amount of options for available powers, abilities, catchphrases, appearances, and much more.  The make your own Skylander characters, which are called Imaginators, can be saved on Creation Crystals.  A Creation Crystal comes with the SKYLANDERS IMAGINATORS starter pack and additional ones can be purchased separately.  Players can create one Imaginator character per Creation Crystal.

SKYLANDERS hasn't abandoned its Toys-to-Life figures, that have always been a sensation with fans of the video game franchise, for Creation Crystals though.  The game will also feature a variety of toy-to-life figures for a new character class called Senseis, that like the Creation Crystals, can be purchased separately from the SKYLANDERS IMAGINATORS starter pack and incorporated into game play as primary characters.  Each Sensei is a master of one of 10 powerful Battle Classes (e.g., Knight, Sorcerer, Brawler and more). Being the master of these Battle Classes, only Senseis have the ability to unleash Sky-Chi – the ultimate Battle Class super move. Skylanders Senseis have a master-to-apprentice relationship with newly created Imaginator Skylanders. This is supported in-game through the Sensei unlocking of unique Imaginator weapons, the increase of Imaginator level caps, providing access to special areas in the game, as well as the unlocking of new Secret Techniques for Imaginators of the same class.



Skylanders Senseis include 20 new characters and 11 former villains, including Kaos and the return of Crash Bandicoot and Dr. Neo Cortex.  SKYLANDERS IMAGINATORS also has an all-new Crash Bandicoot-inspired level -- Thumpin’ Wumpa Islands -- which is steeped in nostalgic gameplay that will be appealing, especially to moms and dads who many were probably kids themselves when Badicoot first appeared in a video game, for getting the whole family interested in playing together.  Thumpin’ Wumpa Islands is packed with TNT boxes, crabs, hazards, temple ruins, Wumpa Fruit, exploding crates and more. It also includes special Crash Zones that bring back the classic massive boulder chases from the original Crash games. The Thumpin’ Wumpa Islands level will be available to players who purchase the SKYLANDERS IMAGINATORS Starter Pack featuring Crash Bandicoot for PlayStation consoles at launch and will be available as an add-on adventure pack for everyone else available during the holiday shopping season.

 This incredible box just arrived at our house! Activision generously sent A Geek Daddy a SKYLANDERS IMAGINATORS starter pack along with a great selection of Senseis and Creation Crystals for my kids to have fun playing with. To say my kids are enthusiastic to start playing the new SKYLANDERS IMAGINATORS video game would be an understatement!

SKYLANDERS IMAGINATORS is compatible with PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Nintendo Wii U. Parents who have purchased toys-to-life figures for previous editions of the game will also be pleased to know SKYLANDERS IMAGINATORS supports the 300+ character toys from all previous Skylanders games -- including Skylanders SuperChargers, Skylanders Trap Team, Skylanders SWAP Force, Skylanders Giants and Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure -- that kids can enjoy both as toys to play with in the real-world as well as characters they can use in the virtual game world.



For more information, please visit skylanders.com