So you've seen the announcement. You've seen the characters. You know what it is to "trap." But now you're wondering, what's going to come with the Skylanders Trap Team starter pack when it comes out on October 5? And what's the story behind this game?
Well, luckily Activision released those details. The game will come with Snap Shot, Food Fight, and two traptanium crystals: life and water. It will also come with the new-and-improved Portal of Power, which has a speaker in it through which your trapped villains can speak.
And then there's the issue of extra characters and traptanium crystals. In speaking with a developer, the indication was that future crystals would retail in two packs, although details have not yet been finalized. The price point wasn't yet set, but I'd imagine that they'd probably charge about the cost of a single figure ($9.99) for a two pack of crystals.
It's a given that individual characters and Trap Masters will be available, but I was told that Adventure Packs will be returning as well. The packs contain extra stages and extra characters, along with power items. Adventure Packs have retailed for $24.99 since the first Skylanders game, and I'd expect the same from the new game.
So then what's the story of this new game? Well, Kaos is up to no good again. He's broken all of the baddest villains out of Cloudcracker Prison, which was made out of traptanium, a special substance that kept the villains at bay. That's where you (and the Trap Masters) come in, rounding up the baddest of the bad and capturing them to fight for good. Kaos will of course have an evil plan that you have to thwart as well, and you will eventually be able to capture and trap the diminutive dictator to fight for the forces of good.
Skylanders Trap Team will be out October 5 of this year, so definitely go lock up your copy before Skylander mania sets in.