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Skylanders Imaginators Unleashes Kaos at Gamescom 2016
London, UK: Wednesday August 17th, in the year of our
Lord 2016 - Today, the villains of Skylands are taking
over Gamescom and revealing an all-new dedicated Crash
Bandicoot® level, Thumpin’ Wumpa Islands, to fans. Leading the
charge is Skylands’ most notorious villain Kaos, who along with
the help of new guest star Skylander, Dr. Neo Cortex are sure to
add more fun to players’ imagination-to-life gameplay
experience. Both supervillains are joining the line-up of
Skylanders Sensei characters as fully-playable toys in
Skylanders Imaginators, and Kaos will available for free to fans
who pre-order and purchase a Skylanders Imaginators starter
pack.
“From the moment we received the first fan art, we knew
Skylanders was unique in its ability to fuel kids’ imaginations.
With Skylanders Imaginators’ powerful character creation tools,
we can’t wait to see what amazing Skylanders our fans will bring
to life,” said Paul Reiche, president and co-founder, Toys For
Bob. “Now fans can create more characters than there are stars
in the known universe. These Imaginators join a strong line-up
of Sensei characters which include fan-favourite villains, now
reformed and fighting for good!”
In the UK and Ireland, fans who pre-order and purchase the
Skylanders Imaginators Starter Pack will receive a playable Kaos
Sensei toy for free while supplies last between 14th and 22nd
October, 2016.
With Kaos having discovered the power of Mind Magic to create
Doomlanders, one of his first creations was none other than a
clone of himself! Figuring that no one in the universe,
including the Skylanders, could ever stand up to more than one
Kaos, he unleashed his clone in his quest to take over Skylands.
But to Kaos’ surprise, the clone – also being Kaos – wanted
victory for himself! As a result, he fights against his creator,
in turn helping the Skylanders in their endeavour to defeat the
real Kaos!
At Gamescom, Skylanders Imaginators will introduce fans to the
return of Dr. Neo Cortex as a Sensei Skylander and reveal an
all-new level, Thumpin’ Wumpa Islands, that’s steeped in
nostalgic Crash Bandicoot® gameplay. The level includes special
Crash Zones that bring back the classic massive boulder chases
from the original games. And, as with any Skylanders level,
there are secrets and hidden areas all along the way. In paying
homage to this iconic character on his 20th anniversary, the
level is packed with TNT boxes, crabs, hazards, temple ruins,
Wumpa Fruit, exploding crates and many more elements from the
original Crash. But it all takes place in the Skylands - which
means a new twist of Skylanders combat and action brought into
the world of the Wumpa Islands.
"You can’t have Crash Bandicoot as a guest star Skylander
without his arch-nemesis Dr. Neo Cortex”, said Jen Oneal, studio
head, Vicarious Visions. “We approached the level as a way for
us to bring the best parts of Skylanders and the best parts of
Crash together into one epic adventure. Players are going to
enjoy how we’ve honoured the heritage of traditional Crash games
in the musically-themed, TNT crate-filled level. For fans of
Crash this is going to feel like going back to the old world of
Crash Bandicoot - but in gorgeous 1080p.”
In the game, a “Synchronization Celebration” has aligned the
world of Skylands with the Wumpa Islands. Upon arriving, Spyro
and Mags discover that Dr. Neo Cortex (voiced by Lex Lang) has
created a terrible machine to harness the rhythmic power of the
island’s celebration for his newest evil scheme! When the
machine goes awry, something occurs that throws the whole party
out of sync. Crash (voiced by Jess Harnell) must team up with
the Skylanders and his old enemy Neo Cortex to restore the
celebration before the Wumpa Islands are syncopated right out of
existence!
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. The level
will also be available to all platforms via purchase of the
Skylanders Imaginators Thumpin’ Wumpa Islands Adventure Pack
this Autumn. The Skylanders Imaginators Thumpin’ Wumpa Islands
Adventure pack also will include Crash Bandicoot and Dr. Neo
Cortex as fully playable toys.
Last but not least, Portal Masters will soon be able to collect
Imaginite Mystery Chests. These chests will unlock new creation
pieces, such as gear, weapons, and parts for players’ Imaginator
characters.