Skylanders: Dimensions

Skylanders: Dimensions is an upcoming video game being published by Activision. It is the fourth installment in the Skylanders series and a sequel to Skylanders: SWAP Force. The game will introduce the Dimension Skylanders, special Skylanders with powers that can control time and space.The game will be available October 12, 2014 in North America, October 15, 2014 in Australia, and October 18, 2014 in Europe. The game will be released on the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, and for the first time ever, on PlayStation Vita. Beenox will develop thw Wii version, n-space will develop the 3DS and Vita versions, and Vicarious Visions will develop the other versions.

Portal of Power
Once again, the game uses a pedestal called the Portal of Power to bring real-life action figures into the video game world. The technology inside the portal has not changed, so you can still use the portal you got with SWAP Force Starter Pack in Dimensions. However, there are a few notable differences between the new portal and the old one. First of all the portal is now silver instead of black and the elemental symbols on the portal now glow along with the portal.

Story
Around the time the Giants diappeared, the Dimension Skylanders have been around. Their mission was to not only protect Skylands, but the entire universe as well. Every 10,000 years all of the planets and stars align perfectly, so perfectly that the universal energy from the alignment not only kept balance in Skylands, but also the entire universe! During the last alignment, the energy was so strong that it actually ripped holes in time and space opening portals to other dimensions in the process. The Skylanders had to keep monsters and evil villains from coming through the portals and after a long battle the portals finally closed. But, since the heroes came into contact with the energy of these dimensions they became infused with the power of the dimensions. Turning them into... the Dimension Skylanders! However, after the portals closed a chain reaction started causing a huge explosion which propelled the Skylanders away from Skylands and to Earth. Meanwhile, Kaos is back with yet another evil plan and now the Portal Masters must find the Dimension Skylanders and send them back home to save Skylands and the entire universe! Kaos' Dad will make his debut in this game.

New Skylanders
Skylanders: Dimensions will introduce 16 Dimension Skylanders who have powers similar to the SWAP Force Skylanders, except the powers are based off of the powers they got when they were fused with the energy of the the different dimensions instead of their lower halves.The Dimension powers are: Sound, Light, Electricity, Freezing Time, Shrink, Speeding-Up Time, Slowing-Down Time, and Invisible. Only Dimension Skylanders with the correct power can enter special Dimension zones in-game. There will also be 8 new Core Skylanders, 8 new LightCore Skylanders, and 24 returning Skylanders with new names, new toy designs, and a new Wow Pow upgrade. Some of them like Frostbite Chill and Blitz Spyro even have new appearances.

Dimension Skylanders
Air: Thunder (Sound) and Lighning (Electricity)

Water: Brain Freeze (Freezing Time) and Evaporator (Shrink)

Earth: Avalanche (Sound) and Rock Slide (Speeding-Up Time)

Life: Eclipse (Light) and TBA (Invisible)

Tech: Clockwork (Freezing Time) and Brightbulb (Light)

Undead: Zomboss (Slowing-Down Time) and TBA (Elecricity)

Fire: Boiler (Shrink) and TBA (Speeding-Up Time)

Magic: Moodini (Invisible) and Snail-Poke (Slowing-Down Time)

Core Skylanders
Wind-Bat (Air)

Freezerburn (Water)

Dirt Claw (Earth)

Lily (Life)

Springy (Tech)

Bone Bowler (Undead)

Burn (Fire)

Kissappear (Magic)

LightCore Skylanders
Popthorn (Air)

Gill Grunt (Water)

Dirt Claw (Earth)

Stealth Elf (Life)

Trigger Happy (Tech)

Bone Bowler (Undead)

Burn (Fire)

Wrecking Ball (Magic)

Returning Skylanders
Air: Soundwave Sonic Boom (Series 3), Turbine Jet-Vac (Series 3), and Prickly Popthorn (Series 2)

Water: Fishy Gill Grunt (Series 4), Frostbite Chill (Series 3), and King Crab Wham-Shell (Series 2)

Earth: Jawbreaker Terrafin (Series 4), Buzzsaw Dino-Rang (Series 2), and Mega Chomp Slobber Tooth (Series 2)

Life: Master Stealth Elf (Series 4), Timber Stump Smash (Series 3), and Nature Lover Zoo Lou (Series 2)

Tech: Greedy Trigger Happy (Series 4), Pyromaniac Boomer (Series 2), and Tik Tok Countdown (Series 2)

Undead: Shadow Strike Cynder (Series 4), Derby Roller Brawl (Series 2), and Soul Reaper Grim Creeper (Series 2)

Fire: Magma Burp Eruptor (Series 4), Wild Fryno (Series 2), and Scolding Smolderdash (Series 2)

Magic: Blitz Spyro (Series 4), Ultimate Beast Pop Fizz (Series 3), and Nightdancer Star Strike (Series 2)

Starter Packs
The console starter pack will come with Avalanche, LightCore Burn, and Tik Tok Countdown, the Portal of Power, and the game itself. The 3DS and Vita starter packs come with Moodini, Wind-Bat, and Polar Chill (an exclusive character), a smaller version of the Portal of Power, and the game itself. The Portal Owners Pack will return for people who have SWAP Force and don't want to buy another portal however, that pack only comes with Avalanche and the game (or if you have a 3DS you'll only get Moodini and the game). The Portal Owners Pack will not be available for the PlayStation Vita version.

Gameplay
The gameplay will be the same as the last three games and all toys from Spyro's Adventure, Giants, and SWAP Force will be fully playable in this game. Content for Giant Skylanders such as boulders and chains will return in this game, and SWAP Force zones will also return. Skylanders can still jump, but they now have the ability to double jump as well. Elemental Gates are now Elemental Portals. These are simply just in-game Portals of Power with a certain color on it and an elemental symbol over it (Light Blue=Air, Blue=Water, Brown=Earth, Green=Life, Orange=Tech, Gray=Undead, Red=Fire, and Magic=Purple). After finishing a level, all of your Skylanders will earn more XP (whether if you used them in the level or not or even if there's only one Skylander on the portal) depending on the number of tasks completed and the number of stars you've earned. The game will also be 3D compatiable.Not just for the 3DS, but also for certain other consoles like the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Players can also create their own in-game Portal Master and customize their very own hub world with items they collected throughout the game. Heroic Challenges will also make a return. All of this and more will bring the Skylanders series to a whole new dimension (literally) so get ready for an exciting adventure Portal Masters!

Trivia

 * Burn and Chill seem to be in a relationship as told by Spyro and Slam Bam.
 * This is the first Skylanders game where players can customize their own world.
 * This is the first Skylanders game to feature online gaming.
 * This game introduces the Series 4 Skylanders.
 * Wrecking Ball is the only LightCore Skylander not to have an additional counterpart in this game.
 * This is the first game in the series to feature Kaos' Dad.
 * This is the first Skylanders game to be released for the PlayStation Vita.