Skylanders Giants - Starter Pack (Wii)

i bought this for my partners 39th birthday. lol.he got addicted to our sons spyro's adventure and when he'd completed that I decided to buy daddy the giants. The giants continues with the story from spyros adventure beautifully - you will be able to see were Kaos ended up. lol.Well it has gone down a treat. The characters included in the box are excellent. With Tree Rex being the favorite (tree rex is a giant - the other two - jet vac and cynder - are skylanders series 2) Tree Rex is also great because he lights up when he is placed on the portal of power - his eyes shine blue, and a gem in his hand shines green.if you already have skylanders spyros adventure you will be pleased to know that your previous characters can still be used in the new game, on the new portal - with the added bonus that you can continue to level them up further to level 15!!! 5 levels more than with spyros adventure. (it will also save you money, as you can use your previous skylanders to unlock certain zones in the new game)Also, the portal with the giants game is on a lead which plugs into the usb at the back of your wii, the lead is really long so is good if you like to sit away from the t.v with the portal next to you. Also it will save you so much money in batteries which is great. (please note though, the portal will continue to stay lit even when the wii is on standby, to turn it off you will have to unplug it from the usb port)Overall, a great game and a great buy.Very happy with this purchase.

Pros - good condition, disc is good condition so is the portal all works all goodCons - didn't receive the initial package, had to get a replacement sent, stickers on the bottom of the figures hard to get off, wrong tracking code

Bought for my 6 y/o birthday.I researched in advance if we needed the portal as we already had Spyro's adventure and the research indicated we did - in fact you don't so if you can get the game without then I'd recommend that approach.If you do want to use the USB lead portal then we found it was a bit of a hassle as we have the console tucked in amongst the various hi-fi elements and the lead would need regular attachment and removal.The game play (so far) seems simple enough and certainly manageable for my son.Generally the game is fun to play and the added value of the figures (albeit they are costly) provides an extra dimension that is quite fun

The game I received DOES NOT work on the UK Wii. I dug the old wii out as my son has been going on about skylanders and saw that it was available on the wii on Prime to be delivered next day. Son was delighted when it arrived only to find out the game was USA version and couldn’t be read. Got a gutted 8 year old who had waited all day for it to be delivered only to be let down.

I bought this for my Godsons 7th Birthday.....he nearly fell off his chair with excitement when he opened it. A fantastic starter pack with everything you need...Wii game, portal, 3 figures, cards and stickers. It was the cheapest deal I could find both on & off the internet on the 1st May...however bit disappointed that 5 weeks down the line it is already £12.00 cheaper!!! It has been played with nonstop since he received it, as many of his friends also have it and love the whole concept of the game. There are many figures that can be bought individually or in multi packs to accessorize this game, either giants or minis with some lighting up, which he has already done with some of his birthday money...hence an extremely happy young boy. Highly recommended for an action packed game to keep them amused....although I have to say I didn't have a clue what was going on when I joined him for a game...hey ho thats what getting old does for you!!!!

I'm more than a little disappointed with Skylanders Giants on the Wii. I bought the Starter Pack and also a Battle Pack for my son at Christmas. I'm of the opinion this is an average combat game made worse by the fact that much of the game is locked until you buy more character add-ons. Great marketing, buying the cute add-on characters unlocks them within the game when you add them onto the usb connected portal, not so great for my budget or in fact the gameplay itself. What you buy is in fact an incomplete game that requires you to shell out cash to gradually unlock more gameplay. I might have been convinced except that my son soon got bored with the concept and the limited gameplay and returned to playing games you can buy complete rather than in expensive parts.5 stars for the marketing concept and innovative method to rake in cash1 star for the value to the customer (Maybe pause to think how many complete games you might be able to buy in comparison to trying to add more characters on to this one?).

This is a great game for the Wii.We got it for our six year old's birthday and he loves it. He and his seven year old sister play the game together and are fascinated by all the characters and their special powers. As we limit their Wii time they also pretend to be the characters and play out adventures using their imagination.The individual characters make a great present idea for relatives to buy any kid who has this game and I can see these being part of birthday and Christmas presents for years to come - even for Mum and Dad. Our younger children are also keen to help build up the collection of characters so it's a good game for getting the whole family involved.The game has lots of levels, is fun to play and looks great so I'd thoroughly recommend it.Amazon had the best deal when we bought this and it was delivered free of charge and free of hassle.