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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction.................................................................................2 Portal of Power ®..........................................................................2 Gameplay Controls....................................................................3 Menus........................................................................................... 4 Playing the Game.......................................................................5 Arena Modes....................
INTRODUCTION Skylands need your help, Portal Master! Prepare yourself for an all new adventure with the Skylanders and the SWAP Force. For generations, the SWAP Force protected the Cloudbreak Islands, home to a mystic volcano that erupts every one hundred years to replenish all of the magic in Skylands.
GAMEPLAY CONTROLS The Portal of Power and at least one Skylander figure are required to start a new profile and to proceed in the first part of the tutorial.
MENUS MENU NAVIGATION Left Stick – Navigate menus A Button – Press to accept B Button – Press to go back to the previous menu or cancel MAIN MENU Story Mode – Begin your adventure in either Single Player or with a friend in Co-op. Arena Modes – Survive by yourself or with a friend in a variety of challenging stages, or battle against a friend in various arena modes.
PLAYING THE GAME 7 6 8 3 1 5 4 2 1. Life Meter – This green meter displays the amount of Health your Skylander has. If the life meter of any Skylander reaches zero, they must be removed from the Portal of Power and replaced with a different Skylander, or you will have to restart the level. If the life meter of a SWAP Force Skylander reaches zero, then both the top and bottom halves must be removed from the Portal of Power.
PLAYING THE GAME SKYLANDER INFO Press the View Button to view and manage each of your Skylanders in the “Skylander Info” Section. The below menus and sub menus can be found under “Skylander Info”: Stats – Displays your current Skylander’s Stats. Hats – View which hats your Skylander has collected and equip or remove them here. Upgrades – View which upgrades your Skylander has acquired on both the Top and Bottom Half.
PLAYING THE GAME Some elemental gates require two elements to open. Open these doors with either two Skylanders of the matching elements in Co-op, or use a SWAP Force character with a top and bottom that match both of the elements in Single Player mode. SWAP FORCE POWERS Each SWAP Force Skylander possesses one of 8 SWAP Force Powers.
PLAYING THE GAME Rufus – Rufus is the Village Crier of Woodburrow and knows everything about the village. If you are ever confused about what to do while you’re in town, talk to him and he’ll show you where to go. Chieftess – The Chieftess is the only one in the village who can communicate with the Ancient Elementals. She will be invaluable on your quest to protect them from Kaos.
PLAYING THE GAME TOYS Skylanders SWAP Force can be played with both Skylanders Giants and Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure Figures as well as the new Skylanders SWAP Force characters. During gameplay you can switch Skylanders at any time. Skylanders can be used on their home Portal of Power or as a guest on a friend’s Portal of Power in both Story Mode and the Arena Modes. All experience points, currency and upgrades are automatically saved to each toy.
SAVE FEATURES TOY SAVE FEATURE While on your home Portal of Power the following are saved to your toys: • Experience Level • The “Nickname” that you give to your Skylander • Currency • Upgraded abilities and Statistics • The hat your Skylander is wearing • The Quest ranking of your Skylander This allows you to take your Skylander to enter another Portal of Power and still play with your very own upgraded and personalized collection of Skylanders.
CUSTOMER CARE Access all of your support needs at support.activision.com. From this site, you will be able to create a personalized account and get access to our extensive knowledgebase and our massive community. You can also get personalized assistance for your game by clicking “Contact Us”, filling out the required information and choosing from the available options. © 2013 Activision Publishing, Inc. SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCE, SWAP FORCE, SWAPPABLE. UNSTOPPABLE.
