Skylanders: Giants
Skylanders: Giants is a 2012 video game in the Skylanders series and a direct sequel to the 2011 game Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure. It features the voices of Kevin Michael Richardson, Greg Ellis, Peter Lurie, Steve Blum, Dave Wittenberg, Carlos Alazraqui, Kevin Sorbo, Bobcat Goldthwait, Patrick Seitz and Julie Nathanson. As the title suggests, it features larger Skylanders known as "Giants", along with other new gameplay mechanics. 16 new Skylanders were introduced, including 8 "Giants": Bouncer, Crusher, Eye-Brawl, Hot Head, Ninjini, Swarm, Thumpback, and Tree Rex.
| Skylanders: Giants | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Toys for Bob Vicarious Visions (Wii U) n-Space (3DS) |
| Publisher(s) | Activision |
| Designer(s) | Vince Castillo |
| Artist(s) | Terry Falls |
| Writer(s) | Alex Ness |
| Composer(s) | Hans Zimmer (main theme), Lorne Balfe |
| Series | Skylanders |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 3DS PlayStation 3 Wii Wii U Xbox 360 |
| Release | Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360Wii U |
| Genre(s) | Toys-to-life, role-playing, platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
It was released for Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 on 17 October 2012 in Australia, on 19 October 2012 in Europe, on 21 October 2012 in North America, and on 22 November 2012 in Brazil by Neoplay. It has also been released on the Wii U as a launch title in North America, Europe and Australia. It was the final Skylanders game to be owned by Vivendi before Activision became an independent company on 25 July 2013.