Skylanders, Anyone?
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So...any special deals or exclusives for this release on Sunday? My kid is frothing at the mouth but I want to get him the best deal.
You won't see me hitting every damn store this time around. And now that he is in 3rd grade, I see him using his money and waiting much more for figures this time around. Sorry kid.
You won't see me hitting every damn store this time around. And now that he is in 3rd grade, I see him using his money and waiting much more for figures this time around. Sorry kid.
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http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/g...ps3520104a.jpg
Found this list at Darkspyro... rumored to be for wave 2 and 3/4.
Found this list at Darkspyro... rumored to be for wave 2 and 3/4.
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So...any special deals or exclusives for this release on Sunday? My kid is frothing at the mouth but I want to get him the best deal.
You won't see me hitting every damn store this time around. And now that he is in 3rd grade, I see him using his money and waiting much more for figures this time around. Sorry kid.
You won't see me hitting every damn store this time around. And now that he is in 3rd grade, I see him using his money and waiting much more for figures this time around. Sorry kid.
Target has the Granite Crusher giant
TRU has the legendary bouncer and legendary 3 pack with slam bam, ignitor and jet vac
Walmart/Sams Club has a starter pack with a glow in the dark Cynder
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From what I am reading on darkspyro, the lightcore figures do not have all the powers that the series 2 figures have. They're missing "wow pow". On another note, the darkspyro forums make my head hurt.
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Hi Guys,
No prizes for guessing why I was in my local Tesco at 6:00 am this morning!!! Saved my birthday money from earlier this month and stacked the cart out with these babies! More info to follow this weekend!
Check out my collection at ratemycollection.com
ratemycollection.com/items/items_view.php?id=103
No prizes for guessing why I was in my local Tesco at 6:00 am this morning!!! Saved my birthday money from earlier this month and stacked the cart out with these babies! More info to follow this weekend!
Check out my collection at ratemycollection.com
ratemycollection.com/items/items_view.php?id=103
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Hi Guys,
No prizes for guessing why I was in my local Tesco at 6:00 am this morning!!! Saved my birthday money from earlier this month and stacked the cart out with these babies! More info to follow this weekend!
Check out my collection at ratemycollection.com
ratemycollection.com/items/items_view.php?id=103
No prizes for guessing why I was in my local Tesco at 6:00 am this morning!!! Saved my birthday money from earlier this month and stacked the cart out with these babies! More info to follow this weekend!
Check out my collection at ratemycollection.com
ratemycollection.com/items/items_view.php?id=103
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For anyone with a local Fry's the original starter packs are on sale for $29.99 this week for 360, PS3 & Wii. Just picked up the 360 one to have to play with my nephew when he visits.
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For example, Trigger Happy's wow pow makes his golden machine gun periodically (?) into a flame thrower, as stated though only the series 2 reposes have the wow pow and it's not on the light core figures.
Other new tidbits, Target will have an exclusive light core 3 pack (on Nov. 27) with the wave 1 lc figures (Drobot, Eruptor, and Prism Break).
The 'early' release rumors of wave 2 (10/22) maybe a Toy'R'Us exclusive. There are photos of Hot Head on eBay with a box visible in the background that says "street date 10/22". It seems weird they would get the second wave a month(+) before everyone else, and even stranger they would release it during their B1G1 40% off sale week. That said, I'll still be there Monday to check. (scooped by Krayzie)
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Some sort of skill. I really have no idea. I just know the lightcore people do an aoe attack when they get summoned as I was at BB earlier today while my daughter played with the demo. Lightcore Prism Break looked pretty cool but I don't know if I want a nerfed character that lights up and costs $2 more.
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Some TRU stores are opening early this Sunday... I just noticed mine is opening at 8AM so now I have to go to Target and get out asap to go to TRU across the street.
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Of course all of this is par for the course for the company that ran Guitar Hero & Tony Hawk into the ground. It usually takes a few more sequels before exhaustion sets in.
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Get ready for bi-yearly sequels! Coming soon... Series 3! Throw all your series 2 figures away because they're garbage compared to these new super figures!!
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I *really* like the red pop fizz more than the blue one, but unless there is a good sale on the 3DS version a month or so down the road (Black Friday, maybe?) I don't think I'll grab it.
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Another quick question...so all these different items mentioned above at different stores, are they just extra exclusives you have to buy separately or is any of this stuff included with your purchase of the game? I want to get my kid the best deal with the most stuff but all this seems kinda confusing. I really haven't been keeping up or reading about it so maybe that is why I am so confused.
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Best Buy is the only one giving away something with the game purchase (free bag of junk). The rest are just variations(different paint schemes) on the figures. They're still full price.
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Another quick question...so all these different items mentioned above at different stores, are they just extra exclusives you have to buy separately or is any of this stuff included with your purchase of the game? I want to get my kid the best deal with the most stuff but all this seems kinda confusing. I really haven't been keeping up or reading about it so maybe that is why I am so confused.
First as mentioned by Krayzie - bolded comments in the post are additions by me.
Best Buy has a bag of free crap with the purchase of the starter pack. Wrist Band, bag, something else
Target has the Granite Crusher giant Blue crystals instead of green - otherwise it's the same with the same powers, etc.
TRU has the legendary bouncer and legendary 3 pack with slam bam, ignitor and jet vac Legendary characters have a different paint job (dark blue/gold) and will have this colorization in game as well as slightly different in-game stats.
Walmart/Sams Club has a starter pack with a glow in the dark Cynder *and* a glow-in-the dark portal. This is the *only* starter pack I'm aware of that has unique items that are not just add-on crap. The in-game stats on Cynder are the same and it looks "normal" in game, the character is just a full glow-in-the-dark varity.
Target has the Granite Crusher giant Blue crystals instead of green - otherwise it's the same with the same powers, etc.
TRU has the legendary bouncer and legendary 3 pack with slam bam, ignitor and jet vac Legendary characters have a different paint job (dark blue/gold) and will have this colorization in game as well as slightly different in-game stats.
Walmart/Sams Club has a starter pack with a glow in the dark Cynder *and* a glow-in-the dark portal. This is the *only* starter pack I'm aware of that has unique items that are not just add-on crap. The in-game stats on Cynder are the same and it looks "normal" in game, the character is just a full glow-in-the-dark varity.
Same notes as the other Legendary figures. The "legendary" ones are *all* exclusive to TRU. If you don't have one near you then it's pay whorder prices on Amazon or keep trying to get one from TRU online.
This is a package of Chop Chop (reposed), Dragonfire Cannon (new), Shroomboom (new) - 2 characters and a recolored Dragonfire Cannon (gold instead of silver I believe). Its color is different in game as well but the working of the toy is reportedly the same. Just a color change.
And finally - This is reportedly a color change, like the Spyro in the original game. The color on the character is different in game like the Legendary characters. However, if the character holds true to that association the powers will be slightly different as well.