Pearce, Alanah (October 14, 2016). "Skylanders Imaginators Review". IGN . Retrieved March 29, 2022.

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Ronaghan, Neal (October 12, 2016). "Skylanders Imaginators (Wii U) Review". Nintendo World Report . Retrieved March 29, 2022. It is sometimes difficult to find at first glance what part of a vehicle figure is the bottom, but search for the words and symbols etched into the plastic on the figure somewhere, and that will help assist you in determining this. The older portals from Spyro's Adventure/ Giants portals are interchangeable, and will also work with SuperChargers and Imaginators. However, several limitations will apply.* More importantly, the more you play, the more Imaginite you find in chests and as rewards from challenges. From the start, there's a good pool of a few dozen heads, chests, arms, and legs, but you can expand that into hundreds by playing and finding Imaginite. Imaginite also adds to your selection of equipment, personalities, and sound effects. The 3DS portal may have trouble reading multiple figures simultaneously when played on the console games, particularly Swap Force characters, which technically consists of 2 pieces. However, when played on 3DS games, Swap Force Skylanders can be scanned with no issues.On 3DS, the older portal will work on all games except for Swap Force, which requires the newer Swap Force 3DS portal. Look at the part of your figure that a character is standing on. If it is an elongated, octagonal platform, then it is a figure from the Imaginators game. After the shut down, any subsequent Skylanders games with newer wireless portals no longer has a USB port on them. Only exception being Trap Team 3DS which sometimes came with the older portal instead. Many Skylanders refer to the action of being placed on the Portal of Power as "Booming" or "portalling". This also applies to the villains in Trap Team.

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Robertson, Andy (March 9, 2017). "Skylanders Imaginators Review (Switch)". Nintendo Life . Retrieved March 29, 2022. For example, all figures that were released for the Spyro's Adventure game will work in every game in the franchise, because that was the first game to be released. Since 1982, PCMag has tested and rated thousands of products to help you make better buying decisions. Read our editorial mission & see how we test. McFerran, Damien (February 12, 2016). "Activision's 2015 Figures Show Slight Growth, But Skylanders And Guitar Hero Underperform". Nintendo Life . Retrieved August 18, 2016. The older 3DS portals has a USB port which can be used to connect to the console versions of Spyro's Adventure, Giants, Superchargers and Imaginators.**

Note! The portals may light up regardless of what console it's connected to, but the games will fail to detect a portal that isn't compatible with the platform. Game Compatibility Skylanders: Trap Team for Nintendo 3DS and Skylanders Imaginators came with different portals depending on where they were sold. Returning Core Characters Skylanders Imaginators also will feature fan-favourite characters who make an appearance in both the storyline of the game -- and the upcoming "Skylanders Academy" television series. The wireless portals for Wii and PS3 are the same and will work with either USB dongles regardless of platform. Look at the bottom of your figure. If there is a thin, clear, transparent plastic base layer on the underside, and if the part that your figure is standing on is gold colored rather than the usual colors for the variety of elements, then it is a figure from the special line known as "Eon's Elites" and it does not belong to any one particular Skylanders game.

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The console SWAP Force Portal of Power has the symbol of each element. Also, if you look at the edge of the windows on the sides, you could see the symbols from the first portal. Robertson, Andy (January 3, 2017). "Skylanders Imaginators Review (Wii U)". Nintendo Life . Retrieved March 29, 2022. a b Pearce, Alanah (June 1, 2016). "New Skylanders Let You Create Your Own Characters". IGN . Retrieved August 18, 2016.The figures often have a metallic look, or a sparkling glitter-like aesthetic added to some portion of them. Some also feature unique appearances, such as Eon's Elite Slam Bam, whose figure is wearing ski goggles and carries a sled in one of his four arms. Hannley, Steve (October 12, 2016). "Review: Skylanders Imaginators". Hardcore Gamer . Retrieved March 29, 2022.