fans now get the opportunity to play as actual Skylanders bosses. That’s where the 16 Trap Masters and their Traptanium crystals come in. The crystals are needed to capture bosses, provided a ...

We saw Trap Masters that wielded massive traptanium swords and giant crystal mallets, among other implements. There looks to be 16 Trap Master Skylanders – two for each element – plus 44 new core ...

Other than that, they really don't bring in any new mechanics to the game as trapping can be done with older Skylanders toys as long as you have the right trap crystal. After finishing chapter ...

Activision developer Toys For Bob’s previous Skylanders game flipped the idea of Toys-to-Life on its head by introducing the Life-to-Toys concept with Skylanders Trap Team. For their follow-up ...

For the franchise’s 2014 release, Skylanders: Trap Team, the studio goes a step further. Joining a whole new assortment of lovingly detailed figures are “crystal” Traps, which allow players ...

Like Giants, these Skylanders allow you to access certain underground areas; instead of jumping through the ground, though, the Trap Master smashes Traptanium crystals, which restores, piece by ...

The base plate is also used to unlock new levels for both games. Skylanders adds the addition of the trap crystals in its newest game, which are used to capture defeated enemies that players add ...

From here on out, Skylanders 4 shall be known as Skylanders Trap Team, the third entry in the ongoing “Toys to Life” franchise from developer and original concept creator Toys For Bob.

Usually, I was able to get by in past Skylanders titles with my older figures, but since so much content is locked away by either the requirement of a Trap Team figure or an elemental crystal ...

However, the most interesting and integral set are the Trap Masters. These larger Skylanders are packing powerful crystal weapons, specifically designed to smash Traptanium crystal fragments ...

As opposed to the Swap Force figures which were inventive in themselves, Trap Masters are simply larger Skylanders with some ... only their weapons can destroy crystals that block your path.

Attached to this portal is a built-in microphone as well as a hexagonal slot meant for Skylanders’ latest addition: trap crystals. These stylish, key-shaped toys can be inserted after ...