<s>
Skylanders	B-Application
:	I-Application
Giants	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2012	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Skylanders	O
series	O
,	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
the	O
2011	O
game	O
Skylanders	B-Application
:	I-Application
Spyro	I-Application
's	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
and	O
features	O
the	O
voices	O
of	O
Kevin	O
Michael	O
Richardson	O
,	O
Greg	O
Ellis	O
,	O
Peter	O
Lurie	O
,	O
Steve	O
Blum	O
,	O
Dave	O
Wittenberg	O
,	O
Carlos	O
Alazraqui	O
,	O
Kevin	O
Sorbo	O
,	O
Bobcat	O
Goldthwait	O
,	O
Patrick	O
Seitz	O
and	O
Julie	O
Nathanson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
17	O
October	O
2012	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
on	O
19	O
October	O
2012	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
on	O
21	O
October	O
2012	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
22	O
November	O
2012	O
in	O
Brazil	O
by	O
Neoplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skylanders	B-Application
:	I-Application
Giants	I-Application
builds	O
upon	O
the	O
fundamentals	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
merges	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
physical	O
toy	O
figures	O
with	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
10,000	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
the	O
Skylands	O
were	O
ruled	O
by	O
an	O
evil	O
race	O
of	O
giant	O
robots	B-Algorithm
called	O
Arkeyans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Skylanders	O
must	O
then	O
race	O
Kaos	O
to	O
the	O
Lost	O
City	O
,	O
and	O
Ermit	O
tells	O
the	O
skylanders	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
a	O
giant	O
robot	B-Algorithm
of	O
his	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
attempting	O
to	O
activate	O
the	O
robot	B-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
player	O
encounters	O
a	O
"	O
machine	O
ghost	O
"	O
which	O
turns	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
soul	O
of	O
Ermit	O
's	O
robot	B-Algorithm
,	O
who	O
also	O
aids	O
the	O
Skylanders	O
on	O
their	O
journey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kaos	O
and	O
his	O
robot	B-Algorithm
travel	O
into	O
the	O
vault	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
map	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
map	O
is	O
destroyed	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
when	O
he	O
accidentally	O
pulled	O
a	O
mechanism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
Skylanders	O
 '	O
efforts	O
in	O
reaching	O
the	O
Lost	O
City	O
of	O
Arkus	O
,	O
Kaos	O
manages	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
Iron	O
Fist	O
of	O
Arkus	O
and	O
transformed	O
into	O
a	O
large	O
Arkeyan	O
robot	B-Algorithm
,	O
preparing	O
his	O
conquest	O
over	O
Skylands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Starter	O
Pack	O
contains	O
the	O
portal	O
,	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
game	O
card	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Punch	O
Pop	O
Fizz	O
figure	O
instead	O
of	O
Jet-Vac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skylanders	B-Application
:	I-Application
Giants	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
most	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
;	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
score	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
a	O
...	O
more	O
polished	O
but	O
by-the-numbers	O
sequel	B-Language
that	O
’s	O
really	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	O
Lifestyle	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
lower	O
score	O
with	O
a	O
70/100	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
reality	O
is	O
that	O
Skylanders	B-Application
:	I-Application
Giants	I-Application
is	O
age-appropriate	O
fun	O
that	O
harkens	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
delight	O
you	O
had	O
collecting	O
Pokémon	B-Application
cards	O
or	O
mashing	O
your	O
way	O
through	O
a	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skylanders	B-Application
:	I-Application
Giants	I-Application
generated	O
over	O
$195	O
million	O
in	O
U.S.	O
sales	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
