<s>
Skylanders	B-Application
:	I-Application
Imaginators	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2016	O
toys-to-life	O
3D	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Toys	O
for	O
Bob	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
successor	O
to	O
Skylanders	B-Application
:	I-Application
SuperChargers	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
last	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
there	O
has	O
been	O
an	O
era	O
of	O
peace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creation	O
Clash	O
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Skystones	O
which	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
Giants	B-Application
is	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
battle	O
class	O
cannot	O
be	O
reset	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
,	O
unofficial	O
methods	O
exist	O
to	O
completely	O
reset	O
the	O
Creation	O
Crystal	O
via	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
older	O
Skylanders	O
games	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
and	O
Doctor	O
Neo	O
Cortex	O
appear	O
as	O
guest	O
characters	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
level	O
,	O
Thumpin	O
 '	O
Wumpa	O
Islands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
level	O
has	O
iconic	O
gameplay	O
features	O
present	O
in	O
previous	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Skylanders	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
Team	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
cycle	O
is	O
approximately	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
SuperChargers	O
not	O
being	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
and	O
Disney	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
its	O
own	O
toys-to-life	O
developer	O
Avalanche	O
Software	O
and	O
its	O
franchise	O
,	O
Disney	B-Application
Infinity	I-Application
,	O
Activision	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
grossed	O
$3	O
billion	O
with	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
remained	O
hopeful	O
and	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
genre	O
still	O
has	O
potential	O
for	O
continuous	O
game	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mechanic	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
a	O
fan	O
letter	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Skylanders	B-Application
:	I-Application
Spyro	I-Application
's	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imaginators	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
have	O
also	O
decided	O
not	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
or	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
unlike	O
in	O
previous	O
titles	O
,	O
possibly	O
due	O
to	O
this	O
particular	O
game	O
's	O
technical	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2016	O
,	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
revealed	O
that	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
would	O
be	O
a	O
new	O
guest	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imaginators	O
marked	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
appearance	O
of	O
Crash	O
in	O
several	O
years	O
;	O
though	O
he	O
had	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
in	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Thief	I-Application
's	I-Application
End	I-Application
,	O
the	O
last	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
he	O
was	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
was	O
2010	O
's	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
Nitro	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
also	O
feature	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
series	O
antagonist	O
Doctor	O
Neo	O
Cortex	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
an	O
additional	O
level	O
featuring	O
gameplay	O
and	O
design	O
elements	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
Crash	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Presentation	O
on	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Activision	O
announced	O
that	O
Skylanders	B-Application
:	I-Application
Imaginators	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
not	O
supporting	O
previous	O
Portals	O
of	O
Power	O
,	O
the	O
version	O
would	O
not	O
support	O
Traps	O
and	O
Vehicles	O
introduced	O
to	O
Skylanders	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
Team	I-Application
and	O
Skylanders	B-Application
:	I-Application
SuperChargers	I-Application
respectively	O
(	O
although	O
the	O
Vehicles	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
scanned	O
to	O
unlock	O
one	O
free	O
Imaginite	O
Chest	O
each	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skylanders	B-Application
:	I-Application
Imaginators	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-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
