<s>
Skylanders	B-Application
:	I-Application
Spyro	I-Application
's	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Skylanders	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2011	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Skylanders	B-Application
:	I-Application
Giants	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
Skylanders	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
Skylanders	B-Application
:	I-Application
Spyro	I-Application
's	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
is	O
more	O
of	O
an	O
action	O
platformer	O
than	O
its	O
console	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
,	O
the	O
starter	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
comes	O
with	O
the	O
Skylanders	O
Ignitor	O
,	O
Stealth	O
Elf	O
,	O
and	O
Dark	O
Spyro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
magic	O
in	O
the	O
human	O
world	O
,	O
the	O
skylanders	O
are	O
petrified	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
the	O
players	O
of	O
Skylanders	B-Application
:	I-Application
Spyro	I-Application
's	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
can	O
get	O
them	O
back	O
into	O
their	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
enable	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
toys	O
,	O
the	O
base	O
of	O
each	O
toy	O
contains	O
an	O
RFID	B-Application
chip	I-Application
which	O
communicates	O
wirelessly	O
with	O
the	O
portal	O
when	O
in	O
near	O
proximity	O
to	O
inform	O
the	O
game	O
which	O
toy	O
is	O
currently	O
active	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RFID	B-Application
chip	I-Application
also	O
retains	O
several	O
key	O
stats	O
including	O
gold	O
,	O
level	O
and	O
upgrades	O
purchased	O
and	O
won	O
through	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
RFID	B-Application
,	O
the	O
toys	O
are	O
portable	O
between	O
supported	O
platforms	O
while	O
retaining	O
their	O
stats	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
characters	O
in	O
other	O
player	O
's	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
all	O
upgrades	O
in	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
story	O
was	O
penned	O
by	O
Alec	O
Sokolow	O
and	O
Joel	O
Cohen	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
whom	O
worked	O
on	O
Pixar	O
's	O
original	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
exclusive	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
MacOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
ports	O
run	O
on	O
different	O
engines	O
than	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
Sterne	O
Agee	O
analyst	O
Arvind	O
Bathia	O
,	O
Skylanders	B-Application
:	I-Application
Spyro	I-Application
's	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
"	O
is	O
testing	O
apparently	O
very	O
well	O
with	O
kids	O
"	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
target	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nickelodeon	O
of	O
Europe	O
and	O
Activision	O
had	O
worked	O
together	O
to	O
help	O
sponsor	O
a	O
tour	O
called	O
Skylanders	B-Application
:	I-Application
Spyro	I-Application
's	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Live	O
to	O
help	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
September	O
10	O
–	O
11	O
at	O
Liverpool	O
,	O
Williamson	O
Square	O
to	O
September	O
17	O
–	O
18	O
at	O
London	O
,	O
Westfield	O
Stratford	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japan	O
eventually	O
finally	O
saw	O
a	O
release	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
being	O
handled	O
by	O
Toys	O
"	O
R	O
"	O
Us	O
and	O
Square	O
Enix	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
region	O
has	O
also	O
received	O
a	O
unique	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
port	O
exclusively	O
(	O
instead	O
of	O
having	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
release	O
)	O
,	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
nearly	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
western	O
regions	O
,	O
thus	O
making	O
this	O
the	O
first	O
Spyro	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
almost	O
10	O
years	O
,	O
since	O
Spyro	B-Device
Orange	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Cortex	I-Device
Conspiracy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skylanders	B-Application
:	I-Application
Spyro	I-Application
's	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
production	O
values	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
version	O
for	O
its	O
accessibility	O
to	O
younger	O
gamers	O
and	O
overall	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Activision	O
's	O
internal	O
estimates	O
,	O
sales	O
of	O
Skylanders	O
toys	O
exceeded	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
number	O
one	O
action	O
figure	O
line	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
alone	O
,	O
Skylanders	B-Application
:	I-Application
Giants	I-Application
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Skylanders	B-Application
:	I-Application
Spyro	I-Application
's	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
—	O
the	O
#1	O
best-selling	O
kids	O
 '	O
game	O
of	O
2011	O
—	O
generated	O
more	O
than	O
$	O
195,000,000	O
in	O
U.S.	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
announced	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Skylanders	B-Application
:	I-Application
Giants	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
sequel	O
,	O
Skylanders	B-Application
:	I-Application
Swap	I-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
sequel	O
,	O
Skylanders	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
Team	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fourth	O
sequel	O
,	O
Skylanders	B-Application
:	I-Application
SuperChargers	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fifth	O
sequel	O
,	O
Skylanders	B-Application
:	I-Application
Imaginators	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
comic	O
series	O
created	O
by	O
IDW	O
Publishing	O
is	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
Skylanders	O
franchise	O
with	O
events	O
that	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
between	O
the	O
games	O
starting	O
with	O
Skylanders	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
Team	I-Application
.	O
</s>
