I've got four reasons to do this post, including two warnings.
First, Skylanders Cloud Patrol jumped to No. 3 in the U.S. app store among all paid apps in less than a week. It has 2,970 ratings in that time and almost all of them are five stars.
Second, my son Ethan loves this app. He loves anything to do with Skylanders. I tried it too and it's a really fun game.
Third, if you've bought it or going to buy it, you need to know that, although it costs 99 cents, there are in-app purchases that cost **up to $50** and, according to Ethan, everything can be unlocked by just working through the levels of the game. I believe him on this sort of thing because otherwise, he'd be bugging me everyday for the in-apps. So, if your kid asks for the in-apps just say "work harder and earn them!"
Fourth, it is an arcade shooter. A cartoon-like one, but one that involves a lot of shooting, so keep that in mind before downloading.
From iTunes:
SOUND THE ALARMS! THE TROLLS HAVE ESCAPED!!
Join TRIGGER HAPPY and the rest of the SKYLANDERS as they patrol the Skylands for escaped trolls! Grab your favorite Skylander and take to the skies in your flying gunship to put those troublesome trolls in their place – Skylanders style.
Not familiar with Skylanders? No problem! Cloud Patrol is an easy to learn, action-packed game that everyone can enjoy.
In this unique arcade shooter, tap to shoot or slide your finger across targets creating amazing combos to knock the trolls out of the Skylands. Score the highest combo per area to get more points and collect more loot. Complete goals to level up and earn gems to unlock more Skylanders and Magic items that help you power through your adventure. Dominate the leaderboards and show your friends who rules the skies!
Skylanders Cloud Patrol has full support for your existing Skylander Figure collection! You can immediately unlock any of the Skylanders figures you already own to get a leg up on those nasty trolls.
Skylanders Cloud Patrol features:
- Tons of Magic Item boosts such as Anvil Rain and Time Twister to super power your adventure.
- Play with over 30 different Skylanders characters.
- Support for your existing Skylander Spyro’s Adventure Toy Collection. If you already own Skylanders toys, use your web code card to unlock Skylanders and magic items in Cloud Patrol.
- Friend and Global Game Center Leaderboards – what’s your high score?
- 30 Game Center Achievements!
- Universal App with support for iPad, iPhone, and iPod.
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If you would like to purchase Skylanders Cloud Patrol please use the links provided. The cost is the same, but Smart Apps For Kids receives a small percentage. Thanks for your support!
iPad ($0.99 but with in-apps!): U.S. Canada Europe Australia
I actually bought this but havent even installed it on the ipad because I am afraid to feed even further into my son's Skylander addiction......... Lets just say I have it for one of those days he is driving me coo coo for one of the Legendary characters that I will never waste my money on again ;-)
Posted by: Kelly Cole | 05/05/2012 at 08:03 PM