Skylanders Trap Team Reviews

Skylanders Trap Team is ranked in the 79th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
8.8 / 10.0
Oct 1, 2014

Toys for Bob shows that they make better Skylander games than anyone. It's simple, fun, and there is an absolute crap-ton of things to do. Once again, I find myself completely engulfed in the Skylanders world and endlessly exploring these worlds with my daughter.

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Sep 30, 2014

Trap Team delivers a new gimmick on top of an old gimmick and does it damn well. The strong scriptwriting and voice work keep both adults and children interested in the story, even if you have to spend a lot of money to get the full effect.

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8.5 / 10.0
Oct 15, 2014

A magical adventure filled with colourful characters and a level of interaction that sucks you right in, Skylanders: Trap Team is a unique experience that once tried won't be forgotten.

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PCMag
Top Critic
Nov 5, 2014

Skylanders Trap Team brings back Skylanders with a new twist, letting you trap defeated villains and bring them back out as playable characters.

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ACG
Top Critic
Wait for Sale
Oct 8, 2014
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Oct 21, 2014

Skylanders: Trap Team seems intent on forcing players to open their wallets if they want the full experience of what the game has to offer.

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7.6 / 10.0
Nov 10, 2014

Skylanders: Trap Team is a cute game for kids with a fun story, interesting characters, and plenty of heroes and now traps, to keep parents running back and forth from the toy store.

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3.5 / 5.0
Oct 8, 2014

Overall, Skylanders Trap Team is a solid addition to the Skylanders series. Although the Trap Masters themselves aren't as big a gameplay addition as say, the Swap Force crew, the trappable villains are what really raise the enjoyment for this game. The New Kaos Doom Challenge is fun as well for folks looking for new diversions in Skylanders. If you have kids who enjoyed the previous Swap Force games, they're going to love Trap Team as well.

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8.5 / 10.0
Oct 15, 2014

Trap Team might make it so that your existing Skylanders are rendered useless, but it just might be the best Skylanders yet.

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Oct 10, 2014

Skylanders: Trap Team is full of polish, and expands upon its predecessors' mechanics in interesting ways. It could very easily be the series' best outing thus far.

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9 / 10.0
Dec 17, 2014

Toys for Bob have knocked this one out of the park and have returned with what is possibly the very best version of Skylanders available. The new addition of traps and new figurines open up entirely new ways to play. This is possibly the perfect Christmas present for the young at heart in your life.

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Alan Bell
Top Critic
8.5 / 10.0
Oct 17, 2014

Skylanders: Trap Team is packed full of clever ideas and sharp design. It's well presented and well executed, but be warned: if you let your guard down, it'll also crit your credit card for massive damage.

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8 / 10
Nov 5, 2014

Trap Team continues the Skylanders legacy in style, serving up an excellent adventure with fun gameplay, lots of variety and top-notch production values both on-screen and off. It's kid-friendly in every sense of the word, though grown-up gamers will find plenty to enjoy here as well.

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Oct 9, 2014

The cool trapping mechanics and the villains keep the Skylanders formula from going stale, but there are signs that the level designers are running short of new ideas, and the requirements in terms of new figures and trapping crystals feel a bit cynical. Skylanders is still the best of the Toys to Life games for action – and there's a real magic to trapping and taming those evil critters – but it needs more work to the core gameplay if the series wants to keep heading in the right direction.

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9.6 / 10.0
Sep 30, 2014

Skylanders Trap Team for PS4 is better in almost every way than its predecessors. If you have the money, Trap Team is worth every penny.

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8 / 10
Oct 21, 2014

Skylanders has always focused on collecting various figures and even more apparent in Trap Team. You'll still come across in-game videos that show off new special moves and Skylanders you haven't encountered. As the villains are the best part of the game, you'll want to purchase traps for each element type. Each trap can only hold one villain at a time, so you'll have to switch them out between levels.

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77%
Oct 17, 2014

Skylanders: Trap Team is still a fun game, it's bright and breezy and easy to get the kids into. But so much is locked away and what is left is pretty familiar to be honest. The few new ideas are welcome but not enough to differentiate it from its predecessors.

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4.1 / 5.0
Oct 21, 2014

Skylanders Trap Team is a well made arcade action title that successfully incorporates real-world action figures into the gameplay flawlessly. Sure, there may be additional costs but the starter pack gives players everything they need to complete the game. Even so, additional action figures are relatively quite affordable and just add increased gameplay value to the title.

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8 / 10.0
Nov 18, 2014

Another fun-filled Skylanders adventure with a cool new twist

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4 / 5.0
Oct 5, 2014

Part of a surprisingly strong series, Skylanders Trap Team is arguably the best iteration yet. Although Traps are a way to further increase merchandising, they add both a enjoyable layer of depth to gameplay and a fun new aspect of collectibility that will encourage players to trade/loan their captured villains amongst friends.

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