Would you recommend this game for a 6 yo. who loves Skylanders? Is it similar? Is it true you need 2 players from the same movie to play with 2 people? Also, how is playing in split screen? Does it take away from the game? Any other help that you could give me would be great! Thanks!!
My 6 yo. Daughter started playing 1.0 at 5 and loved it! She's an old pro at it by now. It is very much like Skylanders from what others that have played both has told me.
You're on the right track about what is needed to play 2 player cooperatively (split screen). Both character figures must be from the same playset, as in, Avengers characters can play in the Avengers playset, Guardians characters can play in the Guardians playset, etc, however, the game designers have said there will be some characters that can crossover into other (multiple) playsets. From what I've heard, the likes of at least Spider-Man will be able to play in both Spider-man's playset and the Avengers playset. I'm sure more crossover characters will be announced in the near future.
The good news (to some) this time is that the 3 characters in the starter pack all belong in the same playset (Avengers), so you won't have to go buy a 4th character separately before playing cooperatively.
The split screen is left and right (not top and bottom) for this game, at least it was for 1.0, and my daughters and I have no major complaints with it.
My daughters 3 and 6 still beg to play this daily. We have ALL of the 1.0 figures and they love switching them out and building and playing in the worlds they created.
I'd say if your son loves Skylanders, he should love this, especially if he's at all a Marvel Superhero fan.
Hope this helps!
What console does he play Skylanders on, or which console are you considering buying DI 2.0 on?
