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Vicarious Visions talks Skylanders: SWAP-Force differences on Wii U/Wii/3DS, off screen play
A portion of a Nintendo Life interview iwth Vicarious Visions' Eric Carter...
Nintendo Life: Jumping right into it, what are some of the key differences between Skylanders: SWAP Force on the Wii U and other home console versions?
Eric Carter: Of course, the biggest difference is the GamePad. While you’re playing in the game - if you’re playing on dual mode - coming back from Giants we have the stats screen that displays a portrait of your Skylander and all of their current stats. In addition to the stats, we’ve added two other tabs that you can see by tapping the GamePad’s screen. The second tab is going to show you your current status regarding goals and objectives for the level such as how many collectables you’ve gathered. The third tab shows you a leaderboard, so all of your friends on the Nintendo Network who also play SWAP Force are going to show up on that screen and you can see where you stack up against them.
NL: Is there off-screen play available on the GamePad, or is it all restricted to the television?
Carter: There’s off-screen play. You can play only on the GamePad or you can play only on the TV if you so desire.
NL: Can you tell us about any differences in the Wii version of Skylanders: SWAP Force?
Carter: The Wii version was actually developed by Beenox, but content-wise it’s the same. The same levels, it’s the same objectives, and the same story. Unlike the 3DS which has a totally different story.
Full interview here
Nintendo Life: Jumping right into it, what are some of the key differences between Skylanders: SWAP Force on the Wii U and other home console versions?
Eric Carter: Of course, the biggest difference is the GamePad. While you’re playing in the game - if you’re playing on dual mode - coming back from Giants we have the stats screen that displays a portrait of your Skylander and all of their current stats. In addition to the stats, we’ve added two other tabs that you can see by tapping the GamePad’s screen. The second tab is going to show you your current status regarding goals and objectives for the level such as how many collectables you’ve gathered. The third tab shows you a leaderboard, so all of your friends on the Nintendo Network who also play SWAP Force are going to show up on that screen and you can see where you stack up against them.
NL: Is there off-screen play available on the GamePad, or is it all restricted to the television?
Carter: There’s off-screen play. You can play only on the GamePad or you can play only on the TV if you so desire.
NL: Can you tell us about any differences in the Wii version of Skylanders: SWAP Force?
Carter: The Wii version was actually developed by Beenox, but content-wise it’s the same. The same levels, it’s the same objectives, and the same story. Unlike the 3DS which has a totally different story.