The first is a rocket-launching sheep, the animal comically bleating through the new portal’s built-in speaker once caught, with others, including arch enemy Kaos and a wisecracking magical broccoli, also obtainable provided you purchase the appropriate trap. Much like the Skylanders, each trap is themed around a specific element (Water and Grass traps are included in the box, for example) and can be used to capture enemies of the same type at specific moments in the game.

This year’s game introduces the option to capture (and play as) bosses using traps, those small key-shaped objects you may have seen that slot into the front of the new Traptanium Portal.

Think of it as a Beginner’s Guide To Diablo with a touch of platforming and you’ll have a good idea of what to expect. Combat remains simplistic throughout: there are no complex combos, cooldowns or stamina bars here, although the elemental character types (Air, Water, Magic etc.) can occasionally provide a brief sense of strategy. Each character has access to its own unique move set and upgrade path, with its stats improving every time it levels up. The majority of its levels are built around brightly-coloured islands in the sky, with each figure in your collection unlocking as a playable character once you place them on the physical portal. If you’ve never played Skylanders, it’s best described as a combat-action game with RPG-lite elements. In fact, on the whole, Skylanders is far better than many give it credit for, even if this year’s game doesn’t quite live up to the expectations set by the last. But that isn’t to say it’s a bad game like, say, Disney Infinity.

As much as I try and tell myself otherw ise, it is a kids game, and if you’re in the 18-30 bracket, there’s no way you’ll ever convince your mates that having a shelf full of toys is cool.

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