
The Wii and 3DS versions of the game are titled Skylanders: SuperChargers Racing and focus on the racing elements only.

The characters, but not their vehicles, which were made exclusively for the game, also function as amiibo figures.

Two characters exclusive to the Nintendo console versions are Mario franchise characters Donkey Kong and Bowser as Turbo Charge Donkey Kong and Hammer Slam Bowser, along with their respective vehicles, the Barrel Blaster and Clown Cruiser. It introduces a new group of Skylanders called the SuperChargers who pilot special vehicles (Land, Sky and Sea) that allow the Skylanders to create rifts to travel through, like portals, while stopping Kaos who’s created The Sky Eater powered by The Darkness which has plans of its own. SuperChargers is the fifth installment in the series. The mobile games had different gameplay mechanics and also had a unique story to account for them. The console versions of each game follow identical storylines, while the Nintendo 3DS versions follow stories different from those of the console versions. The main plot is the Skylanders going through levels to defeat Kaos, and stop him from ruling over Skylands. Each Skylander is associated with one of the ten elements of Skylands: Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Magic, Tech, Life, Undead, Light, and Dark. The Skylanders have an unbreakable bond with their Portal Masters. It is up to the player to send the Skylanders into the game and stop Kaos. Kaos, the main antagonist, has destroyed the Core of Light and Skylands is in his hands. They have worked with the Portal Masters in keeping peace and balance in Skylands, battling the forces of evil, and protecting the Core of Light. A band of heroes called the Skylanders use their abilities and machinery to defend their world from various threats, which they have done for generations. It is the center of the universe where it is constantly threatened by evil forces who seek to rule Skylands and gain access to all worlds. The game takes place in a world called Skylands, a realm filled with adventure and floating islands.


Skylanders games are played by placing character figures called the Skylanders on the "Portal of Power", a device that reads the figures' tags through NFC and "imports" the character represented by the figure into the game as a playable character. Skylanders is a toys-to-life action-adventure video game series published by Activision. Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS, macOS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, Xbox 360, Xbox One
