Plot:
The main villain from the last game, Kaos, finds himself shrunk and put on display in a toy store on Earth, but he finds a Portal of Power and goes back to the Skylands. The first level takes place 10,000 years ago to discover how the Giants became the first Skylanders. 10,000 years ago, the Skylands were ruled by an evil race of giant robots called Arkeyans and forced the inhabitants of Skylands to work as slaves, but the Skylanders made a stand and began war with the Arkeyans. Eventually, the Giants face off with the king of the Arkeyans and removes the source of the Arkeyans' power, the Iron Fist of Arkus. However, this victory backfired on the Giants and they were sent to Earth. They were also miniaturized and petrified due to the human world's lack of magic. These Giants eventually were thought to be myths because of their unexplained disappearance.
Back in modern day, the Portal Master and the Skylanders must repair Flynn's ship known as the Dread-Yacht. Multiple new characters show up throughout the levels, including Ermit the hermit and Brock the drow, or dark elf, gladiator. Ermit reveals that Kaos has returned and has accidentally awakened an ancient Arkeyan Conquertron, which recruits Kaos as its new leader and goes on the search for the Lost City of Arkus. The Skylanders must then race Kaos to the Lost City, and Ermit tells the skylanders that he has a giant robot of his own. While attempting to activate the robot, the player encounters a "machine ghost" which turns out to be the soul of Ermit's robot, who also aids the Skylanders on their journey.
The Skylanders travel to an ancient vault which is said to contain a map to the city of Arkus, but Kaos arrives and attempts to crush the player with falling rocks. In an effort to save the player, Machine Ghost sacrifices himself by shielding the Skylanders from the falling rocks using his robotic body. Kaos and his robot travel into the vault to find the map, but the map is destroyed as a result when he accidentally pulled a switch. Glumshanks, Kaos' troll butler, remembers an image of the map and with Kaos' memory machine, he finds the location of the lost city. Meanwhile, Machine Ghost tells the player to go after Kaos and find the lost City of Arkus before disappearing and presumably dead.
Despite the Skylanders' efforts in reaching the Lost City of Arkus, Kaos manages to reach the Iron Fist of Arkus and transformed into a large Arkeyan robot, preparing his conquest over Skylands. The player soon reaches Kaos within the City of Arkus, only to discover that Kaos was impossible to stop unless the Iron Fist of Arkus was removed from his grasp. With the help of Ermit and the revived Machine Ghost, the Skylander was able to remove the Fist of Arkus, returning Kaos to his normal form and stopping him from commanding his Arkeyan army. The Arkeyan Conquertron carries Glumshanks and Kaos out of the collapsing city and to the safety of an island before shutting down completely.
Features:
Skylanders: Giants introduces eight new highly collectible figures that are more than twice the size of the main Skylanders cast in both physical and virtual form. They are more powerful than regular Skylanders. The game also includes a set of LightCore Skylanders, which are characters that light up when near or on the Portal of Power. These characters have additional in-game benefits as well, and no batteries are required. Eight new regular-sized Skylanders, each with their own unique powers, abilities, and personality, are playable as well. Series 2 Skylanders, which are Fan-favorite Skylanders from Skylanders Spyro's Adventure, return in an all new way in Skylanders: Giants. Each Series 2 Skylander features a new upgrade power, as well as the choice of more than one upgrade path. Fans can even play with their Series 2 Skylanders in Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure.