Now that Battlecast has been launched in the UK, both in physical and virtual app form, we can get an idea of how it will work in the family.

As you can see in the video, there’s certainly plenty to challenge young portal masters, as well as perhaps older fans of card battle games. Both the physical cards and the in-game action on the app screen have the usual Skylanders polish.

Also, a nice way to keep control of those in-app purchases is to go down the physical card route. You simple buy a pack of cards, scan them into the game and start upgrading your deck.