Great news for Skylanders fans: the tablet starter pack edition of Skylanderâs Trap Team is currently available for $19.99 â a somewhat huge 70% discount from itâs usual $69.99 price!

Skylanders Trap Team is a pretty significant development in the world of iOS gaming. It is, to my knowledge, the first major console game to have a full-featured iOS version released simultaneously with the major console editions. This is NOT a stripped-down mobile port, a re-release of old retro code, or any of the other things iOS gamers are used to. This is a full, complete iOS gaming experiencce – the real deal.

The game itself is available as a free download, and is fully compatible with MFi controllers. Much of the Skylanders experience, however, involves syncing up collectable toys to the game and using those toys to unlock new characters with new abilities. This tablet starter edition provides a great way to get into the game, and includes multiple character figures and the base station used to enter them into the game.

Also included: a special bluetooth controller. Sadly, this is NOT an MFi controller, and is incompatible with anything other than Skylanders. Still, as Skylanders supports multiple controllers for co-op multiplayer, having an extra one in the box nicely complements the MFi controller you already have.

I have no clue how long this sale on the Tablet edition will be lasting, but I took this opportunity to order one.