Have you played Bakugan lately? There’s a wealth of toys, videogames and four series of the anime cartoon out there!

Playing now on Cartoon Network and just arrived on CiTV is the new Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge series, with toys from Spinmaster to match! This series contains 46 action-packed episodes! Dan and his friends have new enemies: Team Anubias and Team Sellon. To make matters worse, Dan loses control of his best friend and Guardian Bakugan, Drago, putting the entire team in jeopardy. Meanwhile, the new enemies are secretly building an army of Chaos Bakugan to take over the world.

Bakugan has received its fair share of awards and accolades around the world – it was named the 2008 and 2009 toy Property of the Year. If that’s not cool enough, there are plenty of fantastic accessories for brawlers to collect: Bakugan launchers, battle arenas and carry cases to name a few. Brawling in style has never been so much fun!

Not played Bakugan before? It’s an epic strategy game: players battle with their friends using Bakugan brawlers and cards to claim victory. When two Bakugan roll on to the same metal Gate Card a battle ensues! Each Bakugan has its own attack power called ‘G-Power’ – a Bakugan’s G-Power can be boosted by combining with Gate Cards, Ability Cards, Traps and Battle Gear. The Bakugan with the highest G-Power wins the battle – the first player to capture three Gate Cards wins the game of Bakugan.

It’s amazing Bakugan is already on its fourth series! Bakugan Battle Brawlers started all the way back in 2008 – the game and anime series were released in tandem and were an instant hit! Bakugan are monsters from an alternate universe known as Vestroia. There are many great Bakugan to brawl and collect – check back next issue for more exciting news on Mechtanium Surge!

Become a Bakugan gamer…

Battle Brawlers
Out on: Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, DS, PS2
Learn the basics of Bakugan from Dan, as you compete in the Ultimate Battle Tournament to claim your title as the best Bakugan brawler ever!

Defenders Of The Core
Out on: DS, Xbox 360, Wii,   PS3, PSP
Based on the second series, New Vestroia. Players create their own hero and for the first time ever they are able to fully control their Bakugan in battle.

Rise Of The Resistance
Out on: DS
An evil group is taking over – can you stop this new mysterious enemy and save New Vestroia and all its Bakugan from doom?