Unplayable - Avoid! – Skylanders Trap Team™ Review

I finally gave in to my son's pleas for a Skylanders game and got him the tablet starter pack for Christmas. I thought I did my due diligence and checked compatability online, and even ran a demo of the game. I'm running the latest hardware and software (iPad Air 2 with plenty of memory, latest iOS version, etc), so thought we'd be able to play it, no problem. Boy, was I wrong. As every other recent review notes, the sound cuts out and then the game crashes before even reaching the main boss on the first level. Looking at the version history, this app hasn't been updated in over a year, and looking at the reviews, everyone with iOS 9 is having this problem. Yet there's no mention of this on Activision's support page, and this game still is proudly wearing the "Editor's Choice" badge. And Activision has even commented that the vast majority of tablet users play on iOS, which is why they made the latest game (Superchargers) exclusive to the platform. And even that game is glitchy, looking at the reviews. Thankfully, the controller on our starter pack broke and I was able to get a full refund, but my son still wants to play the game. I'm not willing to pay four hundred dollars for a console, so what am I supposed to do? I was forced to teach him about the term "corporate greed". Ugh! Merry Christmas to you, too, Activision.
Review by This Dad's Been Had on Skylanders Trap Team™.