Patent ID: 7081033

Claim:
A game comprising: a toy figure that includes memory for storing information relating to the toy figure; a first game system configured to communicate with the toy figure, download the stored information relating to the toy figure, receive input from a user, and provide a representation of the toy figure when the first game system communicates with the toy figure; and a second game system configured to communicate with the toy figure, download the stored information relating to the toy figure, receive input from a user, and provide a representation of the toy figure when the second game system communicates with the toy figure; wherein: the first game system includes a first design that, when communicating with the toy figure, provides a first play pattern with a representation of the toy figure developed from the stored information, the second game system includes a second design that, when communicating with the toy figure, provides one or more second play patterns with the representation of the toy figure developed from the stored information, at least one of the second play patterns being distinct from the first play pattern.