{"id":14263,"date":"2015-11-14T22:02:50","date_gmt":"2015-11-14T22:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=14263"},"modified":"2015-11-14T22:02:50","modified_gmt":"2015-11-14T22:02:50","slug":"disney-infinity-3-0-ps3-ps4-xbox-360-xbox-one-wii-u-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/14\/disney-infinity-3-0-ps3-ps4-xbox-360-xbox-one-wii-u-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney Infinity 3.0 (PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TOTR_Yoda-XL\"<\/a>Combining much of the best of past years with some new improvements, the newest Disney Infinity game is a worthy successor. \u00a0In its third year, and creatively titled Disney Infinity 3.0, it is the newest incarnation of one of the two powerhouses of the hybrid toy figurine-videogame hybrids. \u00a0Whereas the Skylander line has focused on unique characters and an engaging storyline, Disney Infinity relies on its huge back catalogue of well-known characters to bring into its game. \u00a0Just in time for the upcoming movie release, Infinity version 3.0 has the pleasure of presenting the Star Wars universe.<\/p>\n


\nTo bring you up to speed, Disney Infinity videogames use a special attachment to interact with physical toy figurines. \u00a0These are placed on a special base and are then appear on the screen. \u00a0The figurines unlock special characters and situations in the game and the game records ongoing information onto the figurine. \u00a0Thus a figure could be carried to a friend\u2019s house and be able to use all its collected abilities in another version of the game. \u00a0Thankfully, figurines are cross-compatible with all versions of the game, and older figures (from game 1.0 and 2.0) are forward compatible. \u00a0New figurines don\u2019t work in past games, though.<\/p>\n

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The \u201cstarter set\u201d of Disney Infinity 3.0 includes a couple figures and nice story mode for players to explore (cooperatively or alone). \u00a0As in past years, the story mode is not quite as long or in-depth as other figurine games. \u00a0However, this year\u2019s Star Wars: Twilight of the Republic storyline is very stellar. \u00a0Running roughly six hours, the storyline provides a diversity of environments, missions, and enemy types to keep the entire adventure new and exciting. \u00a0Combat is excellent, with each character\u2019s special attacks truly unique – Yoda can pinball between enemies and Anakin can Force-pull items out of opponents\u2019 hands. \u00a0Thankfully, there is little content in the adventure hidden behind false walls requiring additional figurines to access (looking at you here, Skylanders.) So even with the basic figures in the starter pack, you have the whole Star Wars adventure to explore.<\/p>\n

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Infinity\u2019s claim to fame, though, is in its Toy Box mode. \u00a0This is a mode where gamers can create their own worlds to explore and can even share them online with other gamers. \u00a0Worlds can be made where figures race each other, have a shooting match, run through a \u201cplatformer\u201d level, and many other options. \u00a0It is this mode that puts Disney Infinity out ahead of the videogame figurine crowd.<\/p>\n

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This time around, Disney was smart enough to leverage the Toy Box mode as much as possible. \u00a0The new Toy Box Hub serves as a sort of in-game tutorial on how to use the world building tools. \u00a0This supplies hours of fun even before one even tries out other user-created worlds. \u00a0Explore all the tutorial levels and challenges are you will at least have a decent handle on how to use all the creation tools. \u00a0\u00a0Of course, the more you play in the Toy Box, the more you unlock and upgrade your chosen character. \u00a0There is even a little sidekick sub-game where you can put a little mini-me to work for you in the game. \u00a0They will slowly gain in power and can even fight alongside you to provide ongoing benefits.<\/p>\n

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\nThe longevity of Disney Infinity 3.0 will remain the Toy Box mode. \u00a0One could theoretically make (or let someone else make it and just download theirs) role-playing games, shooting games, complicated Rube-Goldberg levels, or any manner of racing games. \u00a0Lazy as I am, I plan to pick and choose the best of the best levels from other folks to download and play with my boys.<\/p>\n

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\nOf note are the two Toy Box expansions: Toy Box Takeover and Toy Box Speedway. \u00a0Both provide additional story content that is accessed through the Toy Box mode. \u00a0This is important, as all the standard story content (in \u201cplaysets\u201d) can only be accessed with the figurines associated with that setting. \u00a0In the Toy Box, everyone can play with everyone else. \u00a0In Toy Box Takeover, you are working (solo or co-op) to defeat Syndrome by playing through a wide variety of levels. \u00a0Toy Box Speedway provides a more robust racing game (think Mario Kart) through custom designed Disney Themed racecourses and racing vehicles. \u00a0Race Anikin and Wreck-it Ralph through the Monster\u2019s Inc. racecourse that runs along the tops of a maze of doors. \u00a0The expansions are somewhat story-lite but are still great places to repeatedly visit and provide a fun way to level-up one\u2019s characters.<\/p>\n

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Disney Infinity 3.0 is a true improvement over previous versions. \u00a0I currently rank it as the best \u201cfigurine-videogame\u201d available, and not just due to the cool Star Wars theme. \u00a0The title provides a wealth of gaming opportunities without even trying to hit up your pocketbook for more. \u00a0(I appreciate that the game doesn\u2019t taunt you with content you can\u2019t access because you haven\u2019t bought the right toy.) \u00a0That said, there are plenty of add-ons available so be prepared to protect your pocketbook from temptation. \u00a0It\u2019s a great game, and aside from the danger of it becoming a money-sink, it makes a great game to play with as a family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Combining much of the best of past years with some new improvements, the newest Disney Infinity game is a worthy successor. \u00a0In its third year, and creatively titled Disney Infinity 3.0, it is the newest incarnation of one of the two powerhouses of the hybrid toy figurine-videogame hybrids. \u00a0Whereas the Skylander line has focused on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[119],"class_list":["post-14263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-reviews","tag-review"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14263"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14273,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14263\/revisions\/14273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}