| Disney Infinity 3.0 | |
|---|---|
 The game's Star Wars starter pack featuringAnakin Skywalker andAhsoka Tano | |
| Developers |
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| Publisher | Disney Interactive Studios |
| Composers | James Dooley Chuck E. Myers Kevin Manthei |
| Series | Disney Infinity |
| Platforms | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Xbox 360 Xbox One Wii U iOS Android Apple TV |
| Release | |
| Genre | Action-adventure |
| Modes | Single-player,multiplayer |
Disney Infinity 3.0 (also known asDisney Infinity: Star Wars) is a 2015toys-to-lifeaction-adventure game developed byAvalanche Software and published byDisney Interactive Studios. It was released forMicrosoft Windows,PlayStation 3,PlayStation 4,Wii U,Xbox 360,Xbox One andApple TV. It is the third and final installment in thetoys-to-lifeDisney Infinity series and the last game to be published by the company before their closure. It was developed byAvalanche Software andHeavy Iron Studios with additional help fromNinja Theory, Studio Gobo,Sumo Digital, andUnited Front Games. It is the sequel toDisney Infinity 2.0 (2014). In contrast to its predecessor, which focused onMarvel Comics characters and playsets,3.0 has a focus on theStar Wars franchise. The game was announced on May 5, 2015, and was released on August 28, 2015 in Europe and on August 30, 2015 in North America.
Disney Infinity 3.0 features similar gameplay mechanics toDisney Infinity andDisney Infinity 2.0. Although sharing many key elements, the game's combat system has been redesigned to become more in-depth and complex.[2] The game's combat system is influenced by theStar Wars: The Force Unleashed andits sequel,Kingdom Hearts and most of theSpider-Man's aerial combat-themedvideo game series (exceptUltimate Spider-Man).[2]Lightsabers have been integrated into combat, due to the inclusion ofStar Wars characters. Characters who use lightsabers in combat can utilize additional weapons. For instance, playable character Luke Skywalker has the ability to use a blaster and a lightsaber, which used together can juggle enemies in the air.[2] Fullcombos have been integrated, which allows the player to pause mid-combo and branch off into another variation of the combo.[2] Playable characters with the ability to use the Force, inStar Wars mythology, have the ability to push and pull enemies during combat.[2] Special attacks, which were introduced inDisney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes, have returned. Only the bearer of a close-ranged weapon (such as lightsabers and other blade or staff weapons), including the characters who have their own primary close-ranged weapons (like Mulan, whose primary weapon is a staff, similar to the Jedi and Sith's own primary lightsaber), and characters who can fly are able to perform an aerial combo.[2] Instead of waiting for a progress bar to fill up for a special attack to be performed, a new feature allows the attack to be released early, but the effects of the attack are not as strong.[2] Auto-lock when firing ranged weapons at targets has been enhanced, so players no longer have to move closer to enemies in order to auto-lock on their positions.[2]
TheTwilight of the Republic Playset storyline is based on the era of theStar Wars prequel trilogy. Set during the events ofStar Wars: The Clone Wars,Obi-Wan Kenobi,Anakin Skywalker,Yoda andAhsoka Tano discover a reactivated Droid factory on the planet Geonosis.[2] The four Jedi then decide to find out who is the mastermind behind the newly minted droid army.[3] As the story progresses, the pair cross paths withGeneral Grievous,Jabba the Hutt,Cad Bane,Mace Windu,Sebulba,Padmé Amidala and the main antagonistDarth Maul, and travel to planets Coruscant, Naboo, Geonosis and Tatooine.[2]
TheRise Against the Empire Playset storyline is based on the events of the originalStar Wars trilogy, with some differences. The playset revolves aroundLuke Skywalker, his sisterLeia,Han Solo andChewbacca finding themselves locked in battle withDarth Vader.[3]
A playset based onStar Wars: The Force Awakens was announced at the 2015 D23 Expo and released in December of that year as a tie-in to the movie; it featuresFinn,Rey,Kylo Ren, andPoe Dameron as playable characters.[4][5]
In theInside Out playset, Riley falls asleep watching a horror movie and chaos ensues in her subconscious. This scatters some of Riley's memories all over Imagination Land and the emotions must find and return them to headquarters before Riley awakens.
In the Marvel Battlegrounds playset,Loki teams up withUltron to manipulate all of the universe's heroes into fighting each other using robot duplicates while they steal one of the sixInfinity Stones from theAsgardian vault. All Marvel characters fromDisney Infinity 2.0 are playable in this playset, along with new characters introduced in 3.0. This is the first and onlyDisney Infinity play set to utilize four-player local gameplay.
In theFinding Dory playset,Dory learns of a flood at the Marine Life Institute that has washed the littlest fish into all the wrong tanks. Together with Nemo, Marlin, Hank, Bailey and Destiny, she returns to rescue them and lead them out to safety. Along the way, she makes new fish friends and customizes a new reef area as a sanctuary for the rescued fish.
The Toy Box Takeover expansion game begins withMickey summoning his friends. WhenSyndrome gets his hands on Merlin and Mickey's Wand he teams up with all the other villains for control of the Toy Box. Toy Box Takeover features six dungeon crawler-style levels that can be accessed by any playable character, except for any characters the game considers a car. The player must take down Syndrome's minions before confronting him in his protected base.
The Toy Box Speedway expansion game is a battle racing game, similar to the races in the Cars Play Set from the originalDisney Infinity and theMario Kart game series.[6][7] Like its dungeon-crawler counterpart, Toy Box Takeover, any playable character may enter it.
SinceDisney Infinity, there have been hints ofStar Wars joining the line of games. The "ultimate unlocks" in the first twoInfinity games were a lightsaber and a landspeeder, respectively. Prior to the release ofDisney Infinity 2.0 in 2014, series producer John Vignocchi hinted that a future installment could have characters fromLucasfilm.[8] The title's existence was first revealed following a leak from Chinese retailer Taobao showing potential character and figure designs for the third installment.[9] German retailer Saturn would later leak images of the game's Starter Pack featuring the characters ofAnakin Skywalker andAhsoka Tano fromStar Wars: The Clone Wars.[10] The game was officially revealed byGame Informer on May 5, 2015.[11][12]
Studio Gobo,Ninja Theory andUnited Front Games were among development groups that worked on the game's Playsets.[3] In order to create a more complex combat system, compared to the first two installments, Disney decided to also have Ninja Theory revamp the game's combat, afterLucasArts had expressed interest in working with the company.[2] United Front Games was chosen for their combat experience onSleeping Dogs to develop the Marvel Battlegrounds playset.
Disney Infinity 3.0 was released on August 30, 2015 in North America. The Starter Pack, which includes the game disc, Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano character figurines, one playset piece (Twilight of the Republic), one web card and the Disney Infinity Base, was released on the game's launch. The game also received adigital download release.[3] Exclusively in Europe,Disney Infinity 3.0 had a game disc-only release without the figurines, web cards and Disney Infinity Base, that are included in the Starter Pack.[3]
A Saga Bundle Starter Pack was available at launch for the PS3 and PS4. It contains the basic starter pack, Rise Against the Empire playset, andBoba Fett figure. Boba Fett was a timed exclusive to this pack and was released on his own in March 2016.
Power Disc Packs, which unlock additional content in the game, are no longer sold in blind packs, contrary to the use of blind packs in the previous two games.[3] Instead, power discs were released in identifiable packaging.[3]
A special Power Disc based onMickey Mouse'sKingdom Hearts role was given out at Disney's 2015 D23 Expo. Controversially, it is an expo exclusive and was not sold in stores. Despite this, it does not affect a player's chance to get 100% completion.[13]
Between the March 2016 releases of theMarvel Battlegrounds Play Set and the then-new Marvel and Baloo figures, and the cancellation of theDisney Infinity series, players of theWindows,mobile andApple TV versions noticed that the game was not updated for those platforms to support the new figures or Play Set. TheDisney Infinity account confirmed that the new content would be available on consoles.[14][15][16]
Due to Disney's decision to shut down Avalanche Software and end its toys-to-life business, Disney began to gradually retire theDisney Infinity franchise, leaving it as a trilogy. On July 29, 2016, the in-game purchase system was completely removed for the Windows (except theSteam version), iOS, Android, and Apple TV versions of the game. Before they did, Disney closed its game without letting anyone know. On September 30, 2016, the Windows (standalone launcher version), Apple TV, Google, and Amazon versions of the game were removed from their respective online stores (and became unplayable), and new toybox submissions ceased to be accepted. The Steam versions of2.0 and3.0 were also taken down with Disney Interactive announcing that "Gold Editions" of all installments of the trilogy would be provided to allow continued use of the full games and all their content after the online servers are shut down.[17] Anyone who purchaseddownloadable content for those versions in-game or via Steam received the "Gold Editions" for free, and any webcodes that were redeemed still apply.[17] Disney released the "Gold Editions" of all threeDisney Infinity games—includingthe first game, which was previously never released either on Steam or in a full version (with playsets) on PC—on December 9, 2016 via Steam.[18] The original Steam releases of the second and third games were completely delisted and disabled.[18] On January 3, 2017, in-game purchases in theWindows 8/10 versions (from theWindows Store) were disabled as well. On the morning of March 3, 2017, in addition to the discontinuation of all aforementioned online services, Disney also shut down all officially related websites, including Online Profiles linked to Disney Accounts and the official forums. Apple TV and Windows 8/10 versions were unplayable as well on that day.
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| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | (PS4) 80/100[19] (XONE) 78/100[20] (WIIU) 81/100[21] |
| Publication | Score |
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| Game Informer | 8.5/10[22] |
| GameSpot | 8/10[23] |
| GameTrailers | 8.2[24] |
| IGN | 8.9/10[25] |
Disney Infinity 3.0 received very positive reviews from video game critics who praised the refinements to the Toy Box, Play Sets, combat, and reduced bugs.
| List of awards and nominations | |||
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| Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
| The Game Awards 2015 | Best Family Game | Nominated | [26] |
| 2016 Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Video Game | Nominated | [27] |
| 2016Toy Of The Year Awards | E-Connected Toy Of The Year | Won | [28] |
In October 2017, Disney quietly announced a series of action figures entitled "Toy Box" exclusive toDisney Store locations. The line consists of characters fromPixar,Star Wars, andMarvel properties in theirDisney Infinity designs.[29]
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