Disney Infinity: 3.0 Edition

Disney Infinity: 3.0 Edition is the third and final video game in theDisney Infinity franchise. Similar to itspredecessor, this game features another subsidiary-exclusive theme:Star Wars.^[3] It was released onAugust 30,2015 inNorth America.

Gameplay

Disney Infinity 3.0 features similar gameplay mechanics toDisney Infinity andDisney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes. Although sharing many key elements, the game's combat system has been redesigned to become more in-depth and complex. The game's combat system is influenced by theStar Wars: The Force Unleashed and its sequel,Kingdom Hearts, and most of theSpider-Man's aerial combat-themed video game series (exceptUltimate Spider-Man). Lightsabers have been integrated into combat, due to the inclusion of Star Wars characters. In addition, characters who use lightsabers in combat can utilize additional weapons. For instance, playable character Luke Skywalker has the ability to use ablaster and alightsaber, which used together can juggle enemies in the air. Full combos have been integrated, which allows the player to pause mid-combo and branch off into another variation of the combo. Playable characters with the ability to use the Force, inStar Wars mythology, have the ability to push and pull enemies during combat. Special attacks, which were introduced inDisney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes, have returned. Only the bearer of a close-ranged type weapon (such as lightsabers and other blade or staff weapons), including the characters who have their own primary close-ranged weapons (likeMulan, whose primary weapon is a staff, similar to theJedi andSith's own primary lightsaber), and characters who can fly are able to perform an aerial combo. 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. 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.

Characters

Confirmed Playable

All of the characters from the first two games are also compatible.^[4] There is also a Light FX series, where some of theStar Wars characters have their lightsabers light up when put on the base.^[5]

Peter Pan was going to be in the game sometime in2016, having been chosen as a "Toy Box Artists Choice",^[6] but after the figures fromAlice Through the Looking Glass andFinding Dory were confirmed to be the final figures,^[7] it is assumed that Peter got canceled.

*This character needs an online patch to make it playable.^[8][9][10] TheStar Wars: The Force Awakens content is otherwise activated by a code on the official website for offline players.^[8]
**Black Suit Spider-Man was originally available in the PS Vita Starter Pack for the second game.^[11]

Other characters

• C-3PO
• R2-D2
• Stormtroopers
• Battle Droids
• Super Battle Droids
• Commando Droids
• Jabba the Hutt
• General Grievous
• Mace Windu
• Aayla Secura
• Plo Koon
• Jar Jar Binks
• Clone Troopers
• Sebulba
• Cad Bane
• Lando Calrissian
• Padmé Amidala
• Merlin
• Count Dooku (mentioned)
• Marlin
• Bruce
• Anglerfish
• Seagulls
• Hank
• Destiny
• Bailey
• Jellyfish

Play Sets

Confirmed

• Star Wars: Twilight of the Republic
• Star Wars: Rise Against the Empire
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens*
• Inside Out
• Marvel Battlegrounds*
• Finding Dory*

Two more play sets, based on Disney andStar Wars were originally going to be made,^[12][13] which John Vignocchi said in an interview that one of the play sets is based on a Disney animated film.^[14] However, they were canceled after John Blackburn announced the series was discontinued.^[7]

*This play set needs an online patch to make it accessible.^[8][9][10] TheStar Wars: The Force Awakens content is otherwise activated by a code on the official website for offline players.^[8]

Voice cast

Power Discs

Unlike the ones for the first two games, Power Discs for the third game are not available in blind packs, instead being available in packs of four each that show the discs and are labeled for different franchises.^[4] TheD23 Expo had an exclusive King Mickey Costume Change Power Disc for the people who attended.^[5]

Release

The game's Starter Pack was released in theUnited States onAugust 30,2015, for PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Wii U.^[1] The software and base are included, along with the Twilight of the Republic Play Set, the figures ofAhsoka Tano andAnakin Skywalker, and the web code for the play set.^[4] In Europe, it was released onAugust 28, 2015.^[2] Also released was a limited edition starter pack for PS3 and PS4 that also included the Rise Against the Empire Play Set andBoba Fett, which the latter was a timed exclusive,^[26] and was released individually in the United States onMarch 15,2016.^[27] A download for the PC was released onOctober 29, 2015.^[28]

For players who already have a Starter Pack of the first two games, a digital download was released, depending on if players plan to get the third game for the same game console due to different bases needed for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One.^[29] However, it was released for PlayStation consoles a day later.^[30] Additionally, there was an individual release of the software in theUnited Kingdom andIreland, with a special limited offer that allowed players to get the Twilight of the Republic Play Set.^[31] Some figures and play sets need an internet connection to download the data supporting them.^[32]

OnSeptember 9,2015, Disney had officially announced that a version for theApple TV would be released later in the year, with a special controller included, while the Apple TV's controller is also compatible, and also has the use of Bluetooth.^[33] It was released onNovember 11, 2015. The base was also made to compatible on both PlayStation and Nintendo consoles by using a USB cable.^[34] It was later released for iOS and Android onSeptember 24, 2015, along with being available in the Amazon Appstore.^[35]

Future

OnMarch 1,2016, John Blackburn confirmed that there would not be a fourth game in the same year, instead expansions of the third game.^[12] OnMay 10,2016, it was announced that theDisney INFINITY series will cease production,^[7] with an internal memo saying, "...it has become difficult to financially justify continued investment given the lack of growth in the toys-to-life market. Coupled with high development costs, the economics of our current vertical business model no longer add up."^[36] This also led toAvalanche Software being shut down.^[37]Though the games themselves are dead, the character designs for Infinity's figures and their general aesthetic were recycled for aDisney Store exclusive action figure line called "Toy Box" that began in2017.

Gallery

The Disney Wiki has a collection of images and media related toDisney Infinity: 3.0 Edition.

Videos

Designing The Star Wars Toys For Disney Infinity 3.0

Get a New Look at Hulkbuster & Ultron in "Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition"

Trivia

• Guests who attended the Hall D23 presentation received a special Kingdom Hearts Mickey Costume Power Disc that unlocks a one-of-a-kind costume of King Mickey for Disney Infinity'sMickey Mouse character. This exclusive item will not be sold at retail.
• Sam Flynn andQuorra were originally exclusives to the online version ofDisney Infinity: 2.0 Edition; however, due to popular demand, they were added as physical figures inDisney INFINITY: 3.0 Edition.
• This is the first game in the series to cost only $64.99, which is $10 less than the previous two installments.
• All of the Marvel characters are playable in the Marvel play set, Marvel Battlegrounds.^[38]
• Before the release ofDisney INFINITY: 3.0 Edition, the makers of the game created a formal quiz to poll players on which Disney character they wanted to see in future installments ofDisney INFINITY.^[39] Although it had been stated that some of the poll results were inaccurate due to repetitious voting, the two characters that emerged to be the most popular wereMabel Pines andDarkwing Duck. Other characters that were also present in the poll includedKim Possible,Hercules,Ariel, andRobin Hood.

• 3.0's Ultimate Unlock isSora'sKeyblade from theKingdom Hearts series. To unlock it, the player must collect all of the3.0 figures released as of March 15, 2016, except Black Suit Spider-Man and Baloo. The Light FX figures, however, are not necessary to unlock it.^[40]
• At D23, co-stars John Boyega andDaisy Ridley ofStar Wars™ The Force Awakens surprised guests on stage and gave away their character figures, Finn and Rey, for the Play Set based on the film.
• In the 2015 holiday, a selection of figures had Lightsabers™ that light up when placed onto the Disney Infinity Base. These figures include Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader from theStar Wars™ Rise Against the Empire Play Set, as well as Anakin Skywalker, Yoda, and Obi-Wan Kenobi from theStar Wars™ Twilight of the Republic Play Set and Kanan Jarrus fromStar Wars™ Rebels. Kylo Ren was later released in 2016.
• In the second game,Francesco Bernoulli was silent, having none of his quotes play. Most of them return in this game, although not all of them so far, along with several characters, such asMater,Syndrome,Lightning McQueen, andHolley Shiftwell. Even some of the sounds and quotes theCars characters make when side-bashing or doing air tricks are missing, and the subtitles are missing for the characters, along with the rest of the1.0 play set characters in their playable forms, exceptJack Sparrow's quote "Easy enough," andDavy Jones' quote "Cursed magic." Also, while most of the vehicles and mounts have their music put back in,Archie the Scare Pig is so far still missing his music. Additionally, like in2.0, the second, third and fourth levels of the tow chains are so far still absent.
• The Marvel Battlegrounds Play Set is the first play set to include one figure instead of two.^[10]

References

External links

• Disney Infinity 3.0 onWikipedia
• Disney Infinity: 3.0 Edition onDisney Infinity Wiki

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