
Within each of these sets, you can only use the characters from that set itself. Anna and Elsa were a part of the game, but the stories were already set.) This is a reason why, for example, a Frozen play set was not released after the popularity of the movie. When you play a character or play set piece on the base, all it is doing is activating a part of the game that already exists. (A technical aside – the game of Disney Infinity was programmed with all of the play sets and all of the characters inside already. For Disney Infinity, six play sets were made: Play set mode is what you would traditionally think of as a “video game.” Each set has a story, challenges along the way, and a pre-set world to explore. Partially because of this, the original Disney Infinity software became available as a free download for the Wii U.


The Wii version has great limitations in co-op play, toy box play, and several other ways. With the exception of the Cars.Īn important note: I personally have played the Xbox 360 version of this game, although the information in this review will be applicable across all of the console platforms, with one exception. In the game, each character has a similar, but unique, set of abilities. Incredible, Captain Jack Sparrow, and Sulley). When you purchase the Disney Infinity starter pack, you will receive the game disc, the Infinity base, a power disc, a playlet piece that allows you to play in the The Incredibles, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Monsters University play sets, and three characters (Mr. These pieces interact with the game console through a usb pad (known as the Infinity base) with three spaces on it, two for characters and one for a playset piece. While the software itself is machine specific, Disney Infinity utilizes collectible figurines, play set pieces, and power discs that can be used across systems.

When you are playing as Lightning McQueen, you will do a lot of driving). It is loosely an action/adventure style game, although different characters will emphasize different style of game play (I.e. With Disney Infinity, you can now bring your imagination to the virtual world.ĭisney Infinity was released in the fall of 2013 for Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. That is to say, if you want to imagine an adventure where Jack Skelington and Jack Sparrow have to rescue 100 miniature Winnie the Poohs from evil robots, you have always been able to do that with real world toys and imagination. The idea behind Disney Infinity is simple – you should be able to play a video game like you play in the real world.
