Disney Infinity: PS3 Review

Disney Infinity: PS3 Review

Platform: PS3
Released by Disney

It's a curious thing, the hardware game.

Get it right, and you have a formula for success for a few years - get it wrong, and it's straight to the annals of history for your outdated tech and failed efforts.

Thankfully, Disney Infinity falls into the get it right category, without a shadow of a doubt.

The latest device sees you given an Infinity base with which to place various Disney statuettes and access plenty of content within. Once these statues are placed on this little base, they magically come alive on your screen and give you the chance to play various games, arcade actioners and open world building. Using characters from the Disney catalogue and the wealth within, it's fair to say there's plenty to mess about with - and more than enough to keep the kids very, very content (and the big kids) for hours on end.

There are two modes to the Infinity - a Play Set or a Toy Box. The Play Set is story led and gives you the chance to take on your fave Disney character (in this set it's Sulley, Mr Incredible) and play various games as said character. Sulley's a fun creature to knock about with and the games within are fun, lightweight and yet remarkably playable. Toy Box lets you create the worlds for the characters to dwell in and while it takes a bit of time to master, it's really got the whole Disney imagination ethos behind it, because that's all that's holding you back.

There's a simplicity to plugging this in and getting going - and these days with this kind of hardware, that's really all you need for it to grow and thrive. With masses of extensions and sets on their way in every conceivable franchise, this really does have limitless possibilities for entertainment at all levels.

Disney Infinity is a fun gadget, an invention which allows you to take control and build your own world or simply set it up for the kids to play contentedly on it for hours. It does actually take it to Infinity - and Beyond.

And the DL content's already begun with 5 free sets available for download: The five free toy boxes are:

·         Cave of Wonders Race – Race through the Cave of Wonders and Aladdin’s Agrabah Castle. Compete against Cars characters or other players! (View video here)
·         Super Sidescroll – Trigger the side scrolling camera to start. Then jump and bash through a classic game level. (View video here)
·         ESPN Speedway – Rev those engines! Race friends around the stadium loop, brake for a pit stop and celebrate with a victory lap. (View video here)
·         Hot Lava – Rope bridges are the only thing between players and flowing lava in this treacherous Toy Box. (View video here)
·         Wrestling Arena – Want to become the Disney Infinity combat champ? Battle friends in two tricked out wrestling rings. (View video here)

(Players can download the new Toy Boxes by selecting "Toy Box" from the Disney Infinity Main Menu and then select "Toy Box Share" and "Disney's Toy Boxes." Once there they will see a list of all the featured Toy Boxes and can choose one to download. They will be able to come back every week for new Toy Boxes. Players should also let us know what they want to see because Disney Infinity developers will soon begin creating content based on player suggestions.)

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