Disney Infinity (series)

**Disney Infinity** is an action-adventure sandbox video game series developed by Avalanche Software and published by Disney Interactive Studios. The games consist of characters and themes from Disney-owned brands, including iconic Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and *Star Wars*, in a customizable universe known as the Toy Box.

Like Kingdom Hearts and the Illusion series, this is another Disney Games series Phantomstrider is a big fan of, as he thinks the original 2 Disney Infinity games were fine. His most favorite would be Disney Infinity: 3.0 Edition, because he thinks this easily the most polished of all 3. It even gives a unique story and take on his favorite Pixar **and** Disney movie, Inside Out, so it wins a lot of brownie points with him. The cheesiness dial from the first 2 has been dialed back a bit as well, which originally really turned him off in Infinity 1. But before we dive into Toy Box mode, let’s talk about the Star Wars campaign, because frankly, it’s one of the most polished, responsive and enjoyable Star Wars games he’s seen in years. It gives us a vast array of different Star Wars settings, along with a very smooth combat system with responsive controls. We're even given tons of character specific moves and combos, mastering the Star Wars gameplay mechanics. He particularly enjoys the incorporation of Jedi powers like Force Bush. The campaign also has tons of side content and side quests thrown in. Even the driving and pod racing handles top notch. As for Toy Box mode, there’s a ton of content to enjoy here, and when you’re ready, you can also sample the endless custom levels uploaded by the infinity community. He also really likes the level up system. There’s enough customization here between combat, health, defense and special abilities, for him to really feel like players are able to make their own unique character build. Anyway, it was also nice to see a new take on the world of Inside Out. We return to Riley's mind, and even if it’s not quite as polished as the original movie, it still felt like the authentic Inside Out world, and just stepping into another story with Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust was a real pleasure for him. The strong voice acting, rumbling sounds and color choices really threw him into this interactive version of Inside Out. But this time, all 5 of Riley's emotions join in, venturing through the recesses of Riley's mind. Essentially, the story this time is Riley just watched a few seconds of a scary movie before bed, throwing her imagination into chaos. Actually, Ronnie del Carmen, Inside Out's co-director, used this game as an excuse to revisit some of the content cut from the original movie. One of these cut bits was how music is incorporated into Riley's mind, and how it affects her emotions' world. I also like how each separate emotion is given its own uniques strengths and weaknesses here. Like Anger can walk across lava, Joy can float, Sadness can stand on the clouds, and Fear's a speedy runner, makes sense. There’s also the Marvel campaign, which was essentially Loki teaming up with Ultron, and it’s similarly incorporated with solid battle mechanics, clear tutorials, and an engaging enough new Marvel adventure. Anyway, he thinks Disney Infinity 3.0 improves a lot upon its prequels, and creates a polished, imaginative gameplay experience, with just as many customization options as ever.

## Lists Strider Includes Disney Infinity

* Disney Infinity: 3.0 Edition was 4th Best in Worst/Best Disney Games. (February 1, 2020).