The point is that Skylanders established a new type of gaming, and Disney Infinity probably won’t be the last game of the sort to follow in its footsteps. It’s not like medical dramas became off limits after Dr. It’s not as if the zombie genre died after Night of the Living Dead. Who cares? It’s not like we look at the first film in a genre as the only legitimate entry into the film canon. I’ve heard a lot of people call Disney Infinity a “Skylanders rip-off.” There’s little doubt that the folks at Disney Interactive saw the success of Skylanders, looked at Disney’s vast library of intellectual property, and thought maybe Disney could do something in the style of Skylanders. In order for it to be a success, both the toys and the gameplay needed to be solid.īefore digging into whether Disney Infinity accomplishes that, I’ll start by addressing Skylanders. It seemed like something geared towards collectors and kids as a way to sell toys I figured the game probably wouldn’t have a whole lot of substance or merit. That piqued my curiosity, but I still doubted its gameplay. I’ll be honest, before seeing and hearing more about it at the Disney D23 Expo, I was not at all enthusiastic for Disney Infinity.

Failure could be yet another black eye for Disney Interactive, one of Disney’s few underperforming business units that has hemorrhaged hundreds of millions of dollars in recent years. The stakes are high: success could dethrone Skylanders, Activision’s $1.5 billion franchise, as the leader in this genre.

Disney Infinity is unquestionably Disney’s biggest video game franchise to date, and the company has invested significantly into the promotional push to get people excited about the game. The starter pack costs $75, with additional character toys, power discs, and play packs costing around $10 to $35. This review of Disney Infinity covers the Starter Pack, which is available for the Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, and Wii U. Disney Infinity is a free roaming, toy-based video game that allows players to explore the Disney universe with their favorite characters.

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