‘Disney Infinity 3.0’ Visits A Galaxy Far Far Away With A ‘Star Wars’ Expansion!
Disney Interactive revealed what collectors and Star Wars fans alike have been expecting all year, Disney Infinity 3.0 is coming this holiday season, bringing the power of The Force along with it.
Much like with Marvel last year, 3.0 is integrating the Star Wars universe into the addictive nature of the Toys To Life genre. Launching with a starter pack based around the Clone Wars animated series titled Twilght Of The Republic, this toy box, (or campaign,) comes packaged with Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano, with Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda and Darth Maul rounding out that set. In addition, other Star Wars play sets will include Rise Against The Empire, bringing the Episode IV-VI universe to life with Luke, Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca and Darth Vader. Finally, The Force Awakens will arrive shortly after the game, and is based around a certain holiday film that you may have heard of. The characters featured are under wrapps since they surely cross into spoiler territory, but I can’t help but be excited about what it will have in store. Adding the fact that Ninja Theory of DmC: Devil May Cry and Heavenly Sword fame will be designing the Lightsaber combat, and we might just get a combat experience that’s deeper than in previous games.
With so much Star Wars content on the way, it’s surely more than enough to satisfy anyone’s inner geek. Yet, one of my biggest problems with 2.0 is that it ended its run with two fewer Play Sets than its predecessor, with nearly all Disney content being shoved aside for Marvel. Thankfully, the same mistake isn’t being made twice. Not only will Star Wars be well represented, but Marvel will receive a new Play Set based around Age Of Ultron. Details are few, but it’s implied that in addition to new Hulkbuster Iron Man and Ultron figures, The Avengers from the second game will still be compatible with the new content, (though I wouldn’t be shocked if new variants don’t launch alongside it.)
On top of that, the game with “Disney” in the title is finally getting some new Disney content in the form of the Inside Out Play Set based on the upcoming Pixar film. As I guessed in our lost episode of Geekscape Games last week, the leaked figures that featured five different Emotions from the film are set to be playable in their own campaign. Completing the Disney cast so far is Classic Mickey, (trading in his sorcerer gear for the iconic red shorts,) Minnie Mouse, Sam Flynn and Quorra from the new Tron films, Mulan, and Frozen‘s Olaf. That’s all well and good, but are we going to have to wait at least ANOTHER year for Goofy?
If this huge info dump wasn’t enough already, issues with the series are going to be addressed in 3.0, making it easier to collect our Power Discs, (essentially physical costume and weapon DLC,) and loosen restrictions on how we can play. No longer in blind packs, discs will now come in labeled packages, killing the days of buying two duplicates for five dollars. While the other Play Sets weren’t mentioned, Star Wars sets specifically will allow all characters from the universe to be used in every campaign. So in other words, if you want to team up Darth Vader with his past self, or see how Ahsoka would fare against the Galactic Empire, you’re free to do so. Even the customizable Toy Box is getting an upgrade, allowing your Disney, Marvel and Star Wars characters to co-exist in a variety of user generated games.
The best part? The game is getting a $10 discount! Breaking away from the Skylanders standard, the upcoming pack will retail for $65. Citing “fan feedback” as the reason for the reduction, I wouldn’t be surprised if said feedback came from the fear of people jumping to Lego Dimensions, distancing the Disney game from the $100 price tag of its competitor once the holiday season rolls around. Either way, it’s a win for us gamers!
So now that you’ve taken in all that information, are you excited? Let us know if you’re continuing the addiction, or getting your first galactic fix.
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