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GAME · 2015 · USA

Disney Infinity 3.0

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A 2015 Disney Infinity 3.0 review looks at how the game handles mixing characters and what its skill trees and Star Wars playset economy actually add.

10 Interesting Facts About Disney Infinity 3.0

Interesting Facts (8)

  1. #001

    Samuel L. Jackson voiced Nick Fury but not Mace Windu. His Marvel contract stipulates that only Jackson may voice Fury, and the figure resembles Jackson, matching the comics.

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  2. #002

    Sam Flynn and Quorra were initially exclusive to the online version of Disney INFINITY: 2.0 Edition, but popular demand brought them back as physical figures in Disney INFINITY: 3.0 Edition.

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  3. #003

    Most of the better enemies in the Toy Box have to be unlocked by playing, gathering Sparks and finishing missions, so players cannot build whatever they like right away.

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  4. #004

    Marvel Superheroes and Disney figures are off-limits in Star Wars playsets, as each playset only accepts a specific set of figures.

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  5. #005

    Power Discs come in 2 shapes: round discs slot beneath a figure to grant stat boosts, costume swaps, summoned allies or damaging events, while hexagonal discs fit the rear slot and provide skydomes, texture sets or new Toy Box toys.

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  6. #006

    The one place the game gets "wacky" with character mixing is through hidden tokens: one of them, for instance, lets Darth Vader into the Star Wars playset that was previously restricted to Luke, Leia, Han or Chewie.

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  7. #007

    The reviewer sets Disney Infinity's skill trees against Skylanders, where leveling a character unlocks real new abilities, complete with fresh visual effects and gameplay gimmicks.

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  8. #008

    The newest Star Wars playset runs its own internal economy for buying buildings to place in levels, but the reviewer considers them pointless, comparing them to kiosks that just repeat menu options.

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Production Story (1)

  1. #009

    Peter Pan never shipped because the game was cancelled. A few figures survive from post-production, but his will not work in-game, since it requires an in-game update.

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Easter Eggs & References (1)

  1. #010

    On Hoth, Major Derlin introduces himself with "Everybody knows my name." The line nods to John Ratzenberger, who played Derlin in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980). Ratzenberger is best known as Cliff Clavin on Cheers (1982), whose theme song includes the lyric "Where everybody knows your name."

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