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Disney Infinity review round-up – To Infinity and beyond

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Disney Infinity may have launched already in the good ol’ US of A, but surprisingly, few sites have actually reviewed the game. I’m forking out some of my own cash for a starter pack, so expect videos and impressions soon. If you can’t wait for my humbly influential opinion though, here’s what those other websites had to say about the game.

Game Informer – 90/100

Disney Infinity is off to a great start and will hopefully be supported for years to come. The thought of Avalanche Software potentially tapping Star Wars, Marvel Comics, and other properties in Disney’s vault for upcoming sets makes this game’s future just as exciting as spending an afternoon creating adventures with friends.

IGN – 87/100

It’s an excellent primer for kids embarking on a life playing games – it’ll teach them everything they need to know about barrel-rolling in a third-person shooter, power-sliding around corners, or judging line of sight in stealth games, and so much more too.

Gametrailers – 86/100

Disney Infinity is a source of constant amusement and there’s never been anything quite like it before. It’s a driving game, a shooter, a platform-heavy action-adventure game, a stealth game, and it includes modes of customizations that challenge you to invent your own genres or make worlds greater than the ones the developers have already built.

Polygon – 80/100

The game doesn’t quite nail those moments of carefree child’s play found in every real-world toy box, but it gets closer than any other game we’ve played.

It hasn’t been all glowing reviews though. Some sites haven’t exactly been thrilled with the big Disney experiment, resulting in the following scores:

GamesRadar – 50/100

But once you start to play, and once you stumble over the technical issues, and once you find that there are barriers around every turn, you’re bound to find that you’re in love with what you think Disney Infinity could be, and not what it actually is.

Digital Spy – 40/100

Unfortunately, the core mechanics in each of these campaigns are dull and lack any real depth. For starters, when you die, you simply respawn where you fell. There is no punishment for death at all.

This isn’t helped by the simplistic combat and the lack of enemy variety. Even in the combat-heavy Pirates and The Incredibles Play Sets, blocking and dodging is hardly required. Single-button mashing for the most part will do the trick with ease.

Disney Infinity is out on Friday. If you’re on the fence about getting it, then check out Zoe’s preview of the game. If your mind is made up on purchasing the title, I suggest training your elbows in a little bit of Muay Thai in order to get your hands on the more popular figures in the game.

Those damn kids won’t stand a chance.

Last Updated: August 20, 2013

86 Comments

  1. Wow, mixed reviews

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    • Wtf101

      August 20, 2013 at 09:58

      Started playing Tomb Raider, I guess?

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      • Admiral Chief Raider of Tombs

        August 20, 2013 at 10:07

        Now why would you say that? 😛

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  2. Wtf101

    August 20, 2013 at 10:02

    I honestly want to know why do I not see the likes of Goofy, Donald Duck and that ever lovable Pluto mentioned? Or did the execs over at Di$ney just decide to wipe their asses on the reasons why 95% of adults alive today started watching Di$ney cartoons in the first place?

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    • RinceThisandbacktoreality

      August 20, 2013 at 10:06

      the times have changed man. Kids back then would have burst brain cells if they watched Ren and Stimpy…

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    • Johann Smith

      August 20, 2013 at 10:37

      it’s so they can make them ‘rare’ pieces, we’ll most likely see them in a year or two. ( just my inside kid responding here to too many breakfast cereal boxes which didn’t have the toy I wanted… )

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  3. Umar Kiiroi Senk?

    August 20, 2013 at 10:05

    Sora?

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  4. RinceThisandbacktoreality

    August 20, 2013 at 10:05

    I think the kiddies are going to bust a nut over this game.

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    • Admiral Chief Raider of Tombs

      August 20, 2013 at 10:06

      Kiddies and bust a nut in same comment is not cool dude 🙁

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      • RinceThisandbacktoreality

        August 20, 2013 at 10:07

        I, I, I,… NO, you sick person!

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      • Wtf101

        August 20, 2013 at 11:01

        Why? Because you dared raise an opinion (very fucking valid one I have to say) and some ninnies on here disagreed with you??

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    • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

      August 20, 2013 at 10:06

      they don’t have nuts to bust at that age

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      • RinceThisandbacktoreality

        August 20, 2013 at 10:07

        You shut up!

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        • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

          August 20, 2013 at 10:08

          Well you said it first lol

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          • RinceThisandbacktoreality

            August 20, 2013 at 10:09

            Man, LG attracts some sick people. *Looks down at clipboard and ticks a few boxes, moves on to @Erwin_Kempff:disqus ‘s bed. “Now, what seems to be the problem here?”

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            August 20, 2013 at 10:10

            Easily curable by unplugging Ethernet or disconnecting wi-fi.

          • RinceThisandbacktoreality

            August 20, 2013 at 10:12

            That’s the same as turning off lifesupport for @Erwin_Kempff:disqus 0-O

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            August 20, 2013 at 10:13

            At least he will be in better place … R.I.P Admiral!

          • RinceThisandbacktoreality

            August 20, 2013 at 10:16

            Hahaha! Indeed!

          • Admiral Chief Raider of Tombs

            August 20, 2013 at 10:21

            Riiiight, so I’m being all serious and you guys make fun of something that is serious. Ok then

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            August 20, 2013 at 10:23

            No one is really making fun of you. Nor do I think Rince’s bust a nust comment was made with any ill intent

          • RinceThisandbacktoreality

            August 20, 2013 at 10:23

            How do you know?!

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            August 20, 2013 at 10:26

            Well was it made with ill intent?

          • RinceThisandbacktoreality

            August 20, 2013 at 10:27

            Of course not. In England it also means to be very happy or angry. @Erwin_Kempff:disqus is doing a very good Fox News impression.

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            August 20, 2013 at 10:28

            Indeed. well it is most commonly known as, well ya know. but in any case … Kids will lose their minds with this

          • Admiral Chief Raider of Tombs

            August 20, 2013 at 10:24

            Not of me, of the comment. And yes I know it was a joke and in other context it makes sense. I’m just totally not ok with child abuse in any way

          • RinceThisandbacktoreality

            August 20, 2013 at 10:24

            Erm, if you knew the different meanings of that you wouldn’t think that now would you… Google the meaning mate. #suggestion

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            August 20, 2013 at 10:25

            No one is okay with child abuse … but there is nothing in that statement, in whatever way it is suggested to really be associated with child abuse

          • RinceThisandbacktoreality

            August 20, 2013 at 10:26

            Indeed. Not sure if @Erwin_Kempff:disqus has been smoking something this morning or something!

          • Wtf101

            August 20, 2013 at 10:56

            Have an upvote for that

    • Hammersteyn

      August 20, 2013 at 10:24

      I wonder if Walt Disney ever busted one while wearing a Mickey Mouse costume and the other a Minny Mouse costume???

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      • RinceThisandbacktoreality

        August 20, 2013 at 10:25

        Shesh, do people in SA only know the sexual meaning of that expression? It also means to be extremely happy or angry!

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        • Admiral Chief Raider of Tombs

          August 20, 2013 at 10:27

          Newsflash, this is SA.

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        • Hammersteyn

          August 20, 2013 at 10:31

          It is? My mind seems to be a little dirty….

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        • Sageville

          August 20, 2013 at 10:31

          Ag some peeps are just in a bad mood today.

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          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            August 20, 2013 at 10:32

            Think we should all just chill and bust a nut

          • Hammersteyn

            August 20, 2013 at 10:34

            A busted a whole bag after a fresh cup of coffee was placed on my desk.

          • RinceThisandbacktoreality

            August 20, 2013 at 10:34

            Agreed…

      • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

        August 20, 2013 at 10:27

        Lol ……… now I wana play Bust-a-Groove

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  5. Hammersteyn

    August 20, 2013 at 10:11

    When I was a child we had GI Joe action figures and our backyard and imagination to create our own world. Then came Nintendo and we all became afraid of getting skin cancer. Look were we are know.

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    • Kromas

      August 20, 2013 at 10:15

      Dino Riders for me. Oh and He-Man ….. then my dad got a ZX Spectrum +3 and my life outside ended.

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      • Hammersteyn

        August 20, 2013 at 10:22

        I had the same toys, those were the days. Walking through a mall on December. Picking that one special big toy that you are allowed once a year

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      • CaptainNemo42

        August 20, 2013 at 10:26

        Dino-Riders was the shiz! Maybe a good thing my parents were only middle class, cause I would’ve had all those cool toys!

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        • Hammersteyn

          August 20, 2013 at 10:27

          I always wanted the T-Rex that had seats for four. But it was to expensive. I could always buy it now it Reggies still stocks it. Sometimes it rocks being single.

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          • Kromas

            August 20, 2013 at 10:51

            I wanted the Diplodicus(before their existence got disproved) with the strap on base for the good guys.

    • RinceThisandbacktoreality

      August 20, 2013 at 10:17

      I had Heman and tom thumbs. I used to lay charges around my action figures and blow them up. *Doctor’s first warning signs… What happened to tom thumbs? You can’t buy them any more!

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      • Hammersteyn

        August 20, 2013 at 10:22

        I miss fireworks.

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        • RinceThisandbacktoreality

          August 20, 2013 at 10:23

          When were they banned? When I left here in 90 they were around!

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          • Hammersteyn

            August 20, 2013 at 10:26

            Can’t remember. Normally the neighborhood would buy a crap load of fireworks and go to the rugby field and shoot them there. Then Ms. Wilson started crying over little Fluffy being scared by the bangs. We lived in a mining town for crying out loud. The dynamite would rattle the towns windows!

          • Wtf101

            August 20, 2013 at 10:30

            Not cool on the animal comment there. Have you ever had the pleasure of having an Alsatian trying to sit on your lap because some numb nuts are firing off fireworks the whole damn night?

          • Hammersteyn

            August 20, 2013 at 10:32

            I get that it’s bad for dogs. But why have pets that’s scared of loud noises when you live in a town where they dynamite every week. Not to mention the thunderstorms we had. Just seemed redundant at the time.

          • Wtf101

            August 20, 2013 at 10:48

            Yes, the Dynamite served a purpose. And what shall we do about thunderstorms? Just go and rub the weatherstone ala the Sims 3 and make it go away?
            The fact of humanity is this: Even if you do have designated areas removed outside of cities, you will still have some retard ignoring that and firing to his hearts content in suburbs etc.

          • Hammersteyn

            August 20, 2013 at 11:16

            Sigh…… yeah that does happen.

          • RinceThisandbacktoreality

            August 20, 2013 at 10:35

            Oh, is that why? Makes sense. But what about designated areas?

        • Sageville

          August 20, 2013 at 10:55

          U snap 5 or 6 crackers in half and then strap to your hotwheels cars.

          Instant Rocket car!

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      • Alien Emperor Trevor

        August 20, 2013 at 10:41

        lol I should have scrolled down, I just commented about doing the same thing to my army men.

        Tom thumbs hurts children you monster. BAN THEM!

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        • RinceThisandbacktoreality

          August 20, 2013 at 10:52

          I used to love emptying the powder into a bigger container, then blowing that up! Happy times. Well, almost. OVG once dropped a tom thumb into one of those Nescafe coffee tins and ran up to me saying ‘look what I caught’ I looked in and BANG! Have had a floating thing in my right eye ever since. The bstd.

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          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            August 20, 2013 at 10:55

            I was messing around on the roof of my local shopping centre, dropped a firecracker down a vent, nothing happened so I figured the fuse went out & wandered off. Turns out if was a slow fuse & the vent lead into the air conditioning ducting 😀 BOOOOOOOOOMoooomooooooomooooooomoooooooomm!!!! Did I run home fast lol

          • RinceThisandbacktoreality

            August 20, 2013 at 10:56

            Bwahahahahha! Winner! And all your eyes still intact! 😉

    • Wtf101

      August 20, 2013 at 10:26

      Lessee..
      GI Joe
      Thundercats
      He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
      Dino Riders
      Robotech
      Battle of the Planets
      Man van Staal aka The Million Dollar Man Steve Austin
      Buck Rogers
      Wonderful World of Disney
      BlackStar (You still had to simulcast that. Radio 2000)
      Bravestarr
      She-Ra Princess of Power
      Bionic Six
      The A-Team
      Knight Rider
      Not to forget all the Batman and Superman comics we read…
      Man, I just realized as kids we kind of had it good. And I cannot help but be convinced that video games, as much as they entertain us and kids alike, they are robbing us of our imagination. Instead of making up our own worlds, we are being fed this gloriously rendered worlds where nothing is left for the imagination anymore.

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      • Sageville

        August 20, 2013 at 10:28

        WTF!

        Where is Macgyver?? and Spiderman in Xhosa?

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        • Hammersteyn

          August 20, 2013 at 10:29

          THIS!!!

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          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            August 20, 2013 at 10:30

            HAHAHA Rabobi!!! oh man!!….you beat me to it!

          • Hammersteyn

            August 20, 2013 at 10:30

            LULZ!

          • Sageville

            August 20, 2013 at 10:32

            I stil sing the Spiderman song, the Rabobi version.

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            August 20, 2013 at 10:33

            Me too, now the lines are blurring between that and spiderpig

          • Sageville

            August 20, 2013 at 10:36

            Ah yes, Spiderpig how did I forget him

        • Wtf101

          August 20, 2013 at 10:45

          OMG, would you look at that list? Sorry I did not mention ALL the 80’s heroes? Can I not score some obscurity points for mentioning Battle of the Planets and Man van Staal??? 😉

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          • Sageville

            August 20, 2013 at 10:47

            U got a upvote coz u whined and obscurity points.

      • Hammersteyn

        August 20, 2013 at 10:30

        We had awesome childhoods! 🙂

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      • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

        August 20, 2013 at 10:31

        What do kids have now … iCarly, Wizards of something palace …… meh, no wonder kids don’t have any imgination

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        • Sageville

          August 20, 2013 at 10:34

          Hey now, Adventure Time with Finn and Jake is frikken awesomesauce.

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          • Admiral Chief Raider of Tombs

            August 20, 2013 at 10:34

            Agreed

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            August 20, 2013 at 10:35

            naa, I mean this Disney shows with real people. Jake and Finn is sick LOL I lve that show

          • Sageville

            August 20, 2013 at 10:38

            Agreed, that program with twins justin beiber wannabes, in fact twins in general should be banned from television… Full House… Eish!

        • Kromas

          August 20, 2013 at 10:44

          Phineas and Ferb is awesome though.

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      • Hammersteyn

        August 20, 2013 at 10:33

        Tom and Jerry, Looney Tunes as well.

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        • Admiral Chief Raider of Tombs

          August 20, 2013 at 10:35

          Tom and Jerry is violent!!! But in a cute way

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          • Hammersteyn

            August 20, 2013 at 10:36

            Less violent than Itchy and Scratchy

          • Admiral Chief Raider of Tombs

            August 20, 2013 at 10:38

            Also true

          • Hammersteyn

            August 20, 2013 at 10:43

            Happy tree friends though…….

          • Admiral Chief Raider of Tombs

            August 20, 2013 at 10:44

            Janee that is O_O

    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      August 20, 2013 at 10:39

      One of my favourite things as a kid was going into the back yard, building big forts & populating them with my little army men, then blowing the crap out of them with firecrackers 😀

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      • Hammersteyn

        August 20, 2013 at 10:43

        I think we all did that. Good times man.

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      • Admiral Chief Raider of Tombs

        August 20, 2013 at 10:44

        Cruel bastard. I used to take mud clumps and “fire” on them

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        • Alien Emperor Trevor

          August 20, 2013 at 10:55

          War, war never changes.

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