Disney Infinity 3.0
Disney Infinity 3.0 is an action-adventure sandbox video game published by Disney Interactive Studios for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Apple TV, and is the third and final installment in the toys-to-life Disney Infinity series. It was developed by Avalanche Software, with additional help from Ninja Theory, Studio Gobo, Sumo Digital, and United Front Games. In contrast to how Disney Infinity 2.0 focused on Marvel characters and playsets, 3.0 has a focus on the Star Wars franchise. The game was announced on May 5, 2015, and was released on August 28, 2015 in Europe and on August 30, 2015 in North America.
Gameplay
Disney Infinity 3.0 features similar gameplay mechanics to Disney Infinity and '. Although sharing many key elements, the game's combat system has been redesigned to become more in-depth and complex. The game's combat system is influenced by the ' and, Kingdom Hearts and most of the Spider-Man's aerial combat-themed video game series. Lightsabers have been integrated into combat, due to the inclusion of Star Wars characters. Characters who use lightsabers in combat can utilize additional weapons. For instance, playable character Luke Skywalker has the ability to use a blaster and a lightsaber, which used together can juggle enemies in the air. Full combos have been integrated, which allows the player to pause mid-combo and branch off into another variation of the combo. Playable characters with the ability to use the Force, in Star Wars mythology, have the ability to push and pull enemies during combat. Special attacks, which were introduced in Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes, have returned. Only the bearer of a close-ranged weapon, including the characters who have their own primary close-ranged weapons, and characters who can fly are able to perform an aerial combo. Instead of waiting for a progress bar to fill up for a special attack to be performed, a new feature allows the attack to be released early, but the effects of the attack are not as strong. Auto-lock when firing ranged weapons at targets has been enhanced, so players no longer have to move closer to enemies in order to auto-lock on their positions.Plot
''Twilight of the Republic''
The Twilight of the Republic Playset storyline is based on the era of the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Set during the events of , Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Yoda and Ahsoka Tano discover a reactivated Droid factory on the planet Geonosis. The four Jedi then decide to find out who is the mastermind behind the newly minted droid army. As the story progresses, the pair cross paths with General Grievous, Jabba the Hutt, Cad Bane, Mace Windu, Sebulba, Padme Amidala and the main antagonist Darth Maul, and travel to planets Coruscant, Naboo, Geonosis and Tatooine.''Rise Against the Empire''
The Rise Against the Empire Playset storyline is based on the events of the classic Star Wars trilogy, with some differences. The playset revolves around Luke Skywalker, his sister Leia, Han Solo and Chewbacca finding themselves locked in battle with Darth Vader.''The Force Awakens''
A playset based on was announced at the 2015 D23 Expo and released in December of that year; it features Finn, Rey, Kylo Ren, and Poe Dameron as playable characters.''Inside Out''
In the Inside Out playset, Riley falls asleep watching a horror movie and chaos ensues in her subconscious. This scatters some of Riley's memories all over Imagination Land and the emotions must find and return them to headquarters before Riley awakens.''Marvel Battlegrounds''
In the Marvel Battlegrounds playset, Loki teams up with Ultron to manipulate all of the universe's heroes into fighting each other using robot duplicates while they steal one of the six Infinity Stones from the Asgardian vault. All Marvel characters from Disney Infinity 2.0 are playable in this playset, along with new characters introduced in 3.0. This is the first and only Disney Infinity play set to utilize four-player local gameplay.''Finding Dory''
In the Finding Dory playset, Dory learns of a flood at the Marine Life Institute that has washed the littlest fish into all the wrong tanks. Together with Nemo, Marlin, Hank, Bailey and Destiny, she returns to rescue them and lead them out to safety. Along the way, she makes new fish friends and customizes a new reef area as a sanctuary for the rescued fish.Toy Box Takeover
The Toy Box Takeover expansion game begins with Mickey summoning his friends. When Syndrome gets his hands on Merlin and Mickey's Wand he teams up with all the other villains for control of the Toy Box. Toy Box Takeover features six dungeon crawler-style levels that can be accessed by any playable character. The player must take down Syndrome's minions before confronting him in his protected base.Toy Box Speedway
The Toy Box Speedway expansion game is a battle racing game, similar to the races in the Cars Play Set from the original Disney Infinity and the Mario Kart game series. Like its dungeon-crawler counterpart, Toy Box Takeover, any playable character may enter it.Characters
The following is a list of character figurines that have been released and announced for Disney Infinity 3.0. The starter pack, which includes the game and Infinity Base, contains figures for Ahsoka Tano and Anakin Skywalker, and one playset based on Star Wars. Additional figures and playsets are sold in special packs, while certain figures are sold separately. In addition to these new characters, who were introduced for this game, all previous character figures and Power Discs from previous game series are compatible with this current game, similar to Disney Infinity 2.0.| Franchise | Characters | Pack | Release date | Wave |
| ' | Anakin Skywalker | Starter Pack / Twilight of the Republic Playset / Twilight of the Republic playset and software bundle Star Wars Saga Bundle | August 30, 2015 | Wave 1 |
| ' | Ahsoka Tano | Starter Pack / Twilight of the Republic Playset / Twilight of the Republic playset and software bundle Star Wars Saga Bundle | August 30, 2015 | Wave 1 |
| ' | Yoda | Single Character Pack | August 30, 2015 | Wave 1 |
| ' | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Single Character Pack | August 30, 2015 | Wave 1 |
| ' | Darth Maul | Single Character Pack | November 3, 2015 | Wave 2 |
| Star Wars Original Trilogy | Luke Skywalker | Rise Against the Empire Playset / Star Wars Saga Bundle | August 30 / September 29, 2015 | Wave 1 |
| Star Wars Original Trilogy | Leia Organa | Rise Against the Empire Playset / Star Wars Saga Bundle | August 30 / September 29, 2015 | Wave 1 |
| Star Wars Original Trilogy | Boba Fett | Single Character Pack / Star Wars Saga Bundle | August 30, 2015 / February 5, 2016 / March 15, 2016 | Wave 1 |
| Star Wars Original Trilogy | Han Solo | Single Character Pack | September 29, 2015 | Wave 1 |
| Star Wars Original Trilogy | Chewbacca | Single Character Pack | September 29, 2015 | Wave 1 |
| Star Wars Original Trilogy | Darth Vader | Single Character Pack | September 29, 2015 | Wave 1 |
| ' | Finn | The Force Awakens Playset | December 18, 2015 | Wave 2 |
| ' | Rey | The Force Awakens Playset | December 18, 2015 | Wave 2 |
| ' | Poe Dameron | Single Character Pack | December 18, 2015 | Wave 2 |
| ' | Kylo Ren | Single Character Pack | December 18, 2015 | Wave 2 |
| Star Wars Rebels | Ezra Bridger | Single Character Pack | August 30, 2015 | Wave 1 |
| Star Wars Rebels | Kanan Jarrus | Single Character Pack | August 30, 2015 | Wave 1 |
| Star Wars Rebels | Sabine Wren | Single Character Pack | August 30, 2015 | Wave 1 |
| Star Wars Rebels | Zeb Orrelios | Single Character Pack | August 30, 2015 | Wave 1 |
| Inside Out | Joy | Inside Out Playset | August 30, 2015 | Wave 1 |
| Inside Out | Anger | Inside Out Playset | August 30, 2015 | Wave 1 |
| Inside Out | Sadness | Single Character Pack | August 30, 2015 | Wave 1 |
| Inside Out | Disgust | Single Character Pack | August 30, 2015 | Wave 1 |
| Inside Out | Fear | Single Character Pack | August 30, 2015 | Wave 1 |
| Marvel Cinematic Universe | Hulkbuster Iron Man | Single Character Pack | November 3, 2015 | Wave 2 |
| Marvel Cinematic Universe | Ultron | Single Character Pack | November 3, 2015 | Wave 2 |
| Marvel Cinematic Universe | Black Suit Spider-Man | Single Character Pack | November 3, 2015 | Wave 2 |
| Marvel Cinematic Universe | Captain America: The First Avenger | Marvel Battlegrounds Playset | March 15, 2016 | Wave 3 |
| Marvel Cinematic Universe | Ant-Man | Single Character Pack | March 15, 2016 | Wave 3 |
| Marvel Cinematic Universe | Vision | Single Character Pack | March 15, 2016 | Wave 3 |
| Marvel Cinematic Universe | Black Panther | Single Character Pack | March 15, 2016 | Wave 3 |
| Finding Dory | Nemo | Finding Dory Playset | June 17, 2016 | Wave 3 |
| Finding Dory | Dory | Finding Dory Playset | June 17, 2016 | Wave 3 |
| Mouse Universe | Mickey Mouse | Single Character Pack | August 30, 2015 | Wave 1 |
| Mouse Universe | Minnie Mouse | Single Character Pack | August 30, 2015 | Wave 1 |
| ' | Sam Flynn | Single Character Pack | August 30, 2015 | Wave 1 |
| Quorra | Single Character Pack | August 30, 2015 | Wave 1 | |
| Mulan | Mulan | Single Character Pack | August 30, 2015 | Wave 1 |
| Frozen | Olaf | Single Character Pack | August 30, 2015 | Wave 1 |
| The Good Dinosaur | Spot | Single Character Pack | November 3, 2015 | Wave 2 |
| Zootopia | Judy Hopps | Single Character Pack | March 1, 2016 | Wave 3 |
| Zootopia | Nick Wilde | Single Character Pack | March 1, 2016 | Wave 3 |
| The Jungle Book | Baloo | Single Character Pack | March 15, 2016 | Wave 3 |
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | Alice | Single Character Pack | May 24, 2016 | Wave 3 |
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | Mad Hatter | Single Character Pack | May 24, 2016 | Wave 3 |
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | Time | Single Character Pack | May 24, 2016 | Wave 3 |
Characters initially planned to appear in Disney Infinity 3.0 before the game's cancellation include: Doctor Strange, Peter Pan, Spider-Gwen, Hera Syndulla, Goofy, Jafar, and characters from: Moana, Rogue One, and Avatar.
Development
Since Disney Infinity, there have been hints of Star Wars joining the line of games. The "ultimate unlocks" in the first two Infinity games were a lightsaber and a landspeeder, respectively. Prior to the release of Disney Infinity 2.0 in 2014, series producer John Vignocchi hinted that a future installment could have characters from Lucasfilm. The title's existence was first revealed following a leak from Chinese retailer Taobao showing potential character and figure designs for the third installment. German retailer Saturn would later leak images of the game's Starter Pack featuring the characters of Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano from . The game was officially revealed by Game Informer on May 5, 2015.Studio Gobo and Ninja Theory were among development groups that worked on the game's Playsets. In order to create a more complex combat system, compared to the first two installments, Disney decided to also have Ninja Theory revamp the game's combat, after LucasArts had expressed interest in working with the company.
Release
Disney Infinity 3.0 was released on August 30, 2015 in North America. The Starter Pack, which includes the game disc, Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano character figurines, one playset piece, one web card and the Disney Infinity Base, was released on the game's launch. The game also received a digital download release. Exclusively in Europe, Disney Infinity 3.0 had a game disc-only release without the figurines, web cards and Disney Infinity Base, that are included in the Starter Pack.A Saga Bundle Starter Pack was available at launch for the PS3 and PS4. It contains the basic starter pack, Rise Against the Empire playset, and Boba Fett figure. Boba Fett was a timed exclusive to this pack and was released on his own in March 2016.
Power Disc Packs, which unlock additional content in the game, are no longer sold in blind packs, contrary to the use of blind packs in the previous two games. Instead, power discs were released in identifiable packaging.
A special Power Disc based on Mickey Mouse's Kingdom Hearts role was given out at Disney's 2015 D23 Expo. Controversially, it is an expo exclusive and was not sold in stores. Despite this, it does not affect a player's chance to get 100% completion.