

In Cars, the missions are driving-base whereas in The Incredibles, they are about defeating bad guys and destroying robots.Īs you go on missions within the themed Play Sets, you will do things like jump, climb, fight and drive. Kids will be using Sulley to "holler" toilet paper off of trees around the campus. For example, in Monsters U, the missions relate to using Sulley's scare powers to clean up after rival Fear Tech pulled some pranks. These missions vary, depending on which world you are in. Each Play Set offers 6-8 hours of story-driven, mission-based gaming within that world. To start a traditional video gaming experience, you place the hexagonal game piece on the Base and add one or two characters from that world.

The game is also expandable, with additional characters and power discs. At launch there is one for Cars (Lightning McQueen and Holley Shiftwell and a Play Set game piece) and one for the Lone Ranger (Lone Ranger, Tonto and the Play Set game piece). Add-on Play Sets for other Disney franchises are sold separately for $34.99. Incredible) and one random power disc which, when set under a character on the Base, serves to boost the character's abilities. This part is known as the Toy Box mode.Īt launch, families can purchase a Disney Infinity starter pack, which comes with The Infinity Base, a game piece containing three Infinity Play Sets ( Monsters University, Pirates of the Caribbean and The Incredibles), three Infinity toy characters (Sulley, Jack Sparrow and Mr. But it also has an open sandbox mode, where you can throw all of the toy characters together to mix and match them any way you want. That part is referred to as Play Set gaming.

It has traditional video gaming, involving the toy characters within their world going on missions. It's best to think of Disney Infinity as having two separate parts. And like Minecraft, Disney Infinity offers kids the ability to design and create their own worlds to explore.ĭisney Infinity is a toy-based video game that works by connecting the Infinity Base to your video game system, and then placing a game piece and toy figurines on the base to start the gaming.

Like Skylanders, Disney Infinity uses real toys placed on a portal to introduce characters into a video gaming world. If your kids are fans of Skylanders and Minecraft, they are going to love Disney Infinity. Watch Video: 'Disney Infinity': A how to guide
