Review Roundup: Disney Infinity 3.0 continues doing what it does best

Before you dive into Disney Infinity 3.0 you've got to know what you're getting into. The game is an investment, there are tons of different characters and playsets for you to purchase in the coming months, so you really ought to looking into whether or not it's worth the money.

According to reviews, it is.

The Disney Infinity 3.0 offers improvements to the game's combat and Toy Box, but maintains what makes the game so great – the ability to let people play how they want. Both adults and children can play this game side-by-side, although there's a chance the kids will like it more than you.

Without further ado, here's an excerpt from our own review, played alongside two children and a number of reviews from other sites:

GameZone

While some can view it as a cash grab or money maker, it opens up possibilities for children, all while being able to be enjoyed by adults. It allows them [children] to act out their heroic fantasies and make their own stories and adventures. It introduces classics like Pete’s Dragon and things from your youth like Darkwing Duck.

It’s the video game embodiment of something Disney stresses in their parks and shows… imagination.

GameSpot

For all of this year's improvements in combat and the Toy Box, the core appeal of Disney Infinity remains the same: it's a great, kid-friendly experience that, thanks to the complexity inherent in building worlds from scratch, skews a little bit more towards older kids than the very young. Its structured play may be the best it's ever been, but when it comes to the unstructured building side of Infinity, well, that will only go so as far as your imagination can take it.

8/10

IGN

Disney Infinity 3.0 sees the pop culture powerhouse flexing its formidable mega franchise muscles with impressive results. It’s a game that doesn’t just encourage the player to have fun, it insists on it; offering up a generous helping of gameplay and countless things to unlock even before you start piling on all the optional add-ons

8.9/10

Destructoid

Just like its predecessor, Disney Infinity 3.0 feels a bit limited by the lack of variety in the Starter Pack, but the good news is that the studio is still on track with its core mission to create an action game for all ages. Twilight of the Republic is still a fun way to spend your time, and the Toy Box Mode should keep you busy even if you don't intend on buying any more pricey add-ons.

8.5/10

Kotaku

I like this game (or at least the version I got to play). More importantly, my kid likes it too. She loves the toys, loves the cinematic presentation (there’s a Star Wars text crawl in the intro and the music is piped straight from the soundtracks) and despite setbacks with stuff like menus has had a blast in just about every game mode present, from the campaign to the Toy Box, where her Ewok Village vs Cinderella’s Castle vs Toy Story Battle Royale is precisely the kind of cool, wacky stuff Disney is angling for with this series.

Yes

Polygon

It's easy to pass off Disney Infinity 3.0, like any Disney Infinity, as a cynical collection of famous brands and characters, a game driven by fond childhood memories and buzz-building movies, television shows and toys. But that's far from the case. Disney Infinity 3.0 is a deeply complex system of games, an aspirational creation that strives to do many things well.

8/10