Product Description
FILM SYNOPSIS The creators of the beloved “Toy Story” films re-open the toy box and bring movie goers back to the delightful world of our favorite gang of toy characters in “Toy Story 3”. As Andy prepares to depart for college, Buzz, Woody and the rest of his loyal toys are troubled about their uncertain future. Directed by Lee Unkrich (co-director of “Toy Story 2” and “finding Nemo”), “Toy Story 3” is a comical new adventure in Disney Digital 3D(TM) that lands the toys in a room full of untamed tots who can’t wait to get their sticky little fingers on these “new” toys. It’s pandemonium as they try to stay together, ensuring “no toy gets left behind.” Pixar veteran Darla K. Ander… More >>
Disney has quietly worked to revamp their gaming division, ending their practice of outsourcing game development to THQ and, instead, hiring gifted developers like Warren Specter to build up an excellent studio.
One of their first, if not their first, movie tie-ins is for the newly released Toy Story 3. And the game has a weak story mode…but a borderline inspired sandbox (well, toy box) mode.
It doesn’t seem to follow the movie’s plot…I certainly can’t claim to have a clue about the plot after playing the game. You play as Woody, Jesse, or Buzz, each with their own special ability to solve puzzles. In the story mode, the story jumps from bit to bit so abruptly that you cannot really follow much. You simply engaged in a rote collectathon with little inspiration. One can almost tell that the developers stopped caring about the story mode early on and focused their energy on the reason to get the game.
The toy box mode, though, is where the game shines. The world is surprisingly large, there is a ton of stuff to do, and the story is… OK, the story is pretty unmemorable. Let’s not get insane here. You have to unlock new areas, unlock vehicles, find and unlock character models and outfits, unlock vehicles, etc. There are photo based missions, decorating based missions, races, bandit capturing, etc. Its a rather busy world.
This is the first sandbox game that I can think of that is good and aimed at children. You have tons of stuff to do and the controls are solid. Sadly, the camera isn’t nearly as good and you can spend lots of time fighting the game to see what you are doing (it is bad in story mode as well, so it is not a problem with toy box mode).
There is an impressive amount of stuff to do here and you are seldom bored. Its not at the level of top notch open world games, but Toy Story 3 absolutely warrants some consideration as a solid title worth the time to play.
This game is awesome! Definitely worth $50!
Pros
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GREAT graphics
3D elements
Toy Box is really fun.
Missions are very fun.
Cons
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Missions are short.
Toy Box can be boring if all missions are done and all items are unlocked (which takes a very long time to do so).
The 3D isn’t THAT great.
5/5 game. Toy Story 3 the movie was also GREAT! Thanks Pixar for making Toy Story in our lives!
We rented this game from the local video store a couple of days ago and my 7 year old son has been playing it not-stop since we brought it home since it is too stinkin’ hot to do anything outside. Very fun for kids (and my husband has enjoyed it too). My son says that he really likes it because it has stuff from all three movies in it and “it’s just fun”. Going on his birthday list for sure!!!
As a father of 4 widely spaced kids, it’s often tough to find an appropriate game for the XBOX360 that will entertain and amuse the entire family. This is one of those rare games. It helps that the characters are well know and well loved by all the kids but the designers have put together a wonderful gaming experience that engages players from all ages.
I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a great family-friendly game.
I originally bought this for my 5yr old son (almost 6) who just loves Toy Story, and the fact that we recently returned from a trip to Walt Disney World where he got to take pictures with Buzz Lightyear made it a must get for him, and the fact that it was “family game”. In a world where there’s more FPS games it’s quite refreshing to get a family game where you don’t have to worry about taking cover.
My original fear was that it would have been a little too easy or too challenging for him but it turned out to be just right. The story is interesting enough to hold his attention and since the levels are replayable he can have hours of fun. He especially loves Woodys Roundup where he can be the sherriff of the town and build the town any which way he wants and run around doing little missions for his townspeople. He also loves the that he can customize the buildings and being able to dress the “citizens” of his town. It’s a game I know that he’s not going to get tired of too easily since Woodys Roundup is hours of fun.
The game is simple enough for a 5yr old in the fact that if you’re stuck you can press RB and either get a hint or show what exactly needs to be done so he’s in no danger of being “stuck” which frustrates anyone and makes them hate the game.
I’d definitely recommend them to all who have kids and even those who don’t. You won’t regret this “family game”.