Here’s a press release about the upcoming ‘Classic STAR WARS’ component of the Disney Infinity figure/game expansion arriving later this year (under the guise of ‘Infinity 3.0’).
Concurrently issued images from the game give us our fullest sense to date of how Infinity is adapting the original trilogy’s iconic designs, settings, and imagery - while affording our clearest look yet at Original Trilogy characters in figure form.
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Disney Interactive Releases New Information and Assets for
Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition: Star Wars™ Rise Against the Empire Play Set
Game Spans Iconic Destinations From Classic Star Wars Trilogy, Takes Open World Exploration and Space Combat to New Heights with Overhauled Vehicle Mechanics
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – (June 5, 2015) Disney Interactive today released new information and assets for Star Wars™ Rise Against the Empire, one of three Star Wars Play Sets to be released for Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition this year. Developed by Studio Gobo, in partnership with Avalanche Software, the game takes iconic moments inspired by the originalStar Wars trilogy, Episodes IV-VI.
Star Wars Rise Against the Empire will take players on galaxy-spanning missions with legendary Jedi Luke Skywalker, Rebel leader Princess Leia Organa, heroic smuggler Han Solo and his trusty co-pilot Chewbacca to help defeat Darth Vader and overthrow the evil Galactic Empire.
Non-stop, action-packed adventure awaits players as they explore open world planets like Tatooine on foot or on a Bantha, take down AT-AT walkers aboard a snowspeeder on Hoth, out-maneuver stormtroopers on a speeder bike on Endor, and partake in epic space battles in an X-wing starfighter to destroy the Death Star.
The Star Wars Rise Against the Empire Play Set includes Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Organa figures. Han Solo, Chewbacca and Darth Vader will be available and sold separately.
Two additional Star Wars Play Sets will be available for Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition this holiday, including Star Wars™ Twilight of the Republic and Star Wars™ The Force Awakens. In addition, players will be able to unlock the ability for all Star Wars characters to play inside all of the Star Wars Play Sets, as well as in the newly enhanced Toy Box, along with all characters previously released for Disney Infinity.
The Star Wars™ Twilight of the Republic Play Set, rated E10+ by the ESRB, is included in theDisney Infinity 3.0 Edition Starter Pack available this fall for $64.99, which also includes theDisney Infinity 3.0 Edition Base, Ahsoka Tano and Anakin Skywalker character figures, and a web code card that unlocks content for PC and mobile devices.
A Play Set based on Disney•Pixar’s upcoming film Inside Out and a Marvel Play Set featuring Hulkbuster, Ultron, and other Marvel characters will also be available. Additional Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition figures and Play Sets will be announced in the coming months.
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Yes, of course it all comes down to whether or not this is a ‘fun’ game. At the end of the day, though, I can’t help but find these shots and figs rather Geeky-cool.
I felt Infinity 2.0 (Marvel) smartly addressed many of the original Infinity's shortcomings. My fingers are crossed that this positive, constructive, and evolutionary trend will continue, and that 3.0 will be equally (or more) refined still. Could be quite a blast. We’ll see…
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Glen Oliver
“Merrick”
