PlayStation 4 and Xbox One development
Prior to the release of ''Disney Infinity'', Avalanche Software expressed interest in supporting ''Disney Infinity'' toys on Xbox One
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and PlayStation 4
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consoles. John Day, of Avalanche Software stated that Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of ''Disney Infinity'' would likely be "way more beautiful," offer "a whole lot more" content, "or both."
The versions of the game for the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One have better graphics and more memory than their counterparts for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii U. When discussing the additional power of the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One, John Vignocchi stated "I'd say, specifically related to Xbox One, the graphical prowess of that system is incredible. So, we're looking at what we can do to make sure the game looks incredible on he Xbox One From a features perspective, I'd say the thing we're most excited about is that players are going to be able to create Toy Boxes now that are much, much larger than they were before,"[ and "In terms of what we're doing with S4 and Xbox One we're planning on making use of the graphical prowess of those machines — they can pump out some amazing-looking graphics. In addition to that, what we're planning on doing is taking advantage of the overall memory footprint. In Disney Infinity there were certain platforms that were constrained by the amount of RAM, so people couldn't truly build the toy box of their dreams. We've optimized the engine to allow the last-gen, PS3 and 360, to still build compelling Toy Box levels, but with Xbox One and PS4, the sky's the limit."] The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of the game are more advanced than the others, as executive producer John Vignocchi said "one of the most unique features of ''Disney Infinity 2.0'' on Xbox One and PlayStation 4, just because of the memory footprint of those systems, is that the size of the toy boxes you can create are just gigantic."[ The game engine is improved and expanded.
]
Release
''Disney Infinity 2.0'' game disc and video game software were released to the public on multiple dates, through "Starter Packs." Starter Packs are bundles that provided players with the game disc, the Infinity Base, a web code card, a poster and varying playable characters based on the Starter Pack they purchase.
The game was first released in the ''Marvel Super Heroes'' Starter Pack, which includes the game disc, the Infinity Base, the Avengers
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Playset, a web code card, a poster as well as Iron Man
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, Black Widow
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and Thor
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playable characters. This bundle was released on September 23, 2014 in North America
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, September 19, 2014 in the United Kingdom
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, and on September 18, 2014 in Australasia
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and the rest of Europe
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, on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.[
The ''Toy Box'' Starter Pack (known as the ''Toybox Combo'' Starter Pack in some markets),] was released on November 4, 2014 in North America and November 7, 2014 in the United Kingdom,[ includes the game disc, Merida and Stitch playable characters, two Toybox Game Discs, the Infinity Base, a web code card and a poster.] This bundle was released for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.[
A ''Collector's Edition'' Starter Pack was exclusive to the ]PlayStation 3
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and PlayStation 4
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released, in addition to everything included in the ''Disney Infinity 2.0'' Starter Pack, it includes the Hulk
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, Captain America
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and Hawkeye as playable characters and a diorama featuring a Frost Beast to display all ''The Avengers'' characters. The ''Collector's Edition'' was unveiled during Sony
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's E3 2014
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Ma ...
press conference, and was created after a partnership between Sony and Disney was formed.[ The ''Collector's Edition'' was exclusive to EB Games in ]Australia
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and New Zealand
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. This bundle was eventually released on September 23, 2014 in North America, September 19, 2014 in the United Kingdom, and on September 18, 2014 in Australasia and the rest of Europe.
The game was bundled with a 12 GB PlayStation 3
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console.[ A ''Disney Infinity 2.0 Marvel Premium Value Pack'' bundle exclusive to ]Amazon.com
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includes the ''Marvel Super Heroes'' Starter Pack, Captain America, Venom and Rocket Raccoon playable characters, a Power Disc blind pack and the ''Spider-Man'' Playset.
For those who purchased the first game, ''Disney Infinity 2.0'' was also released digitally, through the Nintendo eShop
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, PlayStation Store, and Xbox Games Store
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. The digital version of the game was available for Xbox One
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, due to hardware compatibility issues. The digital version of ''Disney Infinity 2.0'' was available at launch, but instead was released on November 4, 2014 in North America. This version of the game includes the Toybox mode, but requires an Infinity Base and ''Disney Infinity'' figurines.[
The ]Microsoft Windows
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version of the game was released digitally, as a standalone, brand-new application for Windows. Micro transactions were required to unlock additional content. The iOS
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version of ''Disney Infinity 2.0'' was through the Apple App Store
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.
Disney Interactive Studios announced that starting July 24, 2014 through September 22, 2014, consumers who pre-order the Starter Pack would receive a free ''Disney Infinity 2.0'' figurine from retailers nationwide.[ Retailers including Disney Store, ]Tesco
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and Game
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have offered this deal.
Marketing
Disney Interactive Studios has been present at multiple conventions (including the Electronic Entertainment Expo
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and San Diego Comic-Con International), promoting ''Disney Infinity 2.0''. Free figures were handed out at E3 2014, and at Blogger Bash's Sweet Suite 2014. In promotion of both ''Disney Infinity 2.0'' and '' Big Hero 6'', Disney created a giant-sized version of the Baymax
Baymax is a fictional superhero character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Steven T. Seagle and Duncan Rouleau, Baymax first appeared in ''Sunfire & Big Hero 6'' #1 (September 1998). Baymax begins his exi ...
''Disney Infinity 2.0'' figure. At San Diego Comic-Con Disney set up a pop-up shop, which allowed the public to play the game, meet special guests and participate in giveaways. Alex Hirsch
Alexander Robert Hirsch (born June 18, 1985) is an American voice actor, animator, writer, storyboard artist, and producer. He is the creator of the Disney Channel series ''Gravity Falls'', for which he provided the voices of Grunkle Stan, Soos ...
, creator of '' Gravity Falls'' was also present at the pop-up shop, to announce the inclusion of ''Gravity Falls'' Power Discs. Disney also hosted special events for D23 and Marvel Unlimited
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members.[ The game was also present during the Marvel Games panel.][ Additionally the Marvel Booth and ]Microsoft
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Game Lounge held demos, to promote the game.[ A ''Disney Infinity 2.0''-themed Xbox One was also given away at Comic-Con.
On August 9, 2014 ]GameStop
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held ''Disney Infinity Day'', an event that celebrates the game in stores, by offering promotions on it. An official ''Disney Infinity Toy Box Summit'' was held from August 15, 2014 to August 17, 2014 in Salt Lake City
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. The summit was a fan appreciation event and allowed invitees to participate in multiple competitions involving the Toybox.[ Disney allowed invitees to have a hands-on preview with ''Disney Infinity 2.0''.][ An in-depth look at the Toybox was also showcased during the Summit. Disney also held a "Movie Magic Video Contest," which gave players a chance to win a Captain America figure and a chance to go to the Toybox Summit. ''Disney Infinity 2.0'' was included in Disney's "Marvel Super Hero September" campaign, which promoted multiple Marvel films and products, including '' Captain America: The Winter Soldier''.
Multiple trailers have been released for the game. A teaser was released on April 8, 2014.][ The reveal trailer for the game was unveiled on April 30, 2014. A trailer focusing on the Avengers Playset was released on May 22, 2014. A second trailer this time based on the Spider-Man Playset was released on June 10, 2014. Disney revealed Stitch and Tinker Bell with a preview of the game, on July 16, 2014. Another trailer focusing on the Guardians of the Galaxy Playset was released on July 23, 2014 A trailer centering on super villains (]Loki
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, Ronan and Green Goblin
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) was shown at San Diego Comic-Con 2014 on July 26, 2014, and was released to the public on July 28, 2014. On August 7, 2014 a trailer focusing on Aladdin
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and Jasmine
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from ''Aladdin
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'' was released. To coincide Gamescom 2014
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, Disney Interactive Studios released a trailer featuring Donald Duck
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on August 12, 2014. An informational trailer for the Toybox was released on August 14, 2014. Another trailer centering on the Toybox was released on August 20, 2014. A trailer revolving around Baymax and Hiro Hamada from ''Big Hero 6'' was released on August 27, 2014. A trailer, titled Walk It, themed to the Aerosmith
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song Walk This Way was released on September 5, 2014.
Multiple teases from the ''Disney Infinity'' team have been made on social networks, including Twitter
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and Facebook
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. One prime example is the "Something wicked is coming to #DisneyInfinity... pic.twitter.com/tt8sJytvwi" tweet, which revealed Maleficent would appear in the game. To promote the game, developers have appeared in interviews conducted by gaming sites, including GameSpot
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. Disney has also chosen to advertise the game through Radio Disney
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The network broadcast music programming ...
. A weekly web series, ''The Disney Infinity Toy Box TV: The Official Weekly Web Show'', which highlights outstanding Toy Box creations from players, has regularly been providing updates on the game.[ These updates include "sneak peeks" at characters (in-depth descriptions of characters' abilities and appearances.)][ The web show is hosted John Vignocchi and the game's community manager Allison Petrek.]
In a marketing stunt, a holographic visualization of Hulk was projected at Tower Bridge
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.[ The projection of Hulk stood 36 feet high, and after debuting the stunt, Disney officially uploaded a video of the hologram on ]YouTube
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.[ The stunt also featured holographic projections of Spider-Man and Iron Man.]
Since the game's unveiling there have been multiple leaks revealing content featured within ''Disney Infinity 2.0'', primarily from stores marketing the game. Target
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** Bullseye (target), the goal one for which one aims in many of these sports
** Aiming point, in field artillery, fi ...
inattentively leaked the release date of the game, September 23, 2014, in a flyer. Venom
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was also leaked by the flyer, as the character had never been revealed prior.[ ]Walmart
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later leaked that multiple characters including the Guardians of the Galaxy would be playable in the game. Walmart did so by listing multiple characters, Playset packs and Starter Packs on their website. Another image was leaked, showcasing Star-Lord and Gamora figures. On the leaks, Vignocchi stated "Yeah, this year we definitely had a challenge with retail – putting out the sku plans and having those accessible by managers prior to announcements. But at the same time, as we've said internally – well, people care enough to talk about it, so we know we're doing something special!"
Reception
Upon release, ''Disney Infinity 2.0'' received mixed to positive reviews from game critics. Review aggregator
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website Metacritic
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gave the PlayStation 4 version of the game 71/100.[
While the new additions to game's Toybox mode received praise, ''Disney Infinity 2.0''s Playset mode was criticized. The Toybox was praised for its new additions by both David Roberts of ]GamesRadar
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and Randolph Ramsay of GameSpot
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. Roberts, however panned the game's "awkward combat, boring, repetitive quests and obtuse controls."[ He also described the Avengers Playset as being too empty and bland.][ Ramsay gave the game a more favorable review, but primarily found some of ''Disney Infinity 2.0''s technical hiccups and the need to unlock toys in the Toybox, which made some of his time playing the game adverse.][ Brandon Jones of ]GameTrailers
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praised the easier-to-use Toybox tools, but was disappointed by a lack of diversity from the game's Playsets. Subsequently, Daniel Krupa of IGN
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commended the game's improved combat, which made characters more interesting, and the more accessible Toybox mode. He, like Roberts and Ramsay, criticized the game's lack of variety in its Playset mode, repetitive missions and "lifeless" version of New York City.[
Andrew Reiner of ]Game Informer
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thought that though ''The Avengers'', ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' and ''Spider-Man'' Playsets were "miserable adventures," the characters' controls were done well and that the character animations were well done. Reiner, however, was not pleased with the music featured within all three of ''Disney Infinity 2.0''s Playsets, calling it "cringe-worthy."[ He also cited that the dubstep music featured in the ''Spider-Man'' Playset was poorly done.][ Blake Peterson of ]Game Revolution
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gave the game a more commendatory review, explaining that the game's improved combat, stronger level design (compared to the first game), expanded Toybox options, and the ability to personalize characters, were some of the major things that made the game worthwhile. In spite of that, Peterson condemned ''Disney Infinity 2.0''s bad driving mechanics, poor player training within Toybox mode and high cost to unlock content.[ Steve Hannley of Hardcore Gamer also gave the game a positive review, scoring it a 4/5, saying "Toy Box mode has been notably upgraded and overall gameplay is more polished, while increased depth will have players of all ages coming back for more," yet criticizing the "repetitive" Play Sets.]
At the 2014 National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers (NAVGTR) awards ''Disney Infinity 2.0'' was nominated for the ''Game, Franchise Family''. It was nominated in the 2015 Kids' Choice Awards
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for "Most Addicting Game", but lost to ''Minecraft
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''.
Sales
Michael Pachter, of Wedbush Securities
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forecast that about 3.2 million copies of the game would be sold. He also forecast that the Marvel Playsets and figurines would double in sales, due to strong international appeal of super heroes.[ Prior to the game's release, Disney was initially surprised by the popularity of the ]Venom
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figurine. Disney has cited the character's design and abilities as its source of high sales. Rocket Raccoon
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was the best-selling character, since becoming available to pre-order in July 2014. The Rocket figurine sold almost twice as much as the Mike Wazowski and Elsa figurines from the first game.[ Those two figurines were the best-selling characters of ''Disney Infinity''.][ The Rocket Raccoon figurine was later reported to have tripled in sales, but Disney declined to provide actual sales figures.][ ]Groot
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was the third selling character, only behind Venom.[
Disney expects ''Disney Infinity'' and ''Disney Infinity 2.0'' to generate $1 billion in sales.
]
Sequel
A potential third installment in the ''Disney Infinity'' game franchise, and the inclusion of characters from Star Wars
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have been teased at by executive producer John Vignocchi.[ When talking about the franchise's future, Vignocchi stated that "2015 is not so ''far, far away'' anymore, is it?"]
On May 5, 2015, Disney announced a follow-up game through ''Game Informer
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'', ''Disney Infinity 3.0
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'', for release on Xbox 360
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, PlayStation 3
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, Wii U
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The W ...
, iOS
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, Microsoft Windows
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, Xbox One
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, and PlayStation 4
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in 2015, featuring characters from the ''Star Wars
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'' universe and other new Disney characters.
Notes
# Through the ''Marvel Super Heroes'' Starter Pack, the first Starter Pack that was released for the game.
# The Microsoft Windows[ and iOS versions of the game were only released digitally, and do not have multiplayer modes.
]
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Video games scored by James Dooley (composer)
Video games scored by Kevin Manthei
Toys-to-life games
Ninja Theory games
Avalanche Software games
3D platform games