Disney/Pixar's Toy Story 3: The Video Game
© 2010 Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media
Fun and easy to play, this classic movie game for nearly every major platform gives you everything you'd ever want in a movie based video game. If you're looking for a good all purpose family game, this is a good choice. You play as Buzz, Woody or Jessie as you run, ride and fly through scenes inspired by the film. For example, in one scene, you jump along the cars of a moving train, ducking under low poles or swinging buckets, and navigating across train cars with moving logs. Because progress is saved under your player profile, you choose your own activities. For example, you can complete missions to earn rewards such as gold and new customizations, and purchase new toys with your virtual earnings. Or you can customize new buildings, and then change how they look with paint and accessories. A "Toy Box" mode lets you add new characters and game elements. Developed by Avalanche Software for Disney Interactive. The PS3 version, which we did not test, will work with the Sony Move peripheral when it is available. The DS version, developed by n-Space and rated E, features eight story mode levels, six levels and a link to Disney's D-Gamer service, for sharing scores. There are also six Playtime Mode play mats, such as the Old West. As in many games, you unlock features as you play. Prices are $50 for the Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii and $30 for the PC, MAC, and DS versions.
$50, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows, Mac OSX, Nintendo DS
Teaches: logic, timing, spatial relations, driving, fine motor control
CTR Rating: 94%