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Review: Disney Infinity 3.0’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Play Set

“The Force Awakens” is the best Star Wars Play Set to date.

The first to deal with the events of a solitary film rather than a trilogy, Disney Infinity 3.0’s newest Play Set features a narrative that is very well paced and, more importantly, engaging. It does take some liberties here and there – Solo’s fate, Ren’s identity and Skywalker’s lightsaber are chief among the biggest bits of sacrilege — but for the most part, you’ll feel like you’re back in the theatre. It almost goes without saying that it pays to see The Force Awakens before even thinking about playing.

Conversely, “The Force Awakens” manages to put more space battles into its story than Abrams’ effort, pitting Poe Dameron’s X-Wing and the classic Millennium Falcon against waves of TIE Fighters and Star Destroyers. Even better, new, collectible hologames put an Asteroids-like spin on dogfighting, putting you in the cockpit of an X-Wing or TIE Fighter and setting you off on a top-down, twin-stick extravaganza. I whittled away hours on seven or eight different levels.

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Further attention to detail is evident, from side-quests that highlight Rey’s scavenging nature and Finn’s troubled past, all the way to aged versions of Leia, Chewie and Han Solo in myriad cutscenes. In a bit of a missed opportunity, player versions of classic characters retain their original trilogy looks when placed on the Infinity base. Surely I’m not alone in saying I’d much prefer playing as a grizzled Solo rather than his fresh-faced counterpart.

While Rey and Finn come with the Play Set itself, Kylo Ren is hands down the best new “Force Awakens” character. He simply exudes power, with a frenzied, enraged fighting style that certainly matches his film’s counterpart. Rey comes a close second with Finn and Poe trailing behind. It takes about half the Play Set’s story to put a lightsabre into Finn’s hand; sadly, Rey goes without altogether.

Better still, each of The Force Awakens‘ actors — Daisy Ridley as Rey, Oscar Isaac as Poe, John Boyega as Finn and Adam Driver as Kylo Ren — lend their vocal talents to the game. Not only do genuine voices make “The Force Awakens” feel much more authentic, they make it painfully obvious that sound-alikes for Leia, Solo and company just don’t cut it.

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In a month where we’re seeing BB-8 oranges, “The Force Awakens” is a very high quality Star Wars product. If you’re a fan of the franchise or of Disney Infinity 3.0, you really can’t go wrong.

Disney Infinity 3.0‘s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Play Set was reviewed using a retail set and two additional characters on Xbox One as provided by the publisher. This review will be added to our overall Disney Infinity 3.0 review.

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