Toy Story 3
SCORE: 89
Woody and Buzz have come a long way over the years. I feel honored to
have been given a reviewable copy of Toy Story 3 for the Nintendo DS.
This hand held video game follows the movie through some of the major
plot lines. At least that is my assumption since I have not had the
pleasure of seeing Toy Story 3 yet. Andy is going to college, and has
outgrown his toys. They head to a day care where they will be played
with.
The diversity of the graphics in Toy Story 3 is exceptional. You get to
play as various characters in various kinds of levels. The vehicle
levels are my favorites. Getting to race through lengthy areas trying to
reach the end without crashing is a lot of fun. The animation of the
characters in Toy Story 3 is very realistic. They look like the toys,
only a lot smaller. The details in Toy Story 3 is good for a Nintendo DS
game. I can tell that Disney Interactive Studios was squeezing every
ounce of power out of that machine.
There are some fun sound bytes in Toy Story 3. You get to hear some
lines recited by your favorite characters. These sound bytes are well
placed and never get stale. At least they do not get stale for me. Self
worth and value are some of the lessons Toy Story 3 discusses. I did not
hear any offensive sounds while playing this Nintendo DS video game. I
really enjoyed the music and special effect sounds in Toy Story 3.
There is a lot of DGamer content in Toy Story 3. I found myself
unlocking things quite often. In some ways it felt like earning
achievements which is fine. The length of the story mode will keep kids
busy for a few weeks. Then they can dig into the mini games, and replay
their favorites. Toy Story 3 is a real collage of various games. These
range from a tower defense to 3D exploration.
I had a lot of fun playing Toy Story 3 on the Nintendo DS. Disney
Interactive Studios put together a fantastic hand held game. The top
screen has directions on the exploration levels so you always know what
to do next. Children may need a parent to read the directions to them,
but it will not frustrate anyone. The controls are good, and easy to
master.
Toy Story 3 is exactly what a movie based game on the hand held needs to
be. It is relevant to the source material, and lets the player do all
kinds of different things. There are a lot of things to find, and great
characters to interact with. Something I realized near the end of Toy
Story 3 is how non violent it is. There are some smashing of things, but
the goal is never to hurt others. I find this to be a great trend, and
would like to see more in the future.
- Sam
Graphics: 85%
Sound: 90%
Replay/Extras: 95%
Gameplay: 89%
Family Friendly Factor: 88%
System: Nintendo DS
Publisher: Disney Interactive Studios
Rating: 'E' for Everyone
{Cartoon Violence}
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