TOY STORY 3: THE VIDEO GAME REVIEW

                                           

(review is based on PS3 version)

usually movie-tie in's are pure garbage. garbage at BEST. however the toy story game broke that mold...or curse rather. the game only sort of follows the movie's plot. andy's toys are just sort of telling their new friends from the end of the movie what had happened to them in the days leading up to getting where they are now. theres several levels based on the movie, but where the game stands out is in "toy box mode" it's based on the TV show "Woody's round up" from the second movie. that's where you will spend most of your time, going on quests, moving buildings, painting them, customising the toys who live there, looking for items, (there are tons of them) and going on quests for the characters for the movies. they may seem simple, which they are being as this is a kid's game, but man are they fun. for instance, clear out the haunted bakery, save the orphans, take a picture of the mayor for the news paper, find the bad guy and lock him up, get the cows back in the pen, all kinds of stuff. there are also lots of Disney references all over the game, from "grim grinning ghosts" to wall-e and mad hatter outfits, to hidden mickeys, everything.

the graphics are great too, it looks like your playing the movie, and the drop-in, drop-out cooperative mode is great. when someone hits start on the other controller the screen turns into a split screen, you can go one way, and the other player can go another and you could both do whatever you want at the same time, the only time it forces you to be together is if you need to start a "special mission" or a mini-game like racing or something. you can switch between woody,buzz and jesse by pressing a button, and each of them has special abilities the other does not, for instance, woody can swing from over-hanging rocks or light fixtures, jesse is a little faster and can land on small objects like nails and thumbtacks, buzz can jump higher and throw any of the other characters farther then any run-and-jump they could do on their own. to beat some levels/puzzles you'll need to use all three characters once or twice, at least.

also, aside from the story mode and toy box mode theres buzz lightyear the video game, it's the same game Rex plays in toy story 2, only you can play it now. it's great, buzz can fly,shoot lasers and everything else he thinks he can do in the original.

the music gets a bit old after a while, but it's nothing that serious to make you NOT want to play the game, also something strange, no matter what you do to the other characters, throw balls in the head, push them, shoot them, run over them, they don't say a word, and nothing happens....why? should there not be the occasional "that's not nice!, don't do that!" just something that pestered me.


my kids had a blast with this game, and so did the big people, it's great if you have kids, or are just a huge fan of toy story, it's worth buying. you'll never have more fun playing a video game with your family, and even if you don't have kids it's still a great game.

all in all i think it's a BUY for people with families, or hardcore toy story fans like myself. everyone else should at least rent it, its a great game.

7.8 LEGO'S OUT OF 10
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TOY STORY 3 REVIEW (completely spoiler free!!!)

Toy story was a big deal when i was a kid. when the first one came out i was about 9 or 10, i saw it and fell in love with woody, buzz, potato head, bo beep and the army guys. then part 2 game out, i was 13 and found out i still like toys. as i got older, i realised "damn these movies are better then i thought" the story, the creativity, the chemistry, it was like they were real people and not just toys. so now, i'm married and i got 2 kids, amanda feels the same way i do about toy story maybe a little more, so when i heard about a year or two ago that they were doing a third, i was excited and nervous at the same time.


then the trailer hit. they did the only thing they could possibly do, go with what they alluded to throughout toy story 2 , andy is older and going to college and does not need his toys any more.

well after watching it today with my wife and kids i must say, its one of the greatest disney movies i have ever seen, heck it beats the living crap out of most movies that come out now-a-days. never has an animated movie made you laugh, care,fear,and be excited for a toy as toy story. the movie starts off with andy's few remaining toys trying to get him to play with them, by taking his cell phone and hiding it in the toy box. once they tell you that bo-peep,rc and sketch had been thrown away and sold in yard sales, you kind of feel bad, but then get over it, yet still in the back of your mind wish you knew where they were. the story takes you though good times and bad, and continues that trend until the very end. the new characters fit right in with the old, theres a stuffed unicorn, a classicly-trained porcupine(yeah its messed up lol) a new dinosaur, a pink care-bear knock-off, ken (of barbie fame) a mud monster, and a fly-man-toy hybrid. among others. by the time the credits start to roll, you will either feel hurt but relieved, or cry (like my daughter did...but thats OKAY shes 5, her mom is 24 and she did the same lol)


BUT over-all i give the movie a 99.99999999 percent rating. why not 100? just because lol yeah its great, go watch it. it lives up to the toy story name!