Heading back to the map screen, you can play the other games, which add up to a campaign of sorts. These tasks can be cute (the townsfolk look like Lego characters, and there are a lot of colorful customization options), but its hard not to get the sense that youre wasting most of the time you spend. In another, you paint some houses, customizing the colors any way you like. All you do in one mission, for example, is buy the town a barber shop and get someone a haircut. Too often, however, the missions just make you go through various motions, adding to the play time without adding any actual value. Its enjoyable to master some of the time-trial-style races, and to throw criminals in jail. You have to rescue a mule from the top of a mountain, and reaching him entails some great platforming.
Youll explore your surroundings, accomplish missions for the people you meet, accumulate gold, and buy various buildings, vehicles, and items. The most substantial of these games is Woodys Roundup, a sandbox-style Western that takes several hours to complete. You can re-play the intro sequence (Train Rescue), watch the cutscenes youve unlocked (Toy Story Theater), poke around in Als Toy Barn, or select from Toy Story 3s various sub-games. The map screen is a board game, and there you can choose from a variety of options. The game ahead, however, is where the problems lie. By the time you get to the end of this brief sequence, its hard not to be excited for the game ahead. This involves some demanding platforming, and even some third-person shooting (be sure to take cover!). Once you catch the train, you jump aboard in a cutscene, and proceed to fight your way to the front. Playing as Woody and riding Bullseye, you have to chase after a train to rescue some kidnapped orphans, avoiding various obstacles. Youre dropped into the middle of a fantasy sequence from the original Toy Story. Theres nothing wrong with that, but theres nothing to go crazy about, either. But for the most part, Toy Story 3 is just like every licensed kids game: a series of easy and mundane tasks that keep children occupied for a few hours, but dont serve much of a purpose beyond that. And yes, there are some moments of sheer genius here. True, Toy Story 3 stands head and shoulders above most other movie games. Were here to be that guy: this game is highly, highly overrated. If the games Metacritic page is any indication, Avalanche Softwares Toy Story 3 has been quite a hit with critics and fans alike.
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