Where the first game offered players a set of three characters (Captain Jack, Mr.
In fact, some issues that never even impacted Disney Infinity 1 are actually magnified by Infinity: Marvel's new set-up. Avalanche has made some smart changes to the gameplay and the mechanics, and they've significantly overhauled the Toy Box creation mode, but many of the game's shortcomings from last year are still present. While few will question whether Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes (2.0 Edition) is bigger than that first game, it's hard to say definitively whether it is better. We knew, though, that this was just the first step, and that whatever followed would be bigger and (hopefully) better.
But, outside of those appealing Disney tie-ins, the first game had a significant amount of flaws. They took what Activision's Skylanders had been doing, united it with their billion dollar properties and brand, and even threw in some intriguing creation tools for good measure. With the first Disney Infinity, Disney Interactive and developer Avalanche Software burst onto the scene with a new vision for the toys-to-life genre.