There was a sort of visceral nature that we felt might translate well to a video game and connected perfectly with the Disney Infinity vision.” These were toys where the missiles might fire or the wings would shoot out.

There’s a heritage between toys and Star Wars, and they all kind of feed each other, but they do so in the service of authentic storytelling. I think what was really awesome about the Kenner line, particularly, was a lot of them were very active toys.

“Lucasfilm’s Hez Chorba and the development teams went back to the old Kenner toys,” says Kellogg, “and looked to see what it was about the way they were designed that impacted us so much, and helped us stay connected to the Star Wars universe into the ’90s and beyond. And for Rise Against the Empire, the game’s creators didn’t forget where that legacy began. It’s one of the reasons Star Wars‘ inclusion in Disney Infinity makes so much sense. The game’s creators revisited vintage Star Wars toys for inspiration. For Star Wars fans, toys and play are a big part of experiencing a galaxy far, far away. Luke and Leia speed through the Ewok Village on Endor.ġ. To mark the release of Rise Against the Empire, caught up with producer Orion Kellogg of the Lucasfilm Games Team for some behind-the-scenes intel. And it continues with Rise Against the Empire, which brilliantly recreates the original trilogy in the Disney Infinity tradition. A toys-to-life game, it allows players to experience the stories of the saga but with the creativity and humor and imagination of childhood play. But there’s never been anything quite like Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition‘s interpretation of a galaxy far, far away. Over the years, there’ve been many different takes on Star Wars in video games. When you played with Star Wars toys, did your Chewbacca ever ride a tauntaun, your Leia pilot an X-wing, or your Han drive a landspeeder? Or did your figures go on other adventures in the land of Star Wars make-believe? Thanks to Rise Against the Empire - a new Play Set available tomorrow for Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition - they can again.

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