It may feature the characters from Pixar’s popular Toy Story films, but this game does nothing to promote the Toy Story brand.

It lacks the fun and careening feel of the films, the clever humour that references the toys of youth, at the same time reinventing and celebrating childhood.

That Toy Story Mania! is presented in 3D – two sets of the red-green paper-frame glasses are included – does nothing to make this worth the effort.

The game was supposedly inspired by the new midways at Disney’s California and Florida theme parks, but it’s nothing more than a collection of poorly recreated carnival-themed mini-games.

Throw darts at balloons, throw pies at targets, throw rings at objects.

Ah, just throw it out.

Cross-posted at the Georgia Straight