Disney is showing its willingness to bring lesser known franchises to its Infinity Platform by releasing The Lone Ranger playset and figures at launch.
The western themed playset lets players take the role of Lone Ranger or Tonto in an effort to bring outlaws to justice.
Here are the gameplay highlights you can expect to get:
- Ricochet Combat: The outlaws in the play set are clever and will seek to hide behind cover or ambush the player whenever they can. Fortunately, a unique ricochet mechanic allows both Lone Ranger and Tonto to hit the bad guys indirectly and around corners by lining up shots that bounce off of pots, pans, bells, posts, or other metal objects.
- Mounts: Players will find traversing the Wild West and the areas surrounding the town of Colby to be much quicker on the Lone Ranger and Tonto’s iconic steeds of Silver and Scout or any one of the other many horses that can be found throughout the play set.
- Train Defense and Customization: He who controls the railroad, controls the West. In the Lone Ranger play set, players can build and customize their own train, complete from the trim on the wheels, to the painting on the cars. A key part of the gameplay revolves around building up the train and getting the right resources to the right locations.
Need more convincing? Here is a trailer showcasing the new playset:
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The Lone Ranger will be availabe on August 18, when Disney Infinity releases for 3DS, 360, PS3, Wii and Wii U.
