The game includes a story mode, which loosely recreates the events of the film; and the Toy Box mode, set within the universe of the fictional Woody's Roundup television series, which is featured in the second film, Toy Story 2.

Toy Box mode takes place in a western town that can be freely roamed and customized by the player.

The PlayStation 3 version of the game features exclusive content such as the ability to play as Emperor Zurg in Toy Box mode,[3] in addition to Buzz, Woody and Jessie.

[8][9] An iOS mobile application for iPhone and iPod Touch includes two built-in games: the free Woody's Wild Ride, in which the player controls Woody while riding his horse Bullseye across 10 levels; and the premium Toy Story Mania, in which includes a set of minigames, stages, levels and prizes.

Sheriff Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie, and others are among toys that previously belonged to a boy named Andy.

Andy's toys explain that they were donated to the Sunnyside Daycare center, run by a stuffed bear named Lotso.

[16] Pixar was heavily involved in the game's development, with a 10-person team from the company aiding Avalanche.

The development team chose to make the characters look identical to their film counterparts,[17] and worked closely with Pixar to achieve this goal.

[17] Most of the film's voice cast reprised their roles for the game, including Joan Cusack (Jessie), John Ratzenberger (Hamm), Wallace Shawn (Rex), Blake Clark (Slinky Dog), and R. Lee Ermey (Sarge).

[16][21] In the home console versions, Jeff Garlin and Kristen Schaal also reprised their roles from the film as Buttercup and Trixie.

[14][10] In April, Disney Interactive Studios announced the exclusive content for the PlayStation 3 version, including the ability to play as Emperor Zurg or unlock additional mini-games designed specifically for PlayStation Move motion controller.

[24] The PS2 version was initially released in the U.S. on October 31, as part of a system bundle celebrating the tenth anniversary of the console's North American launch.

[1][40][50] Some criticized the camera and controls,[40][42][44][46][30] and the voice acting,[46][50] including the lack of Tim Allen (as Buzz Lightyear) and Tom Hanks.

[47][5] Tom Hoggins of The Daily Telegraph reviewed the Xbox 360 version and called it "a world with a sense of humour and fun that will appeal to children and adults alike.

"[30] Chad Concelmo of Destructoid praised the graphics of the Xbox 360 version but wished the game included more playable characters, such as Slinky Dog or Mr.

[1] Meghan Watt of Official Xbox Magazine criticized the platform gameplay and stated that the diverse and random levels leave the player feeling "bored and confused, wondering what the heck you just played".

[51] Jeff Cork of Game Informer stated that the characters were faithfully animated like their film counterparts.

[43][44] Official Nintendo Magazine, reviewing the Wii version, wrote that it was one of its kind, and praised its varied levels during the story mode.

[2] Marco Tabini of Macworld praised the graphics and the ability to play the game using an iPhone or iPod as a controller.

[32] Lex Friedman of Macworld called the iOS game "painfully un-fun" and stated that it played "mostly like a barely-interactive advertisement".

[24] Tim Rattray of Slide to Play called it short but "quite fun", although he considered the graphics "sub-par and boring".

[12] Toy Story 3: The Video Game was a top-seller in the United Kingdom, retaining its number one spot on the UK full-price software charts for three weeks, whilst its big-screen counterpart also held onto the box office top spot.