![]() ![]() I can't say it caused me many deaths, but it did mess up plenty of jumps. If the game has the camera programmed to be in a certain spot, you cannot control the camera at all. Yes, you can control it occasionally with the Wii remote's d-pad or call the camera behind Mickey with a press of the C button, but it doesn't always work. It can get caught on objects, stuck in a specific direction, and just act all wonky in general. ![]() Then there is the camera which is a pain to deal with. This is quite annoying and time-consuming. And when you do backtrack to a previously visited area such as the hub world of Epic Mickey, Main Street (where you can accept side quests, buy goodies with E-tickets like health upgrades, item upgrades, and other helpful things), you have to play through the connecting 2D level over and over again. This makes missing special items such as secret pins from beating quests and finding them in treasure chests (there's over 100 to collect), parts of the animatronic trio, behind-the-scenes content, and film reels very easy to accomplish. Since the game autosaves after each area and after completing quests and seeing certain events, once the game saves, you can't go back and retry an area unless you beat the game and start the New Game+ feature. The only problem with these is that once you leave an area in the game, most of the time you are unable to return back to it. Optional quests such as finding all of the parts of an animatronic Goofy, Daisy, and Donald Duck add to the fun. These can be as simple as finding a way across a pool of hazardous thinner to repairing a ride with paint. Meanwhile, the 3D sections have characters of note that give Mickey quests to accomplish, most mandatory to move on, but some are in fact optional. Take a trip back in time with Mickey's classic cartoon escapades. These can be viewed in the extras menu of the game and can also be traded for bonuses by the character in front of the movie theater of Mean Street, the main hub of the game. In each cartoon there is a hidden film reel to nab located in either a precarious position or a secret location. Through entering Mickey's past cartoons like Steamboat Willie, Fantasia, Thru the Mirror, The Mad Doctor, and Jungle Rhythm, you jump and traverse through 2D fairly short 2D segments. Beetleworx, however, take a more hands-on approach, usually taking multiple direct hits after dousing them with thinner to defeat.Įpic Mickey's formula has Mickey going through various 3D areas connected by 2D platforming segments. There's blotlings that explode when you're nearby them, blotlings that chuck harmful balls of thinner at you, and blotlings that call other creatures to your location. You can either unleash a continuous spray of thinner to dilute them or opt to turn them friendly through spraying them with paint. ![]() The blotlings and Beetleworx are the baddies of Epic Mickey with the blotlings being the easier of the two to defeat. The story is told through beautifully rendered 2D animated cutscenes that each look like works of art.Īdd some color to a drab world with the brush's paint. Mickey must right his wrong and help the forgotten characters of Walt Disney including Walt's first big creation, Oswald the Rabbit, who doesn't take kindly to Mickey at first. Days, weeks, and months pass until one evening a giant blob's hand grabs Mickey, pulls him through the mirror, and jerks him into the model of the theme park. The mouse moves back through the mirror and into his room. Knowing this, Mickey quickly attempts to return everything back to order, but in his rush to exit he knocks over a bottle of thinner into the model of the park. When Yen Sid hears a commotion coming from his lair, he begins to march toward Mickey's location. He picks up the brush, dips it in the azure liquid, and begins painting over the figurines and buildings of the park. When Yen Sid leaves, Mickey cannot help but try his hand at painting. The magician spends his time painting over what appears to be a theme park as Mickey hides just out of his sight. In an industry where dull, brown and gray shooters are the catch of the day and draw in both kids who shouldn't be playing M-rated games in the first place and adults, does a 3D platformer still have enough pull to draw in a grand crowd?Įpic Mickey begins with our hero being awoken in his bed by the sounds of sorcerer Yen Sid's magic. Disney and Junction Point are looking to change that with the release of the Wii-exclusive Disney Epic Mickey. In pop culture, Disney's mouse is still as popular as ever, but in the video game industry, Mickey has few cameos outside of the Kingdom Hearts series of games. Disney and Junction Point Paint a Pretty Pleasant Pictureĭisney is synonymous with family-friendly characters such as Goofy, Donald, and of course, Mickey Mouse. ![]()
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