![]() The game also features some 2D side scrolling (a must now in every Wii game) ‘transition’ levels that serve as the link between the different areas of the Wasteland. Most areas are convoluted messes that are nearly impossible to memorize (almost as if you were a mouse in a maze.) Furthermore, the level design, while artistically gorgeous (more on that below), is - from a gameplay point of view - horrendous. You leave the area and then come back only to find that all your changes have been reset, and if you decide to take a short-cut and use thinner, well that counts against your ‘good’ rating. Also, let’s say you just spent 40 minutes exploring an area using only paint in hopes of getting the ‘good’ ending. For example, the paint/thinner mechanic, while a novel way of affecting story decisions, can often feel like a ‘paint by numbers’ situation, with only certain things in the environment that can actually interact with Mickey’s brush. The question is, will you even want to?īecause, you see, for everything that Disney Epic Mickey does right, it seems to do something else completely wrong. It’s an interesting mechanic that isn’t seen much outside of grand RPGs, and one that makes you want to try different things when replaying the game. ![]() If you decide to paint in and ‘fix’ the Wasteland, its inhabitants will take a liking to you, but if you go around erasing everything they will shun you. ![]() Paint and thinner also play into the way the story plays out. If Mickey sprays an enemy with paint that enemy will eventually befriend him, while spraying one with thinner will erase him from the Wasteland. These artsy liquids also have a use in combat. With paint Mickey can fill in the cracks in bridges or create platforms to help him advance, or even repair damaged scenery, while thinner will remove objects and clear a path for Mickey. Wielding Yen Sid’s magic brush, Mickey can either spray the world with paint or thinner. All pretty standard fare for a game in this genre, in fact it’s the choices you make that help give Disney Epic Mickey a unique feel. Along the way you will solve puzzles, battle enemies, meet and help some long forgotten friends and collect Disney memorabilia (a lot cheaper here than at Disney Land). You control Mickey Mouse (did you think it would be anyone else?) as he makes his way through the Wasteland, attempting to undo the damage done by the Shadow Blot. As the months pass he forgets all about Yen Sid’s workshop and the monster he created, until one faithful day when the Blot returns to take Mickey to the Wasteland, where he soon realises that he is the one who caused all the troubles that have befallen the home of the forgotten and that only he can make things right and defeat the Shadow Blot.Īt its core, Disney Epic Mickey is your standard 3D platformer/action-adventure, in the same vein as Rare classics Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong 64. Terrified, Mickey runs back to his house. After the wizard retires for the evening the mischievous mouse does what he does best and causes all sorts of trouble, using Yen Sid’s magic paintbrush to create the Shadow Blot. Our tale begins with Mickey Mouse wandering through a (conveniently placed) magic mirror into the wizard Yen Sid’s (that’s Disney spelled backwards for all you anagram fans out there) work shop, where the man of magic is working on his latest creation, a world for all the forgotten Disney characters. However, the question remains, does Disney Epic Mickey do justice to this mighty mouse and his impressive resume or should this ‘epic’ be banished to the Wasteland? So what does Mickey have that would make him so epic? Well, he’s a classic (I’m talking Great Depression-era classic) character, is one of the most recognizable cartoon characters in the world and has left a great legacy that only Mario can rival. In fact, the past two months have seen not one but two titles branding themselves as ‘epic’ - Kirby’s Epic Yarn and now Disney Epic Mickey. The word ‘epic’ sure has seen resurgence as of late. By Alex St-Amour, posted on 07 January 2011 / 6,954 Views ![]()
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