![]() Mickeyjunk Mountain is based on the Matterhorn Bobsleds, and is covered in Mickey Mouse toys and merchandise. The attraction's iconic clock tower serves as the first boss battle in the game. The Gremlin Village is inspired by Fantasyland, based primarily around It's A Small World. Mean Street, is based on Main Street, U.S.A., which is home to Horace Horsecollar and Pete, though other incarnations of the latter appear through the game. The Wasteland is split into several locations based on the various lands from Disneyland and other Disney theme parks. There are also the Beetleworx, mismatched audio-animatronics designed by the Mad Doctor. The land is tormented by the evil Shadow Blot, a monstrous being loosely based on the Phantom Blot, an antagonist to Mickey in the comic strips created by Floyd Gottfredson. However, Mickey Mouse's tampering with Yen Sid's magic paint brush and paint thinner causes mass damage to the model, creating a post-apocalyptic landscape. It is physically inspired by Disneyland, and appears as an intricate model in Yen Sid's workshop. The game is set in the Cartoon Wasteland, a pen-and-paper stylised world, created in the game's narrative by the sorcerer Yen Sid, as a place for "forgotten things", namely disused or obscure Disney characters. To travel between sections of the Wasteland, Mickey traverses 2D side-scrolling levels based on his cartoon shorts (with three being based on Oswald shorts Trolley Troubles, Great Guns, and Oh, What a Knight and two being based on Sleeping Beauty and Fantasia), such as Steamboat Willie and Clock Cleaners. They are used to buy concept art, pins, health refills, or paint or thinner refills. Another thing that is useful in the game is a type of currency called E-tickets. Most are bronze, silver, or gold pins, but some are special: for example, the "Art Appreciator" or "Mean Street" pin. ![]() However, the fluids automatically but slowly refill, and power-ups that quickly replenish the fluids are available in certain areas. Both fluids have limited reserves, adding a strategic element to gameplay: players must compromise between making various tasks harder or easier to accomplish. ![]() Two of the three sketches, the watch and the television, slow down time and distract enemies, respectively. Mickey is also able to materialize objects from sketches, which have various effects. For example, obstacles can be erased from physical existence using the thinner and then restored using the paint, or enemies can be befriended by revitalizing them with the paint or destroyed completely using the thinner. The game's key feature is the paint brush, which Mickey wields, that has the ability to draw or erase objects using paint and paint thinner. Currency which is called Tickets, is important to these boss fights. It is also possible to avoid mini-bosses if specific actions are taken. Different alliances, side-quests and power-ups are made available depending on the choices of the player. Epic Mickey features a morality system similar to games like Infamous, Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, and Shadow the Hedgehog. It has successors to the franchise such as Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two and Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion.Įpic Mickey is primarily a platform game and allows players to use their own solutions for getting through the levels. While the game received average reviews from critics, it has garnered a following in later years. ![]() The game was announced in 2009, and released in November 2010. It was directed by Warren Spector, who collaborated with both Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar in conjunction with the project. The game also marks the first time that Oswald and Mickey appeared together.Įpic Mickey was part of an effort by Disney to re-brand the Mickey Mouse character by placing less emphasis on his pleasant, cheerful side and reintroducing the more mischievous and adventurous sides of his personality, focusing on the idea of depicting him as an epic hero. Epic Mickey features Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a character created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks and originally owned by Universal Pictures The Walt Disney Company gained ownership of the character in 2006. The game focuses on Mickey Mouse, who accidentally damages a world created by Yen Sid for forgotten characters and concepts, and is forced to fix the world while combating antagonists with a magic paintbrush. Epic Mickey is a 2010 platform game developed by Junction Point Studios and published by Disney Interactive Studios for the Wii console. ![]()
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