Reviewed: Disney Epic Mickey

Epic Mickey (sometimes marketed as Disney Epic Mickey) is a 2010 Mickey Mouse action-adventure platforming video game designed by Warren Spector and developed by Junction Point Studios for the Wii console. 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 notably features the first appearance of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit since 1928 as a major character, who was one of Walt Disney’s first successful cartoon characters before the character was licensed under the ownership of Universal Studios. The character was regained by The Walt Disney Company in 2006 under the guidance of Robert Iger.

 

The Good

• TThe choices in this game can be solved in multiple ways which result in lots of replayablility,
• Great art direction and animation
• Lots of memorable locations based directly off of Disneyland
• Gameplay is evenly balanced between platforming combat and choice based missions
• Good sense of charm
• Half of the soundtrack is very well made

The Bad

• The other half of the soundtrack
• The platforming isn’t all that challenging or creative
• Cannot skip 2D sidescrolling sections
• The camera can be handled but it’s not the best