Ludography
69/100
Players20 ratings
81/100
Critics5 reviews
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Metacritic26 critic reviews
75/100
Metacritic usersuser score
76/100
Player reviews
93% positive1,290 reviews
Steam Deck
Verified
Runs on
Windows
Price
US$39.99

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Epic Mickey: Rebrushed cover

2024 · Remaster · Purple Lamp Studios · Platformer · Adventure

Epic Mickey: Rebrushed

Remaster

Embark on a magical journey in Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed! Shape your adventure with the stroke of a brush and transform Wasteland as Mickey Mouse in this beautifully recreated 3D platformer.

Also known as
Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed · Rebrushed.exe · ディズニー エピックミッキー:Rebrushed
Released
24 September 2024
Platforms
Nintendo SwitchPlayStation 4PlayStation 5WindowsXbox OneXbox Series X/SNintendo Switch 2AndroidiOS
Genres
PlatformerAdventure
Developers
Purple Lamp Studios
Publishers
THQ Nordic
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
Action
Engine
Unreal Engine 4
Age ratings
GRAC 12+PEGI 7ESRB E10+CLASS_IND LUSK 6ACB PGCERO A
Languages
Chinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)DutchEnglishFrenchGermanItalianJapaneseKoreanNorwegianPolishPortuguese (Brazil)and 4 more
Time to beat
9.5hmain story12hwith extras16hcompletionist

About

Epic Mickey is a 2010 platform game developed by Junction Point Studios and published by Disney Interactive Studios for the Wii. It was released in November 2010 in North America and PAL territories. The game focuses on Mickey Mouse, who accidentally damages a world created by Yen Sid for forgotten characters and concepts and must save it. The game 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 marks the first time that Mickey and Oswald have appeared together.

Epic Mickey was part of an effort by Disney to re-brand Mickey Mouse as a character by placing less emphasis on his pleasant, cheerful side and reintroducing the more mischievous and adventurous sides of his personality, depicting him as an epic hero. It was directed by Warren Spector, who collaborated with Walt Disney Animation Studios on the project, with help from Powerhouse Animation Studios, who made the cutscenes for the game. The game was announced in October 2009 and released in November 2010. The game received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, who praised its visual style, unique gameplay and meta-commentary narrative, but criticized its camera and lack of true player choice.

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Epic Mickey is primarily a platform game and allows players to use their own solutions for getting through the levels. Epic Mickey features a morality system similar to games like Infamous, Spider-Man: Web of Shadows and Shadow the Hedgehog. Different alliances, side-quests and power-ups are made available depending on the choices of the player. It is also possible to avoid mini-bosses if specific actions are taken. The in-game currency "E-tickets" are important to these boss fights.

The game's key feature is a magic paintbrush, which Mickey wields, that has the ability to draw or erase objects using paint and thinner. For example, obstacles can be erased from physical existence with thinner and then restored with paint or enemies can be befriended by revitalizing them with paint or destroyed completely using thinner. The two fluids have little effect on "Beetleworx" enemies, which require being taken down physically. Mickey is also able to materialize objects from sketches, which have various effects.

Story

The game is set in the Wasteland, a pen-and-paper stylized world, created in the game's narrative by the sorcerer Yen Sid, as a place for "forgotten things", namely disused or obscure Disney characters and attractions. It is physically inspired by Disneyland and appears as an intricate model in Yen Sid's workshop. However, Mickey Mouse inadvertently causes mass damage to the model, ravaging Wasteland. The world is now tormented by the Shadow Blot, a monstrous entity loosely based on the Phantom Blot, an antagonist to Mickey in the comic strips created by Floyd Gottfredson, as well as the Mad Doctor, who chose to betray Oswald and join the Blot's side in his thirst for power.

Wasteland is split into several locations based on various areas from Disneyland and other Disney theme parks. Dark Beauty Castle, located at the center of Wasteland, is based on the Disneyland Paris version of Sleeping Beauty Castle. , where Horace Horsecollar and Pete live, though other incarnations of the latter appear throughout the game. The Gremlin Village is inspired by Fantasyland, based primarily around It's A Small World.

Development

The creative development team at Buena Vista Games formed the original concept for Epic Mickey in 2003. When the concept was pitched to Bob Iger, then-president and COO, he lamented that Disney didn't own the rights to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and could not produce the game. Upon becoming CEO, he made it a goal to put Oswald under Disney's ownership. His chance came in 2006 when television sportscaster Al Michaels expressed interest in joining NBC (which had merged with Oswald owner Universal Pictures by this time) to call play-by-play for Sunday Night Football, even though he had just signed a long-term deal with Disney-owned ESPN to continue on Monday Night Football.

Iger initiated a trade with NBC Universal that would allow Michaels to be released from his contract in exchange for the rights to Oswald and other minor assets. Disney Interactive Studios was unable to secure a developer for the game until 2007 when Disney acquired Junction Point Studios, Warren Spector's company. Around 130 people from Junction Point worked on the game. Another 150 people contributed to the project from around the world.

Reception

Epic Mickey received "mixed or average reviews" according to review aggregator Metacritic.

IGN gave it a score of 8/10, criticizing its camera, control issues and lack of voice acting, but praised its charm, story, art design, and lasting appeal for the players. Australian video game talk show Good Game's two presenters gave the game a 6 and 7 out of 10. They compared the paintbrush abilities to that of the water jet pack from Super Mario Sunshine and found it frustrating how the levels reset back to their original state after leaving. On a positive note, they said it "isn't as 'dark' or 'adult' as the hype made it out to be...

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Releases by platform
PlatformReleasedRegions
Nintendo Switch24 September 2024Worldwide
Windows24 September 2024Worldwide
PlayStation 424 September 2024Worldwide
PlayStation 524 September 2024Worldwide
Xbox One24 September 2024Worldwide
Xbox Series X/S24 September 2024Worldwide
Nintendo Switch 26 October 2026Worldwide
AndroidUnreleased
iOSUnreleased

Title IDsone per regional release, with its latest update

Title ids and disc serials by release
PlatformTitle IDRegionLatest update
Nintendo Switch01004D901AFDA000—v4
0100DA201EBF8000—v4
PlayStation 4CUSA42649Europe01.05
CUSA42642Japan01.05
CUSA42643North America01.05

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Disney Epic Mickey: RebrushedEpic Mickey

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