Epic Mickey
Epic Mickey is an action-adventure platform video 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 and August 2011 in Japan by Nintendo. The game focuses on Mickey Mouse, who accidentally damages a world created by Yen Sid for forgotten characters and concepts and must save it from the Shadow Blot. 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 appeared together.
| Epic Mickey | |
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North American box art | |
| Developer(s) | Junction Point Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Disney Interactive Studios |
| Director(s) | Warren Spector |
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| Designer(s) | Chase Jones |
| Programmer(s) | Gabe Farris |
| Artist(s) | Mark Stefanowicz |
| Composer(s) | James Dooley |
| Engine | Gamebryo |
| Platform(s) | Wii |
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure, platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Epic 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, depicting him as an epic hero. It was directed by Warren Spector, who collaborated with Walt Disney Animation Studios on the project. The game was announced in October 2009, and released in November 2010. The game received mixed reviews from critics. Successors to the game include Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two and Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion.