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{{Short description|2010 video game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Epic Mickey
| image = Epic Mickey.jpg
| caption = North American box art
| developer = {{ubl|[[Junction Point Studios]]|[[Purple Lamp]] (''Rebrushed'')}}
| publisher = {{plainlist|
* [[Disney Interactive Studios]]
* {{vgrelease|JP|[[Nintendo]]}}
* [[THQ Nordic]] (''Rebrushed'')
}}
| director = [[Warren Spector]]
| producer = {{ubl|Alex Chrisman|Adam Creighton}}
| designer = Chase Jones
| programmer = Gabe Farris
| artist = Mark Stefanowicz
| composer = [[James Dooley (composer)|James Dooley]]
| engine = {{ubl|[[Gamebryo]]|[[Unreal Engine 4]] (''Rebrushed'')}}
| released = '''Wii'''{{Video game release|AU|November 25, 2010|UK|November 25, 2010|EU|November 26, 2010|NA|November 30, 2010|JP|August 4, 2011}}<hr>
'''''Rebrushed'''''{{Video game release|WW|September 24, 2024}}
| genre = [[Platformer|Platform]], [[Action-adventure game|action-adventure]]
| modes = [[Single-player]]
| platforms = {{Unbulleted list|[[Wii]]|'''''Rebrushed'''''|[[Nintendo Switch]]|[[PlayStation 4]]|[[PlayStation 5]]|[[Windows]]|[[Xbox One]]|[[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]]}}}}

'''''Epic Mickey''''' is a 2010 [[Platformer|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 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 [[Mickey Mouse universe#The Phantom Blot|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 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,<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news |first=Brooks |last=Barnes |title=After Mickey's Makeover, Less Mr. Nice Guy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/business/media/05mickey.html?hp |work=New York Times |date=November 4, 2009 |access-date=November 5, 2009 |archive-date=January 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104124035/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/business/media/05mickey.html?hp |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |author=TomM_GScom |title=Epic Mickey Spector's first Disney effort? |url=https://www.gamespot.com/news/blogs/rumor-control/909119209/26978344/epic-mickey-spectors-first-disney-effort.html |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=July 29, 2009 |access-date=August 1, 2009 |archive-date=August 1, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090801134211/http://www.gamespot.com/news/blogs/rumor-control/909119209/26978344/epic-mickey-spectors-first-disney-effort.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The game was announced in October 2009,<ref name="1UP2">{{cite web |first=Jim |last=Reilly |title=Disney Readies Epic Mickey Announcement |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/09/25/disney-readies-epic-mickey-announcement |publisher=[[1UP.com]] |date=September 25, 2009 |access-date=September 28, 2009 |archive-date=July 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713005430/http://au.wii.ign.com/articles/102/1028584p1.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title="Epic Mickey" Officially Announced, Titled, and Dated {{!}} The Escapist|url=https://v1.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/95780-Epic-Mickey-Officially-Announced-Titled-and-Dated|access-date=2020-11-18 |website=v1.escapistmagazine.com|date=October 29, 2009|language=en |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126195547/https://v1.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/95780-Epic-Mickey-Officially-Announced-Titled-and-Dated |archivedate=November 26, 2020}}</ref> and released in November 2010. The game received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, who praised its visual style, unique gameplay, and [[Meta-reference|meta-commentary]] narrative, but criticized its camera and lack of true player choice. It has maintained popularity since its release, and is widely credited for re-igniting public interest in the Oswald character, as well as other minor Disney characters such as [[Horace Horsecollar]] and [[Clarabelle Cow]]. Successors to the game include ''[[Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two]]'' and ''[[Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion]]''.

A remake developed by [[Purple Lamp]], titled '''''Epic Mickey: Rebrushed''''', was released on [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[PlayStation 5]], [[Windows]], [[Xbox One]], and [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]] by [[THQ Nordic]] on September 24, 2024.<ref name="EMR RD">{{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/06/disney-epic-mickey-rebrushed-launches-september-24|title=Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed launches September 24|last=Romano|first=Sal|website=Gematsu|date=2024-06-25|access-date=2024-06-25}}</ref>

==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 (video game)|Infamous]]'', ''[[Spider-Man: Web of Shadows]]'' and ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (video game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]''. Different alliances, [[side-quest]]s and [[power-up]]s 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 [[paint thinner|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 the 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. Two of the three sketches, the watch and the television, slow down time and distract enemies, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/the-11-things-you-need-to-know-about-epic-mickey/ |title=The 11 things you NEED to know about ''Epic Mickey'', Disney ''Epic Mickey'' Wii Previews - GamesRadar |last1=Houghton |first1=David |date=October 29, 2009 |work=[[GamesRadar]] |publisher=[[Future US]] |access-date=April 7, 2010 |archive-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222115641/https://www.gamesradar.com/the-11-things-you-need-to-know-about-epic-mickey/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Both fluids have limited reserves, adding a strategic element to gameplay: players must compromise between making various tasks harder or easier to accomplish. However, the fluids automatically but slowly refill and power-ups that quickly replenish the fluids are available in certain areas. Mickey can also find collectable pins in Wasteland. Most are bronze, silver or gold, but some are special, like the "Art Appreciator" or "Mean Street" pin. Another thing that is useful in the game is a type of currency called E-tickets. These can be given or discovered. They are used to buy quest items, concept art, pins, health refills or paint or thinner refills.

To travel between sections of the Wasteland, Mickey traverses 2D side-scrolling levels based on his cartoon shorts (with three being based on the Oswald shorts ''[[Trolley Troubles]]'', ''[[Great Guns!]]'', and ''[[Oh What a Knight]]'', and two being based on ''[[Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)|Sleeping Beauty]]'' and ''[[Fantasia (1940 film)|Fantasia]]''), such as ''[[Steamboat Willie]]'' and ''[[Clock Cleaners]]''.

==Synopsis==
===Setting===
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.<ref name="Montgomery">{{cite journal|url=https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/mij/15031809.0002.105?view=text;rgn=main|title=Cartoon Wasteland: Remediating and Recommodifying Archival Media in Disney's ''Epic Mickey''|last=Montgomery|first=Colleen|year=2015|journal= Media Industries Journal|volume=2 |doi=10.3998/mij.15031809.0002.105|language=en|access-date=27 February 2018|doi-access=free|archive-date=June 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180602052401/https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/mij/15031809.0002.105?view=text;rgn=main|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 Blot, a monstrous entity loosely based on the [[Phantom Blot]], an antagonist to Mickey in the comic strips created by [[Floyd Gottfredson]],<ref name="Don Markstein's Toonopedia">{{cite web|url=https://www.toonopedia.com/phanblot.htm|title=Phantom Blot|publisher=[[Don Markstein's Toonopedia]]|access-date=November 26, 2010|archive-date=April 14, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150414053221/http://toonopedia.com/phanblot.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as the [[The Mad Doctor (1933 film)|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 [[Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant|Sleeping Beauty Castle]]. Mean Street is based on [[Main Street, U.S.A.]], where [[Horace Horsecollar]] and [[Pete (Disney)|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]]. The attraction's iconic clock tower serves as the game's first [[Boss (video games)|boss encounter]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa7MWjE75Jk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/pa7MWjE75Jk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Disney ''Epic Mickey'' -- Behind the Scenes Video: Disneyland-scape - YouTube|year=2010|work=[[YouTube]]|access-date=27 February 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Mickeyjunk Mountain is based on the [[Matterhorn Bobsleds]] and is covered in discarded Mickey Mouse toys and merchandise.<ref name="Ruhland">{{cite web|url=https://techraptor.net/content/bullet-points-epic-mickeys-cartoon-wasteland|title=Bullet Points - ''Epic Mickey''{{'}}s Cartoon Wasteland|last=Ruhland|first=Perry|date=19 May 2016|publisher=Tech Raptor|language=en|access-date=27 February 2018|archive-date=March 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301164728/https://techraptor.net/content/bullet-points-epic-mickeys-cartoon-wasteland|url-status=live}}</ref> It also contains an abandoned Beetleworx factory that Mickey must pass through on his way to Oswald. Other locations include Bog Easy, based on [[New Orleans Square]], which is home to the Lonesome Manor, based on [[The Haunted Mansion]], Ventureland, based on [[Adventureland (Disney)|Adventureland]], Tomorrow City, based on [[Tomorrowland (Disney Parks)|Tomorrowland]], and OsTown, based on [[Mickey's Toontown]], where [[Clarabelle Cow]] lives.

The game also features [[animatronic]] versions of characters, three of which are counterparts of [[Daisy Duck]], [[Donald Duck]] and [[Goofy]].

===Story===
After mysteriously waking up one night, Mickey Mouse discovers that the [[Thru the Mirror|mirror]] in his bedroom is actually a portal to Yen Sid's workshop, where he finds him using a magic paintbrush to finish the creation of a world made for forgotten Disney creations, represented as a model based on Disneyland. Mickey examines the model after Yen Sid leaves and, not knowing what it actually is, starts fiddling with the brush to make a self-portrait of himself, but inadvertently causes it to become a monster. Mickey panics when the monster tries to attack him and throws thinner on it in an attempt to destroy it, but spills more paint and thinner on the model in the process. Upon seeing Yen Sid approaching, Mickey quickly tries to clean up the mess, but in his haste, spills the entire thinner bottle onto the paint spillage as he flees back to his house. The monster, having survived Mickey's attempt to destroy it, enters the model through a portal created by the paint and thinner spillage, taking the bottle of thinner with it.

After many decades of fame following the incident, what appears to be the paint and thinner-made monster enters Mickey's bedroom and abducts him, dragging him through Yen Sid's workshop and into the ruined world, now known as Wasteland. After waking up, Mickey finds himself strapped to a table in a huge [[laboratory]] in Dark Beauty Castle by the Mad Doctor, who plans to steal Mickey's heart by using a large mechanical arm while Oswald the Lucky Rabbit spies on them from behind a machine. However, Mickey frees himself before he can succeed and scares off the paint and thinner-made monster, now known as The Shadow Blot, with the brush, which had fallen into Wasteland during Mickey's abduction, forcing the Mad Doctor to flee through a trap door. Oswald attempts using the trap door to escape after being spotted by Mickey but accidentally breaks a lever on the main controls for the mechanical arm, causing it to become hostile and forcing Oswald to escape. Gus, leader of [[the Gremlins]], who serve as mechanics in Wasteland, suddenly arrives and helps Mickey disable the mechanical arm and guides Mickey out of Dark Beauty Castle. He also teaches Mickey how to use the magic brush, during which he notices drips coming off of Mickey's body and assumes that he may have absorbed some of the Blot's essence. 

After traveling through the Gremlins' village in pursuit of Oswald, Mickey confronts the clock tower of It's a Small World, now driven insane after hearing the attraction's featured song non-stop for years. From there, he arrives at Mean Street, where's Wasteland populace mainly reside. After Oswald is located at his sanctuary within Mickeyjunk Mountain, he, despite his resentment towards Mickey for his potential involvement in the robbery of his fame, agrees to help him escape Wasteland since he still has a heart, which Wasteland's inhabitants are stripped of after being forgotten and are unable to leave the dimension without them. To do so, they journey to the [[TWA Moonliner|Moonliner Rocket]] in Tomorrow City, only to discover that the Mad Doctor had stolen essential parts from it to use for his plot, so Oswald sends Mickey and Gus to collect them. The duo retrieve the first part after defeating the corrupted Petetronic, an incarnation of Pete based on Sark from [[Tron]], the next after confronting an animatronic version of [[Captain Hook]] in Pirates of the Wasteland, and then confront the Mad Doctor in Lonesome Manor. Upon defeating him, it is revealed that the Mad Doctor had transfigured himself into a Beetleworx in order to survive the Blot's revolt and conquer Wasteland, before he is sent flying after Gus removes the last rocket part from his hovercraft.

After acquiring all the parts, Oswald has Mickey help repel an attack staged by the Shadow Blot on the summit of Mickeyjunk Mountain. Once the threat is neutralized, Oswald reveals to Mickey that the Blot that he had just battled, along with all of the Blotlings Mickey had encountered, were only drippings of the real Blot leaking out of the giant bottle of thinner atop Mickeyjunk Mountain. Oswald explains that he and Ortensia managed to seal the Blot away in the bottle many years ago, but Ortensia was blighted by the monster in the process and entered an inert state akin to [[Petrifaction in mythology and fiction|petrifaction]]. Oswald decides that he had been too hostile towards Mickey and attempts to start over and become friends with him. Mickey suddenly becomes overwhelmed with guilt and confesses to Oswald that he was the cause of the Blot's existence and Wasteland's crisis, which causes Oswald to lose his temper and jump onto the cork sealing the bottle shut, challenging Mickey to a fight. In his rage, Oswald accidentally causes the cork to break, allowing the Blot to escape from its imprisonment. The monster, which has since become larger than before, captures Oswald and Gus and threatens to kill them if Mickey does not allow it to take his heart. Mickey yields his heart to the Blot, who then spares Oswald and Gus and proceeds to go on a rampage throughout Wasteland, using its Bloticle tendrils to absorb its paint and become more powerful before entering Mickey's world.

With the Bloticles eliminated, Mickey, Oswald and Gus attempt to use the repaired rocket to reach the Blot, but end up crashing into Dark Beauty Castle after the monster absorbs the rocket's paint. As a backup plan that involves using a paint-laden firework display at the castle against the Blot is formulated, the monster soon captures Oswald, Gus and Ortensia, forcing Mickey to enter its body to save them. Mickey regains his heart before he and Oswald successfully manage to vanquish the Blot with the castle's fireworks and are sent flying. Oswald and Ortensia land in Mean Street while Mickey is sent flying through a portal in the sky above the castle that takes him out of Wasteland and back to Yen Sid's workshop. In the aftermath, Wasteland begins regenerating as Oswald reunites with the restored Ortensia. As Mickey returns home, Yen Sid enchants the mirror to show Mickey the positive or negative outcomes of his major choices in Wasteland and allows him to communicate with Oswald one last time, the duo now bonding as brothers. Afterwards, Yen Sid seals the mirror to prevent Mickey from re-entering his workshop and causing any more mischief. Not long after the mirror is sealed, Mickey discovers that he still has some of the Blot's essence in him, leaving the possibility that he may still be able to reach Wasteland.

==Development==
[[File:11.30.10WarrenSpectorPeterDavidByLuigiNovi.jpg|thumb|left|Designer [[Warren Spector]] with writer [[Peter David]], who wrote two of the game's tie-in products, at the game's November 30, 2010 Times Square [[Disney Store]] launch party]]

The creative development team at [[Buena Vista Games]] formed the original concept for ''Epic Mickey'' in 2003.<ref name="vanaman">{{Cite podcast | url = http://podcast.idlethumbs.net/conf11/theidleconf_110310.mp3 | title = The Idle Thumbs Conf Grenade 2011: GDC 2011: Games | host = Chris Remo, Jake Rodkin, Sean Vanaman | date = March 10, 2011 | time = 46:40-53:10 | access-date = January 9, 2012 | archive-date = October 17, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111017084630/http://podcast.idlethumbs.net/conf11/theidleconf_110310.mp3 | url-status = live }}</ref> 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.<ref name="vanaman"/> 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 ''[[NBC Sunday Night Football|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 [[NBCUniversal|NBC Universal]] that would allow Michaels to be released from his contract in exchange for the rights to Oswald and other minor assets.<ref>[http://corporate.disney.go.com/news/corporate/2006/2006_0209_oswald.html Walt Disney's 1927 Animated Star Returns to Disney] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060215174859/http://corporate.disney.go.com/news/corporate/2006/2006_0209_oswald.html |date=February 15, 2006 }}, a February 2006 press release</ref> Disney Interactive Studios was unable to secure a developer for the game until 2007 when Disney acquired [[Junction Point Studios]], [[Warren Spector]]'s company.<ref name="vanaman"/> Around 130 people from Junction Point worked on the game.<ref name="people"/> Another 150 people contributed to the project from around the world.<ref name="people">{{cite web|first=Brian|last=Gaar|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97164625/austin-american-statesman/|title=Austin game designer gets to reimagine Disney Landscape on Epic sale|newspaper=[[Austin American-Statesman]]|page=37|date=November 28, 2010|accessdate=March 8, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|archive-date=March 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308035930/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97164625/austin-american-statesman/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97168409/austin-american-statesman/|title=Redraw|newspaper=[[Austin American-Statesman]]|page=38|date=November 28, 2010|accessdate=March 8, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|archive-date=March 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308051741/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97168409/austin-american-statesman/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The game was originally intended to be released for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]] and its name was its working title. Development on the Wii started in 2008. When the idea of a Wii port of the game was raised, Spector replied that a straight Wii port would not be viable, remarking that many of the "design ideas just won't work on the Wii, we need to give the Wii its dues". Graham Hopper of Disney Interactive then suggested dropping the development of the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions completely, and instead releasing it solely on the Wii.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/28/epic-mickey-was-originally-an-epic-pc-ps3-and-xbox-360-game/ |title=Epic Mickey was originally an epic PC, PS3 & 360 game -- Joystiq |last1=Fletcher |first1=JC |date=October 28, 2009 |work=[[Joystiq]] |publisher=[[Weblogs, Inc.]] |access-date=April 7, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091230001515/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/28/epic-mickey-was-originally-an-epic-pc-ps3-and-xbox-360-game/ |archive-date=December 30, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Compared to the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' series, a similar video game franchise created by Japanese video game company [[Square Enix]], which combined modern-day Disney characters with their own ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' characters, ''Epic Mickey'' emphasizes retro-vintage and long-lost Disney characters that were created much earlier, and draws more plot elements from the film ''[[Fantasia (1940 film)|Fantasia]]'', rather than ''Final Fantasy''; in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', a location in the game was based on the 1920s ''[[Steamboat Willie]]'' cartoon, but other than that, the rest of the game took its cast from more recently created characters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/whos-excited-for-epic-mickey/|title=Who's Excited For ''Epic Mickey''?|date=October 11, 2009|website=Siliconera.com|access-date=January 7, 2019|archive-date=June 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618005914/http://www.siliconera.com/2009/10/11/whos-excited-for-epic-mickey/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Mickey receives a character redesign in this game, which attempts to give him a "retro" look,<ref name="eurogamer">{{cite web |first=Robert |last=Purchese |title=First ''Epic Mickey'' details spilled |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/first-epic-mickey-details-spilled |publisher=[[Eurogamer]] |date=October 6, 2009 |access-date=October 6, 2009 |archive-date=October 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008134027/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/first-epic-mickey-details-spilled |url-status=live }}</ref> and the game uses an animation engine to replicate the stretchy athleticism of cartoons.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/the-11-things-you-need-to-know-about-epic-mickey/ |title=The 11 things you NEED to know about ''Epic Mickey'', Disney ''Epic Mickey'' Wii Previews - GamesRadar |last1=Houghton |first1=David |date=October 29, 2009 |work=[[GamesRadar]] |publisher=[[Future US]] |access-date=April 7, 2010 |archive-date=June 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616053101/http://www.gamesradar.com/wii/disney-epic-mickey/preview/the-11-things-you-need-to-know-about-epic-mickey/a-200910291215659086/g-2009102811119630063/p-2 |url-status=live }}</ref> The 2D cinematics were created by [[Powerhouse Animation Studios]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://powerhouseanimation.blogspot.com/|title=Powerhouse Animation Studios, Inc- Animation by American Capitalists|website=Powerhouseanimation.blogspot.com|access-date=January 7, 2019|archive-date=January 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105154903/http://powerhouseanimation.blogspot.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the game utilizes Emergent Game Technologies' [[Gamebryo]] Engine.<ref name="IGN3">{{cite web |title=''Epic Mickey'' (Working Title) |url=http://au.cheats.ign.com/objects/786/786198.html |publisher=[[1UP.com]] |access-date=September 28, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108050654/http://au.cheats.ign.com/objects/786/786198.html |archive-date=January 8, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Destructoid">{{cite web |first=Jim |last=Sterling |title=Spector's new ''Epic Mickey'' game for Wii? There is art! |url=https://www.destructoid.com/spector-s-new-epic-mickey-game-for-wii-there-is-art--141808.phtml |publisher=Destructoid |date=July 29, 2009 |access-date=August 1, 2009 |archive-date=August 1, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090801133317/http://www.destructoid.com/spector-s-new-epic-mickey-game-for-wii-there-is-art--141808.phtml |url-status=live }}</ref> Warren Spector has stated that ''Epic Mickey'' was planned as a trilogy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3176702 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120728202053/http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3176702 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 28, 2012 |title=''Epic Mickey'' Was Conceived As A Trilogy |last1=Nguyen |first1=Thierry |date=October 29, 2009 |work=[[1UP.com]] |publisher=[[UGO Entertainment]] |access-date=April 7, 2010 }}</ref> An early idea for the game was for Mickey to adopt an angrier look when he was played in the "scrapper" manner; this idea was dropped after Spector decided it changed Mickey too much from people's perceptions of the character. Mickey looks more smudged instead.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/news/warren-spector-explains-scrapper-mickey|title=Warren Spector Explains Scrapper Mickey Removal|website=1up.com|access-date=August 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015221754/http://www.1up.com/news/warren-spector-explains-scrapper-mickey|archive-date=October 15, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

The game had a limited budget. As such, there was minimal voice acting where most of the characters communicated through gestures and sounds, except for Yen Sid. This was referred to as "bark-talk" by Warren Spector.

[[Marvel Comics]] released a prequel comic based on ''Epic Mickey'', titled ''Disney's Epic Mickey: Tales of the Wasteland''. It focuses on Mickey's half-brother Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, and gives some insight on what the Wasteland was like before Mickey's appearance and the thinner disaster. Initially distributed on Disney's Digicomics platform for iOS products, a print version released in late-August 2011. An art book, ''The Art of Epic Mickey'', was also released in September 2011. A U.S.-exclusive ''Epic Mickey Collector's Edition'' was announced that includes special packaging, special behind-the-scenes DVD, Mickey vinyl figure, a Wii Remote skin, and Wii console skins. A separate collector's edition was released in Italy, which included the [[Walt Disney Treasures: Wave Seven|''Walt Disney Treasures: The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit'']] DVD set and ''Epic Mickey: The Graphic Novel.''<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8nroR_uYuc |title=Disney Epic Mickey: The Complete Collector's Editions |date=2024-03-25 |last=Animations Down Under |access-date=2024-07-21 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

The game was leaked by [[Warez]] groups weeks before its official release date.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vg247.com/epic-mickey-footage-leaked-onto-internet|title=''Epic Mickey'' footage leaked onto internet|date=July 25, 2010|publisher=VG247|access-date=November 21, 2010|archive-date=July 30, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100730060436/http://www.vg247.com/2010/07/25/epic-mickey-footage-leaked-onto-internet/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=142550 |title=''Epic Mickey'' gets leaked just weeks before release |publisher=GoNintendo |access-date=November 21, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123074824/http://www.gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=142550 |archive-date=November 23, 2010}}</ref> ''Epic Mickey'' marks Oswald's second appearance in video games after ''[[Férias Frustradas do Pica-Pau]]'' (released in Brazil only).<ref name="test">{{cite web|url=https://www.shopdisney.com/|title=shopDisney - Official Site for Disney Merchandise|website=Shopdisney.com|access-date=January 7, 2019|archive-date=January 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106235153/https://www.shopdisney.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The music was composed by American composer [[James Dooley (composer)|James Dooley]]. In addition to his original works, arranged versions of Disney music appear throughout the game, which in turn were recreations of older Disney cartoons. [[X-Play]] later named it "Best Soundtrack of 2010".{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} Dooley's score was released digitally via [[iTunes]] and [[Amazon.com|Amazon]] on December 21, 2010.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}

==Promotion==
Writer [[Peter David]], who in 2010 was an exclusive writer for Disney-owned [[Marvel Comics]],<ref>[[David, Peter]]. [http://peterdavid.malibulist.com/archives/003774.html "A Marvelous Bit of News"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081112164846/http://peterdavid.malibulist.com/archives/003774.html |date=November 12, 2008 }}, peterdavid.net, February 11, 2006</ref> wrote a graphic novel adaptation of ''Epic Mickey'', and a prequel digicomic, ''Disney's Epic Mickey: Tales of Wasteland''.<ref>Tong, Sophia. [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/peter-david-penning-epic-mickey-digicomic-graphic-novel/1100-6270901/ "Peter David penning ''Epic Mickey'' digicomic, graphic novel"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511185829/http://www.gamespot.com/news/6270901.html |date=May 11, 2011 }}, [[GameSpot]], July 24, 2010</ref><ref>Gonzalez, Annette. [https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/07/25/epic-mickey-comics-unveiled.aspx "Peter David To Pen Epic Mickey Graphic Novel, Digicomic"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926142709/http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/07/25/epic-mickey-comics-unveiled.aspx |date=September 26, 2010 }}, Game Informer, July 25, 2010</ref> Disney also promoted the release of the game with a launch party at the [[Times Square]] [[Disney Store]] in [[Manhattan]] on November 30, 2010, the day the game was released. Present at the party was designer [[Warren Spector]], Peter David, and actors [[Jennifer Grey]] and [[Kyle Massey]], who had recently completed the [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 11)|eleventh season]] of the U.S. ''[[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'', which is broadcast on the Disney-owned [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].<ref name=GMA>{{Cite episode| title= "Mickey's Got Game!"| url= https://abcnews.go.com/watch/good-morning-america/SH5587637/VD55100198/gma-1130-facebook-infidelities| series= Good Morning America| series-link= Good Morning America| credits= [[Becky Worley]]| network= [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]| station= [[WABC-TV]]| location= [[New York City]]| airdate= November 30, 2010| season= 35| minutes= 1:04:05| access-date= June 27, 2020| archive-date= February 20, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110220073455/http://abcnews.go.com/watch/good-morning-america/SH5587637/VD55100198/gma-1130-facebook-infidelities| url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.peterdavid.net/2010/11/29/epic-mickey-launch-tomorrow/|first=Peter|last=David|title=''Epic Mickey'' Launch Tomorrow|publisher=Peterdavid.net|date=November 29, 2010|access-date=November 30, 2010|archive-date=December 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203162943/http://www.peterdavid.net/index.php/2010/11/29/epic-mickey-launch-tomorrow/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.peterdavid.net/2010/11/30/note-the-lack-of-corner/comment-page-1/#comment-228067|first=Peter|last=David|title=Note the Lack of Corner|publisher=Peterdavid.net|date=November 30, 2010|access-date=November 30, 2010|archive-date=December 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203135241/http://www.peterdavid.net/index.php/2010/11/30/note-the-lack-of-corner/comment-page-1/#comment-228067|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
<!-- Aggregators -->| MC = 73/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/disney-epic-mickey/critic-reviews/?platform=wii |title=Disney ''Epic Mickey'' Reviews for Wii at Metacritic |work=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=November 29, 2012 |archive-date=October 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029024242/https://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/disney-epic-mickey |url-status=live }}</ref>
<!-- Reviewers -->| 1UP = B<ref name=1UP-review>{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3182566|title=Disney ''Epic Mickey'' Review|publisher=1UP|author=Justin Haywald|date=November 24, 2010|access-date=November 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208144025/http://www.1up.com/reviews/disney-epic-mickey-review|archive-date=December 8, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| Destruct = 7/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/review-disney-epic-mickey-188438.phtml|title=''Epic Mickey'' review|publisher=Destructoid|access-date=March 1, 2011|archive-date=July 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727135444/https://www.destructoid.com/review-disney-epic-mickey-188438.phtml|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Edge = 7/10<ref>Edge #223, January 2011 (Future PLC)</ref>
| G4 = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name=G4TV>{{cite web|url=http://g4tv.com/games/wii/62858/Disney-Epic-Mickey/review/|title=''Epic Mickey'' Review|publisher=G4TV|access-date=November 27, 2010|archive-date=April 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424191227/http://g4tv.com/games/wii/62858/Disney-Epic-Mickey/review/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| GRadar = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=GamesRadarReview>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/disney-epic-mickey-review/|title=''Epic Mickey'' super review by Chris Antista, GamesRadar US.|publisher=GamesRadar|access-date=October 15, 2010|archive-date=June 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616003826/http://www.gamesradar.com/wii/disney-epic-mickey/review/disney-epic-mickey-review/a-2010112416849912052/g-2009102811119630063|url-status=live}}</ref>
| GT = 8.2/10<ref name=GameTrailer>{{cite web|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-epic-mickey/707878|title=''Epic Mickey'' Video Game, Review, GameTrailer US.|publisher=GameTrailers|access-date=November 27, 2010|archive-date=April 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425203614/http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-epic-mickey/707878|url-status=live}}</ref>
| GameZone = 6.5/10<ref name="gamezone review">{{Cite web |url=http://wii.gamezone.com/reviews/item/disney_epic_mickey/ |title=Disney ''Epic Mickey'' Review |first=Shirley |last=Chase |date=December 31, 2010 |access-date=January 2, 2011 |publisher=GameZone |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102222913/http://wii.gamezone.com/reviews/item/disney_epic_mickey/ |archive-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref>
| NWR = 6.5/10<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/24539/disney-epic-mickey-wii |title=Disney ''Epic Mickey'' Review |publisher=Nintendo World Report |access-date=November 30, 2010 |archive-date=August 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806182151/https://nintendoworldreport.com/review/24539/disney-epic-mickey-wii |url-status=live }}</ref>
| IGN = 8/10<ref name=IGN>{{cite web |last=George |first=Richard |url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/113/1136760p1.html |title=IGN: Disney ''Epic Mickey'' Review |publisher=IGN |date=November 24, 2010 |access-date=November 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127070323/http://wii.ign.com/articles/113/1136760p1.html |archive-date=November 27, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| GSpot = 6/10<ref name="gamespot review">{{cite web| url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/disney-epic-mickey-review/1900-6284664/| title=''Epic Mickey''| publisher=GameSpot| date=November 29, 2010| access-date=November 16, 2017| archive-date=October 23, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023025750/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/disney-epic-mickey-review/1900-6284664/| url-status=live}}</ref>
| GB = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="giant bomb review">{{cite web| url=https://www.giantbomb.com/reviews/disney-epic-mickey-review/1900-354/| title=''Epic Mickey''| publisher=Giant Bomb| date=December 5, 2010| access-date=November 16, 2017| archive-date=December 21, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221053006/https://www.giantbomb.com/reviews/disney-epic-mickey-review/1900-354/| url-status=live}}</ref>
| NLife = {{rating|7|10}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2010/12/disney_epic_mickey_wii |title=''Epic Mickey'' Review |publisher=Nintendo Life |date=November 22, 2010 |access-date=November 30, 2017 |archive-date=August 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813120430/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2010/12/disney_epic_mickey_wii |url-status=live }}</ref>
| ONM = 85%
| GI = 7/10<ref name="game informer review">{{cite web| url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/disney_epic_mickey/b/wii/archive/2010/11/29/review.aspx| title=''Epic Mickey''| publisher=Game Informer| date=November 30, 2010| access-date=November 16, 2017| archive-date=August 5, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805085233/https://www.gameinformer.com/games/disney_epic_mickey/b/wii/archive/2010/11/29/review.aspx| url-status=dead}}</ref>
| Fam = 31/40
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| rev1Score = 13/20<ref name="good game review">{{cite web| url=https://www.abc.net.au/tv/goodgame/stories/s3079650.htm| title=Good Game Stories - ''Epic Mickey''| publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation| date=November 29, 2010| access-date=November 29, 2010| archive-date=January 15, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115183149/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/goodgame/stories/s3079650.htm| url-status=live}}</ref>
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''Epic Mickey'' received "mixed or average reviews" according to [[review aggregator]] [[Metacritic]].<ref name="MC"/>

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.<ref name=IGN/> Australian video game talk show ''[[Good Game (TV program)|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... I guess it is a kid's game after all, but at least it's an intelligent one. It doesn't come anywhere near the complexity and fun of something like ''Super Mario Sunshine'', which I think it borrows some ideas from".<ref name="good game review"/> Shirley Chase from ''GameZone'' complimented the game on its usage of Disney history but added that the game had numerous flaws saying: "For all of its good points, ''Disney Epic Mickey'' does have some glaring flaws, which can make the game feel like a chore. The most noticeable problem is the camera, which will lead to more cheap deaths than anything else".<ref name="gamezone review"/> In a review for GamesRadar, Chris Antista who began the article as an admitted "diehard Disney dork", praised it as a "thoroughly heartwarming salute to Disney" and that he hasn't "fallen so head over heels with the look, feel, and play of a third-person platformer since the original ''[[Banjo-Kazooie (video game)|Banjo-Kazooie]]''".<ref name=GamesRadarReview/> G4TV also named it "Best Wii Game". Giant Bomb gave a negative review with 2/5 stars saying: "Never mind these heightened expectations, though: even on its own merits, ''Epic Mickey'' is a platformer that feels about a generation behind, though one with just enough flashes of inspiration to keep you constantly aware of its wasted potential".

In its opening weekend, ''Epic Mickey'' failed to reach the UK Top 40 and even the Wii Top 10 sales charts after its November 26 UK release.<ref>[http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=21758 "UK Charts: How did ''Epic Mickey'' get on?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201181907/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=21758 |date=December 1, 2010}} ''[[Official Nintendo Magazine]]'', November 29, 2010</ref> On November 30, 2010, the release date in North America, the game was completely sold out on the Disney Store website by the afternoon. The game sold 1.3 million copies its first month.<ref name="sales">[https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/company-town-blog/story/2011-01-14/disneys-epic-mickey-video-game-sells-1-3-million-copies-in-first-month "Disney's ''Epic Mickey'' video game sells 1.3 million copies in first month"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110117112848/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/01/disneys-epic-mickey-video-game-sells-13-million-copies-in-first-month.html |date=January 17, 2011 }} ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', January 14, 2011</ref> {{As of|2011|6}}, the game had sold 2 million copies in North America and Europe combined.<ref name ="japan1">{{cite web |url=https://www.cubed3.com/news/15709/1/e311-nintendo-publishing-epic-mickey-in-japan.html |title=E311 : Nintendo Publishing ''Epic Mickey'' in Japan |publisher=Cubed3 |date=June 6, 2011 |last=Riley |first=Adam |access-date=June 13, 2011 |archive-date=October 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013140419/http://www.cubed3.com/news/15709 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Sequel==
{{main|Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two}}
In August 2011, ''Destructoid'' posted an article that speculated that a sequel, ''Epic Mickey 2'', was in development and showed possible box art for the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/looks-like-epic-mickey-2-may-be-in-development-210015.phtml|title=Looks like ''Epic Mickey 2'' may be in development|website=Destructoid.com|date=August 27, 2011|access-date=January 7, 2019|archive-date=December 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231142156/https://www.destructoid.com/looks-like-epic-mickey-2-may-be-in-development-210015.phtml|url-status=live}}</ref> These rumors were further encouraged when Disney France and Warren Spector invited the French media to an "epic project" taking place on March 27, 2012. ''Nintendo Power'' magazine also commented on the rumor, stating that their April 2012 issue would include a "top-secret" title preview, with the preview for the issue showing a cropped-down picture of Oswald The Lucky Rabbit. Gametrailers.com also stated that their March 22, 2012 episode would include a "world-exclusive preview of Warren Spector's new epic adventure" and that it would be "notably significant".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wiiuvlog.com/2012/03/16/first-epic-mickey-2-trailer-coming-next-week/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=March 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202143815/http://www.wiiuvlog.com/2012/03/16/first-epic-mickey-2-trailer-coming-next-week/ |archive-date=February 2, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Warren Spector himself also commented on the game's development, revealing that he had "a team of over 700 people working on the sequel".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mynintendonews.com/2012/03/17/there-are-over-700-people-working-on-epic-mickey-2/|title=There Are Over 700 People Working On ''Epic Mickey 2''|date=March 17, 2012|website=Mynintendonews.com|access-date=January 7, 2019|archive-date=January 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107191901/https://mynintendonews.com/2012/03/17/there-are-over-700-people-working-on-epic-mickey-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> Following this, on March 20, 2012, the official French Nintendo magazine posted a comment on Twitter, revealing that Disney had plans to create a companion to the main sequel for the 3DS, under the name ''[[Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://popgeeks.com/rumour-epic-mickey-2-power-of-illusion-for-3ds/|title=Rumour: ''Epic Mickey 2: Power of Illusion'' For 3DS|website=Popgeeks.com|date=March 20, 2012|access-date=January 7, 2019|archive-date=January 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107232940/https://popgeeks.com/rumour-epic-mickey-2-power-of-illusion-for-3ds/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Warren Spector officially confirmed the rumors, revealing the sequel's title to be ''Epic Mickey: Power of Two''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.videogamer.com/news/disney-epic-mickey-2-confirmed-for-wii-xbox-360-and-ps3|title=Disney ''Epic Mickey 2'' confirmed for Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3|website=VideoGamer.com|date=March 21, 2012|access-date=January 7, 2019|archive-date=January 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107181012/https://www.videogamer.com/news/disney-epic-mickey-2-confirmed-for-wii-xbox-360-and-ps3|url-status=live}}</ref> Spector also directly addressed the camera issues that reviewers criticized in the first game, stating that "they'll be working on it until the day we ship the second game. There have been over 1,000 specific changes made to the camera. Our goal is that you will not have to touch the manual camera controls even once to play through the main story path of this game". Spector also revealed that the game was to include voice acting and musical numbers, both of which were absent in the first game. Spector said: "I'm such a geek about musicals, I love the co-op and next-gen stuff, but for me, when a character breaks into song, which they do on a regular basis in this game, it's magic". Spector also commented on the sequel's co-op features: "It's drop-in, drop-out co-op, you can sit down at any time with a friend who is playing as Mickey, and you can take control of Oswald. If you're playing as a single player, Oswald would be there every second of the game. He's not just a multiplayer character. He's a helper, whether you're playing alone or with a friend or family member". Wasteland itself would feature old areas ruined by earthquakes and other natural disasters, as well as new areas such as one based on Disneyland's [[Frontierland]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/03/21/epic-mickey-2-the-power-of-two-announced.aspx|title=''Epic Mickey 2: The Power Of Two'' Announced|first=Jim|last=Reilly|magazine=Game Informer|access-date=January 7, 2019|archive-date=January 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107232937/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/03/21/epic-mickey-2-the-power-of-two-announced.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>

It was released on [[Wii]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation Vita]], and [[Wii U]].

==Remake==
{{Video game reviews
| title = Reception (''Rebrushed'')
<!-- Aggregators -->| MC = (PS5) 76/100<ref name="MCPS5">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/disney-epic-mickey-rebrushed/ |title=Disney ''Epic Mickey Rebrushed'' Reviews for PlayStation 5 at Metacritic |work=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=September 28, 2024 }}</ref><br/>(NS) 79/100<ref name="MCNS">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/disney-epic-mickey-rebrushed/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch |title=Disney ''Epic Mickey Rebrushed'' Reviews for Nintendo Switch at Metacritic |work=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=September 28, 2024 }}</ref><br/>(XBSX) 80/100<ref name="MCXBoxSeries">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/disney-epic-mickey-rebrushed/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-series-x |title=Disney ''Epic Mickey Rebrushed'' Reviews for XBox Series X at Metacritic |work=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=September 28, 2024 }}</ref><br/>(PC) 75/100<ref name="MCPC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/disney-epic-mickey-rebrushed/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Disney ''Epic Mickey Rebrushed'' Reviews for PC at Metacritic |work=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=September 28, 2024 }}</ref>
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| GRadar = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/games/adventure/disney-epic-mickey-rebrushed-review/|title='Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed review – "A detailed and lovingly made recreation of a 2010s classic"|date=September 23, 2024 |publisher=GamesRadar|access-date=October 2, 2024}}</ref>
| NWR = 7.5/10<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/68641/epic-mickey-rebrushed-switch-review |title=Epic Mickey Rebrushed (Switch) Review |publisher=Nintendo World Report |access-date=October 2, 2024}}</ref>
| NLife = {{rating|8|10}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch/disney-epic-mickey-rebrushed |title=Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed Review |publisher=Nintendo Life |date=September 23, 2024 |access-date=October 2, 2024}}</ref>
| PSQ = {{rating|7|10}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps5/disney-epic-mickey-rebrushed |title=Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed Review (PS5) |date=September 23, 2024 |access-date=October 2, 2024 |website=[[Push Square]]}}</ref>
| Fam = 31/40
| SN = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/141509/epic-mickey-rebrushed-review-score |title=Epic Mickey: Rebrushed review: The call is coming from inside the house (of Mouse) |date=September 23, 2024 |access-date=October 2, 2024 |website=[[Shacknews]]}}</ref>
| VGC = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/review/epic-mickey-rebrushed/ |title=Review: Epic Mickey Rebrushed is a much improved platformer |website=[[Video Games Chronicle]] |date=September 23, 2024 |accessdate=October 2, 2024}}</ref>
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At the February 2024 Nintendo Partner Direct, publisher [[THQ Nordic]] announced that its Austrian-based studio [[Purple Lamp]] had been developing a remake of the game titled ''Epic Mickey: Rebrushed,'' set for release later that year.<ref name=partnershowcase>{{Citation|title=Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase – 21/02/2024|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9y1AXICddE|date=2024-02-21|access-date=2024-02-21|language=en|df=mdy-all|archive-date=February 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221141224/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9y1AXICddE&t=304s|url-status=live}}</ref> It was released on 24 September on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.<ref name="EMR RD"/> The remake was developed in [[Unreal Engine 4]], deviating from the [[Gamebryo]] engine used in the original game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Cristina |date=June 25, 2024 |title=Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed - Everything We Know About the Remake |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/disney-epic-mickey-rebrushed-release-date-trailer-gameplay-remake-changes |access-date=15 March 2024 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Meo |first1=Francesco De |title=Disney's Epic Mickey: Rebrushed Review - What Could Have Been |url=https://wccftech.com/review/disneys-epic-mickey-rebrushed-what-could-have-been/ |website=Wccftech}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed |url=https://www.thegamer.com/tag/disney-epic-mickey-rebrushed/ |website=TheGamer |language=en |date=1 October 2024}}</ref>

The remake was better received by critics, who felt it was an overall improvement to the original. It received "generally favorable" reviews from critics on all systems, according to [[review aggregator]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name="MCPS5"/><ref name="MCXBoxSeries"/><ref name="MCPC"/>
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==External links==
* {{Official website|url=https://mickey.disney.com/#/video_games/disney_epic_mickey}} {{In lang|en-US}}
* {{Official website|url=https://www.disney.co.uk/mickey-mouse#/video-games/epic-mickey}} {{In lang|en-GB}}

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