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Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion

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Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion (Also known as Mickey's Marvelous Adventure in Japan) is a 2D side-scroller video game for the Nintendo 3DS, developed by by Dreamrift Studios. The game is a crossover between the Epic Mickey series and the Illusion series, along with being a spiritual successor to Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse, a game released in 1990 for the Sega Genesis.

This is the first Epic Mickey game to use hand-drawn sprites. Unlike the main console games, the worlds in the game are based on famous animated Disney films. Every character rescued by Mickey will take up residence in the fortress that Mickey uses as his home base.

Story[]

Prelude[]

Electronic Manual story -
The prequel story found inside the game's electronic manual

Plot[]

Paying tribute to the classic Sega Genesis title "Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse," "Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion" focuses on the fabled Castle of Illusion, which has fallen into Wasteland, an alternate world filled with 80 years of forgotten Disney characters and theme park attractions – and now forgotten video games. The evil witch Mizrabel, villainess from the classic "Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse," finds herself an unwilling inhabitant of Wasteland, and unleashes a plot to escape using the Castle of Illusion to imprison and drain the cartoon essence from currently famous Toons. Players take on the role of Mickey Mouse as he is pulled back into Wasteland and utilizes his magical brush to wield paint and thinner to confront Mizrabel and save Minnie and the Toons.

Gameplay[]

EMPOI 3ds screenshot

The game makes heavy use of the Nintendo 3DS's stylus. By tapping the item icons that exist in every level, you can "paint" (trace) those items into existence, including cliffs, cannons, and floating platforms. The more precisely you trace, the better and easier to use it is for Mickey. A flawlessly-painted cannon will only damage Mickey's enemies, for instance, but if the player messes up the painting, the cannon will be a danger to everyone in the area, including Mickey. Sometimes the player needs to erase objects, which is done by spreading thinner over the object. Again, the stylus comes into play here but the whole item must be erased, not just traced.

Mickey is also given sketches and can hold up to five of them per level. There a re a total of eight that Mickey can choose from.

Quests also make a return in this game, and are vital to completing some parts of the game. Certain characters or items will only show up in a level once the respective quest has been activated. Quests will become available as the game continues, and as other quests are completed.

Characters[]

Levels[]

Demo version[]

A demo version was released for the Nintendo 3DS in late 2012 that allows for Mickey to reach a certain point in the game before being stopped.

Choices?[]

Unlike its predecessors, Epic Mickey: Power of Ilusion diverges from the choice-based gameplay the franchise is known for, and chooses for a more "streamlined" story; there is no particular paint or thinner path for the player to choose between.

Trivia[]

  • This the first and only Epic Mickey game to have no involvement from Junction Point, prior to its closure.
  • According to Peter Ong in a interview with Pocket Gamer. The game takes place in the timeline sometime between the first Epic Mickey game and Epic Mickey 2. [1] The timeline is further supported due to the castle of illusion appearance in the Epic Mickey 2 Prima Collector edition map of Wasteland.
  • Dark Beauty Castle and Lonesome Manor can be seen outside the windows of Castle East Hall.
  • Mizrabel transforms into several popular villains at the beginning of the level, but never actually uses their forms.
    • Mizrabel never either shows her true form at any point in the game. As her identity in Castle of Illusion is based off the Evil Queen.
  • This is the first and only Epic Mickey game where many characters from the first two games do not appear, including the Gremlins, Although in the end cutscene Oswald does mention them.
  • The characters' rooms do not have to be fully upgraded to fully complete the game.
  • The game contains 20 endings altogether depending on which character you choose to rescue and help complete their quests throughout the game.[2]

Scrapped Content[]

Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion Scrapped Content -
Content removed from Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion.

Gallery[]

Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion Gallery
A collection of images relating to Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion

Concept Art Gallery
Collection of concept art from Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion


External links[]

  1. ↑ https://www.pocketgamer.com/epic-mickey-power-of-illusion/epic-mickey-power-of-illusion-creator-bares-all-about-working-with-disney/
  2. ↑ https://www.pocketgamer.com/epic-mickey-power-of-illusion/epic-mickey-power-of-illusion-creator-bares-all-about-working-with-disney/
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