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26.11.2012

I first became interested in Epic Mickey: Power Of Illusion after seeing screenshots earlier in the year. I just loved the graphical style and it immediately reminded me of Mickey Mouse: Castle Of Illusion on the Mega Drive, to which this game is a sequel to, of sorts. Now, I could never understand the amount of love for Castle Of Illusion....nice graphics asides, it was one of the most linear, simplistic and easy to complete games ever made and if I remember correctly I sailed through it on either my first or second go with the difficulty cranked right up to 'hard' in about half an hour. Yet it's fondly remembered as a classic.Fast forward to 2012. Epic Mickey began it's life on Wii,and whilst it didn't set the gaming world alight, it had an excellent storyline, atmosphere and art style that reinvigorated many people's interest in Disney's most famous mouse again. This year, we have the just released sequel for main consoles and this spin off handheld game which takes completely it's own direction. And it's all the better for it. Gone are the irritating camera problems and control issue that have bogged Mickey down on the main consoles, and instead we have a game that plays like a classic 16 bit platformer. Graphically, it's stunning and screenshots do it no justice...anyone who's even a little bit of a Disney fan will immediately appreciate just how much work has gone into the visuals and animation and just how well the 3DS's 3D effect compliments them. Sound-wise, it's also fantastic with plenty of chattering from Mickey himeself, tons of sound effects and grand orchestral scores for each stage. As for gameplay...at first it'll seem a lot slower than what you're used to. Mickey doesn't run (although power ups do grant him a temporary speed boost) and often you'll have to stop to draw or erase something from the game world by tracing it's outline on the touchscreen. This seems like a lot of fun at first, but in truth it can get tiresome at times having to draw/erase the same objects over and over again. But in fairness, there's barely any times when the game will actively force you to use the painting mechanic, it's usually something you'll want to do to reach a bonus, or use objects to kill enemies without the hassle of having to jump on them the conventional way, and it's a style of gameplay you'll get used to very quickly. Mickey himself is an absolute joy to control, the controls feeling as tight and responsive as any great platformer I've ever played, and whenever you die, it'll always be your own fault and not the game's fault. So all well and good then.Well...yes and no. Many reviews are being extremely critical of the game's length, saying it's too short and has too few levels. I have a split opinion about this. The game overall spans 12 levels.....3 worlds, 4 levels per world and 3 boss fights. However, each of the stages are split into 2 fairly decent sized halves so in essence it's kind of like having 24 levels instead of 12. But still! I hear you cry....that is still fairly short. Well, it is....but if you rescue every toon and complete every side quest, some of the earlier stage will need to be replayed twice, maybe 3 or 4 times in order to find everything (side quest objectives only appear within stages once a character asks you to go and find them), you can add a fair amount of time onto the game. The half of the game also considerably ramps up the difficulty level...not so that it's unfair but it is fairly easy to be caught off guard, and the last four levels are actually genuinely challenging. Dying sends you back to the part of the stage you're on...if you reached the second half, then you start from the midway point, and you keep all the E-Tickets you colleted too (handy for buying powerups from Uncle Scrooge) but you do lose your quest items if you found any...annoying, but not the end of the world as you'll be respawned with full health.As it is, I've still got the last 2 levels and the last boss fight to go as I write this, but so far I've been rescuing every toon and completing every sidequest along the way, and my total playing time has been 7.5 hours....so I'd estimate that I may have gotten about 9 hours out of it when it's all over? Whether this sounds like decent value for money will be up to each individual gamer but one thing I think is worth bearing in mind is that it only took me a little over 10 hours to find everything in New Super Mario Bros 2., including the secret worlds and all the star coins. I think Epic Mickey: Power Of Illusion's main fault is not that it's too short, but that it feels like it could've been just that little bit longer and leaves the player wanting more. Another world with another 4 decent sized stages that are as challenging as the stages in World 3 would've done this game wonders. But it is what it is, and even though it doesn't last forever, what it provides is excellent 2D platforming at it's finest whilst it does laat, and a game that will be well worth replaying again in the future. And when you consider that many 2D platformers that people have happily spent £30-£40 on in the past could easily be breezed through in an hour or two...it really doesn't seem so bad in the grand scheme of things.
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3.4.2014

I love this game. the mixture of drawing and playing is a great idea.I love most things about this game.the only drawback i have is I would have more levels.I would recommend this game to people of any age who loves Disney and like to play games

3.6.2013

Just as it's console counterpart a great platforming game. Have to say it's a bit short :S (that's why I took a star off).Still has some replay value to get every item and all in the game. Nice 3D effects as well.

17.12.2012

This a great game. But, having said that, I thought it would have been much better! It's been about 20 years since 'Castle of Illusion' but, this game is basically the same ... plus 3D!

4.2.2015

My son loves playing this game and because he loves Mickey Mouse he enjoys it all the more. My son is very good at Ds and doesn't have much of a problem playing this.

6.9.2013

Child really enjoyed this game, exactly as described, child has been able to complete most of this game without too much help. really good game for all ages

30.4.2013

The game is easy to understand but it's hard and get up levels, you have to concentrate and patience ... It's easy to lose life :( hihihi

5.4.2014

i have no idea if the game is any good. But the kids love it, that means i have more time with the wife. that deserves 5 stars. GREAT

2.1.2014

The DS game arrived in good condition and on time. As of yet I have not played this game as have not had the time recently

25.2.2013

Great service. VERY fast! Could not believe it! Product very good and well packed. Could not ask for better service.

28.12.2012

Good old fashioned type platform game with a new twist in 3d 10/10.All the charm of disney in the mix. Good buy.

10.2.2013

Have bought this game for other grandchildren and the loved it,which is why I have bought it for there cousins.

11.12.2014

fantastic just what I wanted for my daughter for xmas - dont know what the game is like but competitive price

13.2.2013

My seven year old grandson received this from me for Christmas and when asked said it is excellent. Job done!

6.1.2015

Good game,hasn't held my little girls attention as much a mario though

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