<s>
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Junction	O
Point	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
focuses	O
on	O
Mickey	B-Application
Mouse	I-Application
,	O
who	O
accidentally	O
damages	O
a	O
world	O
created	O
by	O
Yen	O
Sid	O
for	O
forgotten	O
characters	O
and	O
concepts	O
and	O
must	O
save	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
was	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
effort	O
by	O
Disney	O
to	O
re-brand	O
the	O
Mickey	B-Application
Mouse	I-Application
character	O
by	O
placing	O
less	O
emphasis	O
on	O
his	O
pleasant	O
,	O
cheerful	O
side	O
and	O
reintroducing	O
the	O
more	O
mischievous	O
and	O
adventurous	O
sides	O
of	O
his	O
personality	O
,	O
depicting	O
him	O
as	O
an	O
epic	O
hero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Successors	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Power	I-Application
of	I-Application
Two	I-Application
and	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
:	I-Application
Power	I-Application
of	I-Application
Illusion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
is	O
primarily	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
and	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
own	O
solutions	O
for	O
getting	O
through	O
the	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
features	O
a	O
morality	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
games	O
like	O
Infamous	B-Application
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
:	I-Application
Web	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Shadow	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Mickey	B-Application
Mouse	I-Application
's	O
fiddling	O
with	O
Yen	O
Sid	O
's	O
paintbrush	O
causes	O
mass	O
damage	O
to	O
the	O
model	O
,	O
turning	O
Wasteland	O
into	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
landscape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mickeyjunk	O
Mountain	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Matterhorn	O
Bobsleds	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
covered	O
in	O
Mickey	B-Application
Mouse	I-Application
toys	O
and	O
merchandise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
locations	O
include	O
Bog	O
Easy	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
New	O
Orleans	O
Square	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
home	O
to	O
the	O
Lonesome	O
Manor	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
The	B-Language
Haunted	I-Language
Mansion	I-Language
,	O
Ventureland	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Adventureland	O
,	O
Tomorrow	O
City	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Tomorrowland	O
,	O
and	O
OsTown	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Mickey	O
's	O
Toontown	O
,	O
where	O
Clarabelle	O
Cow	O
lives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mickey	B-Application
Mouse	I-Application
,	O
out	O
of	O
curiosity	O
,	O
enters	O
Yen	O
Sid	O
's	O
workshop	O
through	O
a	O
mirror	O
in	O
his	O
house	O
and	O
discovers	O
the	O
model	O
of	O
a	O
world	O
resembling	O
Disneyland	O
that	O
Yen	O
Sid	O
created	O
for	O
things	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
forgotten	O
and	O
the	O
tool	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
it	O
-	O
the	O
magic	O
paintbrush	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
retrieves	O
the	O
first	O
part	O
after	O
defeating	O
the	O
corrupted	O
Petetronic	O
,	O
an	O
incarnation	O
of	O
Pete	O
based	O
on	O
Sark	O
from	O
Tron	B-Language
,	O
the	O
next	O
after	O
defeating	O
an	O
animatronic	O
version	O
of	O
Captain	O
Hook	O
in	O
Ventureland	O
,	O
and	O
confronts	O
the	O
Mad	O
Doctor	O
in	O
the	O
Lonesome	O
Manor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creative	O
development	O
team	O
at	O
Buena	O
Vista	O
Games	O
formed	O
the	O
original	O
concept	O
for	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
its	O
name	O
was	O
its	O
working	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
started	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
raised	O
,	O
Spector	O
replied	O
that	O
a	O
straight	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
port	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
viable	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
design	O
ideas	O
just	O
wo	O
n't	O
work	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
we	O
need	O
to	O
give	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
its	O
dues	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
series	O
,	O
a	O
similar	O
video	O
game	O
franchise	O
created	O
by	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
company	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
which	O
combined	O
modern-day	O
Disney	O
characters	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
characters	O
,	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
emphasizes	O
retro-vintage	O
and	O
long-lost	O
Disney	O
characters	O
that	O
were	O
created	O
much	O
earlier	O
,	O
and	O
draws	O
more	O
plot	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
Fantasia	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
;	O
in	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
a	O
location	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1920s	O
Steamboat	O
Willie	O
cartoon	O
,	O
but	O
other	O
than	O
that	O
,	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
took	O
its	O
cast	O
from	O
more	O
recently	O
created	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warren	O
Spector	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
was	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	O
Comics	O
released	O
a	O
prequel	O
comic	O
based	O
on	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Disney	O
's	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
:	O
Tales	O
of	O
the	O
Wasteland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
art	O
book	O
,	O
The	O
Art	O
of	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
,	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
U.S.-exclusive	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
includes	O
special	O
packaging	O
,	O
special	O
behind-the-scenes	O
DVD	O
,	O
Mickey	O
vinyl	O
figure	O
,	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Remote	O
skin	O
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
console	I-Operating_System
skins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
leaked	O
by	O
warez	B-Application
groups	O
weeks	O
before	O
its	O
official	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
marks	O
Oswald	O
's	O
second	O
appearance	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
after	O
Férias	B-Application
Frustradas	I-Application
do	I-Application
Pica-Pau	I-Application
(	O
released	O
in	O
Brazil	O
only	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dooley	O
's	O
score	O
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
via	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
and	O
Amazon	B-Application
on	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
A	O
Marvelous	O
Bit	O
of	O
News	O
"	O
,	O
peterdavid.net,	O
February	O
11	O
,	O
2006	O
wrote	O
a	O
graphic	O
novel	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
prequel	O
digicomic	O
,	O
Disney	O
's	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
:	O
Tales	O
of	O
Wasteland.Tong	O
,	O
Sophia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Peter	O
David	O
penning	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
digicomic	O
,	O
graphic	O
novel	O
"	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2010Gonzalez	O
,	O
Annette	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Peter	O
David	O
To	O
Pen	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
Graphic	O
Novel	O
,	O
Digicomic	O
"	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2010	O
Disney	O
also	O
promoted	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
launch	O
party	O
at	O
the	O
Times	O
Square	O
Disney	O
Store	O
in	O
Manhattan	O
on	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
day	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionEpic	O
Mickey	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
compared	O
the	O
paintbrush	O
abilities	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
water	O
jet	O
pack	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Sunshine	I-Application
and	O
found	O
it	O
frustrating	O
how	O
the	O
levels	O
reset	O
back	O
to	O
their	O
original	O
state	O
after	O
leaving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
does	O
n't	O
come	O
anywhere	O
near	O
the	O
complexity	O
and	O
fun	O
of	O
something	O
like	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Sunshine	I-Application
,	O
which	O
I	O
think	O
it	O
borrows	O
some	O
ideas	O
from	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shirley	O
Chase	O
from	O
GameZone	O
complimented	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
its	O
usage	O
of	O
Disney	O
history	O
but	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
numerous	O
flaws	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
For	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
good	O
points	O
,	O
Disney	B-Application
Epic	I-Application
Mickey	I-Application
does	O
have	O
some	O
glaring	O
flaws	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
feel	O
like	O
a	O
chore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
for	O
GamesRadar	O
,	O
Chris	O
Antista	O
who	O
began	O
the	O
article	O
as	O
an	O
admitted	O
"	O
diehard	O
Disney	O
dork	O
"	O
,	O
praised	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
thoroughly	O
heartwarming	O
salute	O
to	O
Disney	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
n't	O
"	O
fallen	O
so	O
head	O
over	O
heels	O
with	O
the	O
look	O
,	O
feel	O
,	O
and	O
play	O
of	O
a	O
third-person	O
platformer	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
G4TV	O
also	O
named	O
it	O
"	O
Best	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giant	O
Bomb	O
gave	O
a	O
negative	O
review	O
with	O
2/5	O
stars	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
Nevermind	O
these	O
heightened	O
expectations	O
,	O
though	O
:	O
even	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
merits	O
,	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platformer	O
that	O
feels	O
about	O
a	O
generation	O
behind	O
,	O
though	O
one	O
with	O
just	O
enough	O
flashes	O
of	O
inspiration	O
to	O
keep	O
you	O
constantly	O
aware	O
of	O
its	O
wasted	O
potential	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
opening	O
weekend	O
,	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
failed	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
UK	O
Top	O
40	O
and	O
even	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Top	O
10	O
sales	O
charts	O
after	O
its	O
November	O
26	O
UK	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
UK	O
Charts	O
:	O
How	O
did	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
get	O
on	O
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Disney	O
's	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
video	O
game	O
sells	O
1.3	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
first	O
month	O
"	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Times	O
,	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
2	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
combined	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2011	O
,	O
Destructoid	O
posted	O
an	O
article	O
that	O
speculated	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
is	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
showed	O
possible	O
box	O
art	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
this	O
,	O
on	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
French	O
Nintendo	O
magazine	O
posted	O
a	O
comment	O
on	O
Twitter	O
,	O
revealing	O
that	O
Disney	O
had	O
plans	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
companion	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
sequel	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
:	I-Application
Power	I-Application
of	I-Application
Illusion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warren	O
Spector	O
officially	O
confirmed	O
the	O
rumours	O
,	O
revealing	O
the	O
sequel	O
's	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
:	O
Power	O
of	O
Two''	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
