<s>
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
:	I-Application
Power	I-Application
of	I-Application
Illusion	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
DreamRift	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
third	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
series	O
,	O
released	O
alongside	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Power	I-Application
of	I-Application
Two	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
touted	O
as	O
a	O
tribute	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
Illusion	B-Application
series	O
of	O
Mickey	B-Application
Mouse	I-Application
games	O
,	O
particularly	O
Castle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Illusion	I-Application
Starring	I-Application
Mickey	I-Application
Mouse	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
players	O
taking	O
control	O
of	O
Mickey	B-Application
Mouse	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
mixes	O
side-scrolling	O
gameplay	O
from	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Castle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Illusion	I-Application
with	O
the	O
paint	O
and	O
thinner	O
mechanics	O
from	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
touch-screen	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
bring	O
items	O
scattered	O
throughout	O
each	O
stage	O
into	O
existence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meeting	O
up	O
with	O
Oswald	O
,	O
Mickey	O
examines	O
the	O
castle	O
,	O
remembering	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
Castle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Illusion	I-Application
ruled	O
by	O
the	O
evil	O
witch	O
Mizrabel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
enough	O
Heart	O
Power	O
is	O
accumulated	O
from	O
rescuing	O
characters	O
,	O
it	O
breaks	O
the	O
witch	O
's	O
illusions	B-Application
,	O
revealing	O
new	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Mickey	O
returns	O
home	O
,	O
he	O
tries	O
telling	O
Minnie	O
about	O
his	O
adventure	O
,	O
but	O
finds	O
that	O
she	O
knows	O
about	O
them	O
as	O
a	O
dream	O
since	O
her	O
paint	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
Castle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Illusion	I-Application
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumors	O
began	O
to	O
circulate	O
about	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
series	O
titled	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
:	I-Application
Power	I-Application
of	I-Application
Illusion	I-Application
coming	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
official	O
French	O
Nintendo	O
magazine	O
leaked	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
onto	O
Twitter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
stage	O
in	O
Power	B-Application
of	I-Application
Illusion	I-Application
was	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
different	O
Disney	O
animated	O
feature	O
,	O
including	O
Peter	O
Pan	O
,	O
Beauty	O
&	O
the	O
Beast	O
and	O
Tangled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Power	B-Application
of	I-Application
Illusion	I-Application
uses	O
hand-drawn	O
sprites	O
and	O
scrolling	O
parallax	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
developer	O
Warren	O
Spector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
Facebook	O
page	O
,	O
fans	O
were	O
asked	O
to	O
vote	O
for	O
their	O
preferred	O
cover	O
art	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
features	O
Mickey	B-Application
Mouse	I-Application
surrounded	O
by	O
several	O
Disney	O
villains	O
like	O
Jafar	O
,	O
Ursula	O
,	O
Captain	O
Hook	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Queen	O
of	O
Hearts	O
;	O
the	O
other	O
only	O
features	O
Mickey	B-Application
Mouse	I-Application
while	O
the	O
villains	O
are	O
absent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
:	I-Application
Power	I-Application
of	I-Application
Illusion	I-Application
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Power	I-Application
of	I-Application
Two	I-Application
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
third-party	O
retail	O
titles	O
outside	O
Japan	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
downloadable	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
digitally	O
simultaneously	O
as	O
the	O
retail	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
:	I-Application
Power	I-Application
of	I-Application
Illusion	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
holding	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
of	O
63	O
based	O
on	O
40	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
6/10	O
,	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
building	O
blocks	O
of	O
the	O
ultimate	O
Mickey	B-Application
Mouse	I-Application
game	O
are	O
here	O
,	O
but	O
we	O
'll	O
have	O
to	O
wait	O
yet	O
another	O
day	O
to	O
see	O
that	O
vision	O
become	O
reality	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
gave	O
a	O
highly	O
critical	O
review	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Power	B-Application
of	I-Application
Illusion	I-Application
is	O
unlikely	O
to	O
entertain	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	O
Drive	O
game	O
beyond	O
the	O
initial	O
buzz	O
of	O
nostalgia	O
,	O
and	O
kids	O
of	O
today	O
wo	O
n't	O
fancy	O
trekking	O
all	O
the	O
way	O
back	O
through	O
the	O
Neverland	O
jungle	O
to	O
find	O
Wendy	O
's	O
needle	O
when	O
they	O
could	O
be	O
watching	O
the	O
Power	O
Rangers	O
kick	O
space	O
robots	O
to	O
death	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
gave	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
Power	B-Application
of	I-Application
Illusion	I-Application
is	O
"	O
Mickey	O
's	O
best	O
adventure	O
in	O
years	O
"	O
,	O
awarding	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8/10	O
.	O
</s>
