For the first time Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is a playable character and he even has his own voice. The fun is to play co-op, a big innovation in comparison to the previous Mickey game. Mickey and Oswald are a perfect team.
Just like its predecessor Epic Mickey 2 combines platforming and puzzles in a world divided into hubs between which you can travel by jumping into movie screens. With the brush you can repair or destroy structures, which sounds kind of goofy, but offers a ton of choices.[December 2012, p.62]
Definitely my favorite game, the mix between platforming and RPG elements is perfection, a very unique game with amazing story and that is rare in platform game, I have played it in 2014 and I was like, wow wonderful design, I mean look at it, does it feel like an 2012 game or even 2014? Nah the graphics are too good. Such an underrated masterpiece!
Mickey is back to save The Wasteland and this time he's accompanied with Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. The game is filled with nostalgia, Disney magic, great voice acting and song, but is also colored by it's slow pace, tricky camera and level confusion. Still, The Power of 2 is a solid platformer, even with its frustrations.
Epic Mickey 2 smacks of the brilliant game designer many of us admire as Spector attempts to redefine what has defined his great games for years within the confines of a world that can't really allow it. The end result is it's a compromise that, by default, isn't able to wholeheartedly please anyone. [Christmas 2012, p.72]
Attractive visuals only carry the game so far. Just when I finished one infuriating, monotonous boss fight I'd get thrown into another directionless, obtuse puzzle room.
Functionally broken AI and awful navigation tools makes Epic Mickey 2 a poor experience all around, and worth avoiding for all but the most die-hard of Disney fans, and even they might feel betrayed.
Even more lush and enjoyable than the **** only can you play as Mickey but this time you can control Oswald too! Again its a (varying) trip down memory lane, albeit with new gameplay mechanics and story line. If you have the PlayStation move then its just as fun as the Wii version, although gamepad lovers will have as much fun too (and will also wonder why Epic Mickey did not get a PS3/Xbox/PC release too!!!) Its such a crying shame that Epic Mickey 3 (or Epic Donald, for that matter) were in the pipeline, but never saw the light of day, otherwise it would have been a delicious trilogy, and new Donald Duck adventures for Disney fans.
Epic Mickey 2 is a very average game. To begin with the story I found it to be so bland and wasn't invested throughout my playthrough. Maybe because you may need knowledge from the first game to get the lore and therefore alienated me from the plot and therefore the game itself. The paintbrush concept seems unique, however, it is not fully used for creative gameplay.
I do like the idea of a buddy system, this would be more engaging playing in 2 player. But me playing alone on a weeknight I found the AI was serviceable but slow to perform the task without a way to direct them.
While playing I did find the music to be such a let down. Coming from Disney my expectations was far from met.
The biggest offence is the gameplay and level design. Both of these (along with the story) was what drags the game down. Perfectly playable but not engaging. Perhaps this game is designed for just young kids, but other games (like Kirby) have so much more to offer.
There is a lot of creative concepts but unfortunately seem to be executed quite poorly to make a memorable experience. The game takes about 9 hours to finish but feels longer as feeling like a grind at times.
How they could possibly make a sequel worse than the original is beyond me. The voices are bad, the musical part is bad, the co-op is horrible and the levels... Well, let's just say they aren't much better. Truly a shame, considering the franchise had so much potential.
This game made me nauseous, the camera is terrible and it's a huge letdown after the first one looked so great but somehow they made the game worse. The game felt bland and the additions to this one such as singing and voice acting added nothing to the game. Not worth your time.
SummaryDisney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two has gamers playing as Mickey Mouse and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Walt Disney's first cartoon star, in an all-new adventure of creativity, wonder and discovery.