Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two - Playstation 3

First off, my wife loves everything Disney. So when the first Epic Mickey came out we bought it right away. Although the camera was a pain at times, she played through the game twice. So when it was announced the next Epic Mickey would be in HD, she was very excited. I was very upset to hear that the Wii-U version would not support 1st person use of the Wiimote. Based on this we decided to go with the PS3 version. We downloaded the demo from PlayStation Home, which she has played through twice. Now that we have the real game, she has not stopped playing it since it arrived. For gameplay, I was surprised how quickly she was able to adapt to the dual analog sticks without much complaint. Its certainly not as easy as it was for the wii, but its still very enjoyable once you adjust. If the person you are buying for is patient, it shouldn't be a big deal...but if they are not, then I wouild recommend the wii version. She loves the quests, has been enjoying kicking/throwing Oswald off anything and everything, and has really enjoyed the level of difficulty...although she has died a few times while realizing you can die by jumping off of things/etc. I can only recommend this game for anyone that enjoys Disney & Mickey. I would stick with the Wii for easy play, but the graphics are truly enjoyable on the PS3/XBOX360/Wii-U. And at least if you have PS Move, you can play it like the Wii in HD. I am just hoping they re-release the original in HD! ****UPDATE FOR 12/16/2012**** I just wanted to add a few an addition comments now that my wife has played through the game 2 times. The thrill of hearing and relying on Oswald has quickly warn off for her, especially during some of the boss battles. I won't remove a star for this but she certainly did get very frustrated. The second comment is that this game seems to be much shorter then the original. The added quests are nice, the collectibles are nice, but be sure to take your time getting them. This is certainly no 100+ hour Dragon Age, but its still not as long as it really should have been. Overall I still give this game 5 stars! I just hope that they redo the original in HD for the PS3 but I am not holding my breath.

I purchased this game to play with my nephew. Its actually quite fun and a bit challenging. Especially the flying and carrying the other parts but really nice. My nephew loves it. I like that you take pictures and such as well as the usual running around in most kids games. The controls are a bit sticky at times but overall we've had no real problems.

Bought this game for my son as a christmas gift and he is hooked on it! I got him doing better in school and doing homework just so he can play it . The gift wrap option was the best part for me and it really looked good. Thanks Amazon for another gift well served!

I bought this for my kids because they loved the first one, but they had the first one on the Wii. I love this one more because the graphics are amazing and its seems to flow better on the PS3. The color and story is wonderful and I have more fun then the kids! I would highly recommend! Wonderful fun.

When Epic Mickey was released on the Wii, I cried a little… A game about classic Disney literature, games and movies all tied with a neat little bow, aka beautiful graphics and a timeless appeal of faithful recreations(does that level look like the original NES game?!??) and hidden aspects for those of us that truly love Disney (including hidden Mickeys) and know all the little references that no one else does… but I didn’t own a Wii. I almost went and bought one to try it. I’m a Disney nerd and that looked like heaven to me. But I waited… it wasn’t worth paying that much to try one game. Now, the sequel is finally released and I was SO excited that I was finally going to get my time with Mickey since it was released on a stronger/better console (sorry Wii fans, just the facts). And for the most part it’s what I wanted, but in other ways I’m sorely disappointed. Let’s separate it into two different categories… what works and what doesn’t. Here’s why I love parts of it, and why it deserves AT LEAST 3 stars: 1) Disney Nerdvana- There are references to classic materials EVERYWHERE. I own most of the old films (I’m talking the classic shorts, etc) and there are references literally everywhere. Every time I turn a corner I revel in yet another reference that I know few else are seeing the same way. Classic movies, games, stories, materials (including lunchboxes and old school Mickey Mouse Club records on turn tables) pamper the areas with nostalgia. I’m only in my thirties, but I love all of it and I’ve done my research as a Disney nerd… the creators made this with pure love and I’m loving how much attention to detail they put in this thing. Not only that, it looks VERY nice. The worlds are recreations of Disneyland, rides, etc. This thing takes on Disney with a passion and leaves nothing out. 2) Classic costumes and collectibles- Dressing as Steamboat Willie and running around 2D sepia-toned platform levels feels so old school that I love it. Finding pins to trade and collect… let’s see, when am I going back to Disneyland again?? 3) Using paint and thinner is a lot of fun and I love watching things change with me painting or thinning them out. It’s almost mesmerizing to watch. Fun effects, though simplistic they may be. Here’s why I can’t possibly give it MORE THAN 3 stars: 1) Camera controls- there are times I move towards a wall and the camera flips dramatically on me. Suddenly I’m running off a cliff because the camera won’t turn the way I want it to. Very annoying. 2) The Power of Two?- this game was meant to be played with 2 people multiple times… and that’s its downfall. I’m in my thirties and can get around just fine, but my kid can’t. We play games together and she loves that, usually, but this game… she gives up out of frustration. The challenges are often too simple for me to solve, but too complex for my 5 year old and too flawed for her to get the character to the area she wants it to go. So she gave up and won’t play with me anymore. Now I’m playing alone but can’t get everything I want since I can only do this by myself now. Many hidden challenges and puzzles (the whole reason I wanted this game) can only be solved with two actual players. Sure, Oswald can help as an AI, but there is the next issue… 3) Oswald’s A.I. (Annoying Intelligence)- Oswald runs in my way all the time. He jumps on my head, pushes me off cliffs and platforms, knocks puzzles around when I need them in key areas, and never quite does what I need him to do. He is supposed to help, but I find myself often smacking him out of the way to avoid him causing me more issues. And then he yells at me for it. It gets old, fast… 4) Who is this game for anyway??: This is too nicely designed for a child to appreciate to its fullest. They won’t understand the intricate details of the backgrounds and hidden references. They’ll also get frustrated when Mickey can’t jump high enough or Oswald doesn’t do what he is supposed to. However, the developers didn’t take enough time to fine tune it for an experienced gamer either, thereby causing me to get frustrated when I know what I should be doing, but can’t accomplish it without multiple efforts due to bad programming or design… so I’m not sure who their core audience was in this game… kids or adults… In my opinion, it doesn’t meet either of our needs/wants. The fact that playing with two experienced (most likely teenage to adult) gamers needs to happen will be unlikely in a game with this many flaws for as long as needed. 5) The power of consequence- I love games with consequences. I believe that if I make a decision that is bad, that should affect me throughout the game. The developers believe this too, but they didn’t think it out very well. For instance… the second town you go to, you are supposed to find a way to get to the next area. If you really don’t explore a lot, you’ll find the path really easily. BUT, this game is about removing and painting items in to change your surroundings and find clues and secrets… so right at the beginning of the town I find a secret alleyway through a building (SCORE! I love secrets!) so I take the passageway only to find out that this is an alternate way to my next objective… and that’s a BAD thing I guess because by finding the secret pathway, I’ve made the town get hurt by thinning out certain walls. I didn’t know I was doing a negative consequence until it was too late and someone yells at me. Now, hours later I return to the town and they charge me extra for items since I was a jerk before… though an unintentional one. For a game that encourages secrets and exploration, I shouldn’t feel discouraged for finding and taking one. There was little for me to know that I was going to my next objective but in the wrong way… I’ve had several situations like this as well… For instance I wasn’t supposed to hurt monsters in one area, so Oswald took it upon himself to attack them for me, thereby making a character mad at me. This is a major flaw in the game system and one that discourages me the most from continuing onward. I can’t play things out the way I want to and feel scared of finding secrets now. I always try to play through a game the first time as a nice character if given the option… so far, with really trying to be good, I am about 50/50 on doing things the nice way… 6) A sequel- This IS a sequel. They expect you to know that, and I did… but they played it out like I knew ALL the events that occurred in the first game. Dear game developers: Thanks for releasing this on new consoles… perhaps you should have considered that for some of us, this is our first time around with Mickey since the first one was only released on the Wii?? I still feel lost on certain key plot points… It’s not enough to really ruin it for me, but the events of this game rely heavily upon your knowledge of the first game. You don’t have to know it all, but you won’t get as much out of it as you want… like me. That being said, is it fun? Yes actually, and if you’re a hardcore nerd like myself it may be worth looking into anyway and dealing with the frustrations, but I wouldn’t pay more than minimum price for this game, whatever you consider that price range to be. Just take what I said into consideration… if you can’t get past the annoyances listed above, you should probably stay away from it. If you are okay and still want to give it a try with a little patience… I still gave it 3 stars. That should say something on its own. But next time, if there is one, I hope they put as much attention into the programming as they did with the designs and nostalgia. So close to greatness… And yet still so far.

I bought this for my kids because they loved the first one, but they had the first one on the Wii. I love this one more because the graphics are amazing and its seems to flow better on the PS3. The color and story is wonderful and I have more fun then the kids! I would highly recommend! Wonderful fun. Comment |

I purchased this game for my daughter. Although I don't know much about the logistics of the game itself she is absolutely thrilled! The story line is easy to follow and as a 14yo, she was able to pick up on how to navigate the game very easy.

I absolutely love this tittle for the PS3! Its amazingly fun as a solo player, but... The real fun is to play this game with someone else in the same room on the same screen, one is playing as Mickey with the brush and the other one is playing as Ozwald helping Mickey with tons of different little gadgets! Love it!

前作wii版プレイ済です。 一通りクリアしました。簡単な感想は、「正統派進化」といった感じでしょうか。 とにかく、前作とは異なり、PS3では、アナログスティックのLが移動、Rが照準と、前作のwiiよりかは疲れないでプレイすることができました。 ・2人プレイ 今作では、やはり「2人プレイ」が大きな変更点だと思います。ミッキーとオズワルドの2人で冒険していきます。 ミッキーは、前作同様ペイント&イレーサー、オズワルドは、電撃を駆使して進みます。 2人になった分、謎の解き方も、闘いの戦術も2倍になり、より冒険を楽しめるようになっています。 また、どちらかの体力がなくなってしまっても、一定時間内に味方にあるアクションを起こすと、体力が少し回復し、復活するという要素は良かったです。 ただ、一人でプレイしていると、どうもCP側のオズワルドが非協力的に感じるのは、海外レビューで言われている通りでした。 かといって、2人プレイだと、2人のプレイヤーにある程度の技術がないと、結構難しいです…。 ・ディズニーキャラ 前作をプレイした人で、一番気に掛かるのは、どのくらいのディズニーキャラが出てくるのか、ということだと思います。 前作は、ディズニーキャラといっても、数少なく、出てもマイナーなキャラでした。 今作では、前作と比べ、比較的多く出てきます。といっても、アトラクションの一部として、前作の比ではない程出てきます。 前作では、ディズニーランドをモチーフとしたアトラクションがほとんどでしたが、今作では、「白雪姫」、「ピノキオ」、「不思議の国のアリス」などが登場します。ギミックなどにも、それぞれの物語で現れるほんとにマイナーなキャラクターもいるので、ディズニー好きには楽しめるようになっています。 ただ、相変わらず、まだまだものたりないな、という印象は受けますので、過度の期待はNGかもしれません。 ・追加要素 なんと、ミッキーとオズワルドのコスチュームが変更できます! 種類もまずまずで、なんといっても、ミッキーの場合、服だけではなく、服に合わせてその時代のミッキーの顔になるのは、ファンにはたまらない要素だと思います。 あとは、カメラ機能が加わり、写真を撮れる様になりました。隠れミッキー、隠れオズワルドを探します。 ・総合 前作と話はつながっており、登場キャラ、登場アトラクション、敵キャラ、アクション、ギミックなどにあまり変わりはありません。なので、どこか見たことのあるステージだな、という印象があり、これがプラスかマイナスかは人それぞれだとは思います。 前作で排除されている点はほとんどなく、また新しい要素!というのは実際はあまりないですが、前作同様、素晴らしい作り込みです。やり込み要素もまだまだたくさんあり、前作ではクリア後は、おつかいイベントがほとんどでしたが、今作では、クリア後もまだまだ隠されたアトラクションやギミックが隠れています。 前作をクリアした人なら、必ず楽しめる作品です。

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ＥＰＩＣ ＭＩＣＫＥＹよりはるかに世界も広く、ちょっと難しくなっていて楽しい。 ただ、リアルタイムで記録されてしまうため、失敗したら初めからのやり直しなのが痛い。 ＳＯＮＹ製品は海外版も問題なく使える点も◎。 わざわざ北米のＷｉｉを購入しなくてはならない任●堂さんとは違ってグローバル。 ただ、やはり字幕が英語なので(理解できるまで画面に残っててくれない)ちょっとつらいかも。 予習(笑)必須って感じです。

私は、英語が得意ではないので、最初はかなり躊躇しましたが、小学生の娘と一緒に、前回のWii版を何度もクリアし(親子でハマりました。笑)、どうしても2もやってみたくなり、価格もお手頃だったので、お試し感覚で購入してみました。(笑) やり始めてみてやはり、英語が苦手な私には、ガイドブックが必需品だと思い購入し、日本の攻略サイトと併合して進めました。残念ながら、内容を全て理解する事は難しかったですが、前回以上に、謎解きや仕掛けが豊富でしたし、何と言っても、オズワルドと協力しながらクリアする事が何よりも楽しかったです!親子で又もやハマってしまいました…(笑)今後、国内版が発売されるかは、未だ未定との事ですが、前回楽しめた方は、こちらも必ず楽しめると思います♪♪ オススメです!!