In November 2010 Disney and Junction Point Studios released ‘Epic Mickey’ for the Wii. The game was yet another elaboration of the Mickey Mouse franchise but, surprisingly, the game was well received by the public and critics alike. Overall it earned a 73/100 on Metacritic and IGN gave the platformer a score of 8/10.

In a newsletter published by Disney, a sequel to the game has been announced for not only the Nintendo Wii but also the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. A new addition to the game is the multiplayer, split-screen mode in which you can play with a friend to solve puzzles with Mickey and Oswold the Lucky Rabbit.

The newsletter read:

“Disney Epic Mickey 2 is the latest game in the critically acclaimed Disney Epic Mickey videogame series. In this all-new action-platforming game available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii, Mickey embarks on an epic journey and is pulled back into a world filled with Disney’s forgotten characters. Players can choose to play single-player as Mickey or for the first time players can also choose two-player split screen mode. In the two-player mode one person can play as Mickey wielding magic paint and paint thinner to dynamically change the world and the second player can play as Oswald the Lucky Rabbit – Walt Disney’s first cartoon star – with the power to fly like a helicopter and use electricity to fight or friend enemies and solve challenges. Team-up and choose your path to save this forgotten world because the choices you make will alter the story and change the end of the game!”

Epic Mickey 2 can be expected Christmas 2012.

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