Dreamrift’s Epic Mickey 3DS isn’t a trick; it’s a (Castle of) Illusion follow-up!
There was enough reason for excitement when we learned that Dreamrift, makers of 2D gems like Monster Tale and Henry Hatsworth, is working on the 3DS version of Disney’s upcoming Epic Mickey games.
Hype levels are now pushing up even further after Nintendo Power revealed that Epic Mickey 2: Power of Illusion is a follow-up of Sega’s Illusion series on the Genesis, with hand-drawn sprites, scrolling parallax backgrounds, and other throwback elements.
The game will feature stages based on Disney properties, such as Sleeping Beaty, Peter Pan, and Tangled. Expect cameos from characters like Scrooge McDuck, too.
Nadia Oxford from About.com posted details on how the sidescroller will make heavy use of the stylus:
“By tapping the item icons exist in every level, you’ll be able to ‘paint’ (trace) those items into existence, including cliffs, cannons, and floating platforms. The more precisely you trace, the better for Mickey. A flawlessly-painted canon will only damage Mickey’s enemies, for instance, but if you mess up the painting, the canon will be a danger to everyone in the area.
Sometimes you’ll need to erase objects, which is done by spreading thinner.”
Here’s a video of Castle of Illusion if you never played it, and one for its Genesis sequel World of Illusion.
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