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Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two is currently in development for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii, producer Warren Spector has announced.

Speaking in an Associated Press interview, Spector revealed that, unlike the 2010 original, the game will be a musical with full voice acting for all characters.

"I'm such a geek about musicals," he said.

"I love the co-op and next-gen stuff, but for me, when a character breaks into song, which they do on a regular basis in this game, it's magic."

You can also expect drop-in, drop-out co-op, with one player controlling Mickey and his paintbrush, and the other playing as Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, who wields a remote control with which he can manipulate electricity.

"You can sit down at any time with a friend who is playing as Mickey, and you can take control of Oswald," explained Spector.

"If you're playing as a single player, Oswald will be there every second of the game. He's not just a multiplayer character. He's a helper, whether you're playing alone or with a friend or family member."

The other key focus for Spector and his team at developer Junction Point is the game's camera - much criticised in the original. He promised a much more user-friendly experience this time around.

"We've had a team working on the camera from literally the day we finished the first game. They'll be working on it until the day we ship the second game," he said.

"(There have been) over 1000 specific changes made to the camera. Our goal is that you will not have to touch the manual camera controls even once to play through the main story path of this game."

Spector didn't reveal much detail about the sequel's plot other than that it will see Mickey return to Wasteland. Similarly, no word on a release date or on the 3DS version rumoured earlier this week.

Its Wii-only predecessor picked up a middling 6/10 back in November 2010.

"For all its big ideas, Disney Epic Mickey never quite weaves its disparate strands into a convincing whole. Its conceptual ambition is let down by merely adequate mechanics, and Mickey himself remains a rather abstract figure at the centre of it all," read Eurogamer's Epic Mickey review.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-03-21-epic-mickey-2-the-power-of-two-revealed



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I was hoping for Vita. It would have made the thread much more interesting



TadpoleJackson said:
I was hoping for Vita. It would have made the thread much more interesting


I wouldn't be surprised to see vita and 3ds ports down the line. The touch screens will work great with this BUT I'm personally just not excited for this game (same as for the first game) The musical bit just made the chances of me ever being interested even lower



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Is it April Fools already? How can they announce it for Wii and not Wii U when they're already making PS360 versions of it?

Guess they'd rather release an inferior version on the Wii just because it'll probably sell the most of the 3.



On 2/24/13, MB1025 said:
You know I was always wondering why no one ever used the dollar sign for $ony, but then I realized they have no money so it would be pointless.

NightDragon83 said:
Is it April Fools already? How can they announce it for Wii and not Wii U when they're already making PS360 versions of it?

Guess they'd rather release an inferior version on the Wii just because it'll probably sell the most of the 3.


Maybe they will announce a wiiu version at E3 as part of the launch line up? But I think that's kinda silly since they announced a wii version



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M.U.G.E.N said:
TadpoleJackson said:
I was hoping for Vita. It would have made the thread much more interesting


I wouldn't be surprised to see vita and 3ds ports down the line. The touch screens will work great with this BUT I'm personally just not excited for this game (same as for the first game) The musical bit just made the chances of me ever being interested even lower


I meant in lieu of the Wii :P 



TadpoleJackson said:
M.U.G.E.N said:
TadpoleJackson said:
I was hoping for Vita. It would have made the thread much more interesting


I wouldn't be surprised to see vita and 3ds ports down the line. The touch screens will work great with this BUT I'm personally just not excited for this game (same as for the first game) The musical bit just made the chances of me ever being interested even lower


I meant in lieu of the Wii :P 

lol nah then the conversation would have just shifted to they are saving the announcment for a wiiu. I think announcing it for the wii and not the wiiu is more interesting :P



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Well then a bit unexpected.



           

M.U.G.E.N said:
NightDragon83 said:
Is it April Fools already? How can they announce it for Wii and not Wii U when they're already making PS360 versions of it?

Guess they'd rather release an inferior version on the Wii just because it'll probably sell the most of the 3.


Maybe they will announce a wiiu version at E3 as part of the launch line up? But I think that's kinda silly since they announced a wii version

Wii U version was heavily hinted at yesterday.

Epic Mickey: The Power of Two will surely be made available for the Wii, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. However, it seems that Junction Point Studios is also bringing the game to next-gen systems. When asked which platforms Epic Mickey 2 is being made for, GTTV’s Geoff Keighley said, “It’s on next gen too!”



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