Okay, Disney went to GREAT lengths to hypen this game up.

I mean...after buying out Pixar and using some of the BEST CG animation I had ever seen, I was expecting something awesome.

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Well...disappointedly enough, the story is good, but the gameplay is really weak.

I've played almost half way though and I was only impressed about 40% of the time.

There are no real voice actors, instead all the conversation is replaced by grunts and muffled sound the characters express occasionally. I can see where that would be both a budget saver and a means of easily translating the story into other languages without hiring additional voices.

The camera is HORRIBLE. if left alone, you'll easily lose control of where your going. You constantly need to re-adjust and try.

Aim isn't so great, and I check my Wii, it's working fine.

The actual game isn't really that engaging. The story only expresses itself in drips and drabs.

But...expressing that thought, when it does tell the story, what you understand slowly becomes more and more interesting.

But again, not enough to really be engaging to the gamer.

This game would be better suited as a Movie in my opinion.

All the nostalgia and shock of the Mickey Mouse franchise being perverse through Emo eyes can easily be summed up in a 2 hour movie.

I find it really unnecessary to sit through 15 hours of gameplay only to see 3 possible endings.

If I had a theory....the game is merely a means to reach out and excite Disney fans about the franchise all over again.

I mean...in one stage the place was literally filled with discarded Mickey Mouse merchandise, including old SNES game such as "Mickey's Magical Quest". A game I did enjoy when I was 10, only to see it half dissolved in acid.

That's kinda a slap to the face in my opinion. Cause that game was FAR better than Epic Mickey.

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You want my opinion. Don't listen to Disney hype unless it comes from Pixar.

This game is only so-so.

RENT IT. Then return it the same day because I know hard-core gamers will be turned off by this.

The Wii is strictly for your Mario Galaxy & Super Smash.

Epic Mickey is just notches away from being an Epic Fail.

Disney doesn't care, cause this game is gonna make BANK for them.

I mean...I love my games where I analyze them for perfection!

Disney could've done ALLOT more and ALLOT better.

Sure, they really did a good job with the background art. But there are places where they are just being plain lazy.

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Now if you want a REALLY good game to play this year...

Get Donkey Kong Country Returns!

You'll treasure it like you treasure a loved one.

I'd say it's dificulty rivals Super Meat Boy.

Look how much fun these guys are having!

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