Renowned game designer Warren Spector announced a new part of Epic Mickey. Announcement sounded in an interview with Associated Press .
New feature called Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, and will go on sale in autumn 2012 on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii. 3DS console version is not currently confirmed. Development of the game will take the original authors, studio Junction Point Studios. According to project leader Warren Spector, the game will be musical. "I'm a big fan of musicals, - he said. - I love co-op play and high-tech stuff, but for me, when the character starts musical number, and does it constantly - this is magic."
In creating the game will be attended by composers James Michael Dooley ("Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," "The Simpsons Movie", "Call") and Mike Himelshtayn ("Shrek", Mickey Mouse Clubhouse). Also, unlike in the first part of the game all dialogues will fully voiced.
In Epic Mickey 2 will be the mode of cooperative transmission with support for entering the game "on the fly" (drop-in, drop-out). The first player will manage Mickey Mouse with a magic brush, and the second - Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, which can control electricity.According to Spector, the presence of both characters, even in single-player mode will be permanent, and the second player can take control of Oswald themselves at any time.
Spector also promised the players a new game camera, which was strongly criticized in the first part. In total, her job was made more than 1000 changes.
Epic Mickey - arcade adventure from the author of a series of Thief and Deus Ex,Warren Spector and his own studio Junction Point Studios. The game went on sale in late November 2010 exclusively for Wii and was restrained received by critics. Game noted for the original visual style and unusual episodes, referring to the various cartoon studios Disney, but has been criticized for not sufficiently elaborated mechanics, and control the camera. Mickey was required to travel the world and the Wasteland "revive" it paints using a magic paintbrush.
