Epic Mickey

*Epic Mickey* ngumdlalo wevidiyo ohamba ngezitebhisi okuyinto enye yezinto ezihlukile futhi ezinhle kakhulu emlandweni weDisney Interactive Studios. Yakhishwa okokuqala ngoNovemba 2010 ku-Nintendo Wii, yathuthukiswa yiJunction Point Studios ngaphansi kokuqondisa komakadebona bemboni uWarren Spector, owaziwa kakhulu nge *Deus Ex* yakudala ye-cyberpunk. Lo mdlalo ugqama ngokuhunyushwa kwawo okumnyama, okuklanywe kancane komhlaba we-Disney, uhlelo lwawo lwezinto "zokudlala ezibalulekile," kanye nomzamo wawo wokwethula u-Oswald the Lucky Rabbit—inkanyezi yokuqala enkulu kaWalt Disney—kubabukeli besimanje. ### Indaba Nesakhiwo Indaba ye-*Epic Mickey* iqala ngesingeniso sombukiso. U-Mickey Mouse, ngokulangazelela, ungena emsebenzini womlingo u-Yen Sid (kusuka ku-*Fantasia*) ngekhala elingumlingo. Lapho, uthola imodeli yomhlaba u-Yen Sid awudalile "yezinhlamvu nemiqondo ye-Disney ezikhohlwe." Ecabanga ukuthi angadlala nje ngezinsimbi zomlingo, uMickey uthatha ibhulashi lomlingo futhi ngokungezansi uchitha upende nethinwe womodeli, adale isilwane esidukile esaziwa njenge-Shadow Blot. Ngokwesaba, uMickey uzama ukususa isilwane nge-thinwe kodwa wenza konke ukulimaza umhlaba ngaphambi kokubalekela emhlabeni wakhe. Ngeminyaka engamashumi ambalwa kamuva, i-Shadow Blot ithumba uMickey, imdonsela emhlabeni awucekelayo, manje owaziwa ngokuthi "i-Wasteland." Lo mkhathi ohlukile uyisibuko esimnyama, esihlanekezelwe seDisneyland, esigcwele izinhlamvu ezithathe umhlalaphansi njengoClarabelle Cow, Horace Horsecollar, kanye nezinhlamvu ze-animatronic zikaDonald Duck noGoofy. Umhlaba ubusezandleni zika-Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, umfowabo kaMickey ongumfowabo onomona ngodumo lukaMickey nokugudluza impilo u-Oswald akholelwa ukuthi bekufanele ibe yiyo. Indaba ilandela uhambo lukaMickey lokunqoba i-Shadow Blot, ukusindisa i-Wasteland, nokubuyisana no-Oswald. Indaba isekelwe ngokomzwelo othandweni phakathi kwabafowethu; uMickey kufanele afakaze ukuthi akuyena nje isithonjana senkampani, kodwa iqhawe elizimisele ukulungisa amaphutha alo, kanti u-Oswald kufanele afunde ukuyekela ukucasuka kwakhe. ### Indawo Nezindawo Enye yezinto eziqinile zomdlalo yindawo yawo. I-Wasteland iyipaki lokuzijabulisa elilimazayo, enezindawo ezihlukumezayo ezihlukumezayo zezindawo ezidumile zaseDisneyland: * **Mean Street:** Inguqulo emnyama yeMain Street, U.S.A., esebenza njengendawo eyinhloko yomdlalo. * **OsTown:** Inguqulo kaMickey's Toontown, enombane ophuma kuyo (ngokokuqala upende). * **Mickeyjunk Mountain:** Inqwaba ephakeme yezinto ezilahliwe zikaMickey Mouse (amajelisi, amabhokisi esidlo sasemini, izifanekiso) ezisekelwe kuMatterhorn, emele "imfucumfucu" eyathatha indawo ka-Oswald emehlweni omphakathi. * **Dark Beauty Castle:** Inguqulo yodumo yesigodlo se-Sleeping Beauty Castle, lapho umdlalo uqala futhi uphele khona. * **Lonesome Manor:** Inguqulo emnandi, eyonakele ye-Haunted Mansion. * **Tomorrow City:** Indawo eyakhelwe esikhathini esizayo esisekelwe ku-Tomorrowland, egcwele ubuchwepheshe obuyonakele. Ukuhamba phakathi kwezindawo ezi-3D eziyinhloko, uMickey ugxuma ezikrinini zezithombe ezimbaza ezimbazayo ezimthuthela emibukisweni ye-2D eyehlisa izitebhisi. Le mibukiso isuselwe ngqo kumafilimu amafushane adumile, njenge-*Steamboat Willie*, i-*Clock Cleaners*, ne-*Mickey and the Beanstalk*, okudala isikhala phakathi kwenguqulo yesimanje kaMickey ye-3D nezimpande zakhe ze-2D. ### Izindlela Zokudlala Umdlalo oyinhloko uhlanganisa i-**Magic Brush**, enikeza uMickey amandla okusebenzisa i-Paint ne-Thinner. * **Paint (Blue):** Isetshenziselwa ukudala izinto, ukugcwalisa izingxenye ezingekho zendawo ukuxazulula izimfobho, nokwenza abangani nezitha ("Blotlings") ngokuziguqula zibe ngaseceleni komdlali. * **Thinner (Green):** Isetshenziselwa ukususa izinto ukuze kudalulwe izimfihlo noma kuhlanzwe izindlela, nokubhubhisa izitha. Lokhu kuhlukana kuyagxilisa ohlelweni lwe-**"Playstyle Matters"**. Noma umdlalo ungabi nendaba ehlukahlukene ngendlela ejwayelekile, ukuncika komdlali ku-Paint (indaba yeqhawe) noma ku-Thinner (indaba yesikrapi) kushintsha umhlaba nemininingwane yokuphela. * **Indaba Ye-Hero:** Uma uMickey esebenzisa i-Paint futhi esiza abantu abangewona abasolwa, i-Wasteland iba nomkhathi ogcwele ukukhanya, umculo uba ngowokudumisa, futhi "ama-Guardians" (imiphefumulo esiza uMickey) ivele njenge-“Tints” eluhlaza. U-Oswald uba nesimo esihle kuMickey ngokushesha, futhi ukuphela komdlalo kubonisa i-Wasteland eyenziwe yaba yinhle ngokuphelele ngezinhlamvu ezidumile. * **Indaba Ye-Scrapper:** Uma uMickey esebenzisa i-Thinner futhi eyeka imisebenzi eyengeziwe, umhlaba uhlala umnyama, ukubukeka kukaMickey kuba ngakhohlile ngopende ophuma kuye, futhi ama-Guardians avele njenge-“Turps” ebomvu/eluhlaza. Ukuphela komdlalo kunzima kakhulu; noma ngabe i-Blot isalungiswa, i-Wasteland ayilulami ngokuphelele, futhi ukuthembela kuka-Oswald kuMickey kunqatshelwe. ### Umlando Wokuthuthukiswa Ukuthuthukiswa kwe-*Epic Mickey* kwagqugquzelwa kakhulu ngenxa yokubandakanyeka kukaWarren Spector. USpector wayefuna ukuvuka ebukhweni "obuvikelekile," obumphakathi bukaMickey Mouse futhi ababuyisele ezimpandeni zakhe zango-1930 njengohlamvu oluhlakaniphile, olunesibindi. Ekuqaleni kokuthuthukiswa, izithombe zomsebenzi zadalulwa zikhombisa i-Wasteland eyathonywe "yi-steampunk" nokwesaba eyayimnyama kakhulu kunomkhiqizo wokugcina. Noma i-Disney ivumele khona ubuciko obuningi, isimo sagcine sanqunywa ukuqinisekisa ukuthi umdlalo uhlala ufumaneka emakhaya futhi uhambisana nomkhiqizo, nakuba ugcine inomkhathi "we-Tim Burton-esque". Ingxenye ebalulekile yokuthuthukiswa kwaba ukuxoxisana ukuze kutholwe amalungelo okubuyisela u-Oswald the Lucky Rabbit kusuka ku-NBCUniversal, ngokuhweba nomdlali wezemidlalo u-Al Michaels ukuze athole uhlamvu lobuyela ekhaya kwa-Disney. ### Ukwamukelwa kanye Nesiko Ngemuva kokukhishwa kwayo ngo-2010, i-*Epic Mickey* yathola izibuyekezo ezihlukahlukene. Abagxeki banxuse indaba, ubuhlobo bobuhle, nokuphathwa kahle komlando we-Disney. Kodwa-ke, umdlalo wagxekwa kakhulu ngezinkinga zobuchwepheshe, ikakhulukazi uhlelo lwekhamera oluphazamisa kakhulu olwalwenza kube nzima ukudlala izitebhisi, kanye nezilawuli zokunyakaza ezazingalungile ngezinye izikhathi. Ngaphandle kwezinkinga lezi, kwaba yimpumelelo yezentengiselwano, ithengise amakhophi angaphezu kwezigidi ezintathu. Lo mdlalo wathola i-sequel, i-*Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two* (2012), eyengeze ubuciko bezwi (umdlalo wokuqala wawusebenzisa imisindo nemithwethwe) kanye nendlela yokudlala ngokubambisana eyayivumela umdlali wesibili ukuba alawule u-Oswald. Kodwa-ke, i-sequel yaba nezinkinga ze-AI futhi ayizange ihlangane nezimali ezilindelekile, yafa yikufakwa kweJunction Point Studios ngo-2013. I-spin-off ye-Nintendo 3DS, i-*Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion*, nayo yakhishwa, yayihlonipha isihloko seSega Genesis i-*Castle of Illusion*. Ngo-2024, umdlalo waphethwe futhi ngomunye umsebenzi, i-**Epic Mickey: Rebrushed**, ukuthuthukiswa okuyiqiniso okwenziwe yiPurple Lamp futhi kwathuthukiswa yiTHQ Nordic. Lolu hlobo lwenze umdlalo waba wesimanje ngezithombe ezisezingeni eliphezulu, ikhamera ethuthukiswe kakhulu, nezinga elisha lokuhamba njengokugijima nokusheshisa. I-*Rebrushed* yafikelwa kahle ngokulungisa izinkinga zobuchwepheshe zokuqala ngenkathi igcina umkhathi oyingqayizivele owawenza lo mdlalo waba yisiko lokugcina.