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Epic Mickey: Rebrushed - a flawed, fascinating curio transformed

As a Disney nerd with a love of horror, I don't think I've ever been more excited for a video game than I was after con…

Yet even in its considerably more approachable form, it was a fascinating curio: a far wilder, weirder, and more ambitious effort than any licensed video game ever realistically needed to be, and an obvious labour of love for designer Warren Spector and his team at Junction Point Studios. Watch on YouTube Over in Tomorrow City, for instance, Junction Point conjures the spirit of Disneyland's long-defunct Skyway and People Mover rides to craft a spaghetti-like retro-futuristic playground before firing players up to the top of Space Mountain for a boss fight riffing on Tron. When faced with a choice between disabling a location's deadly electrical current or halting its procession of aggravating tram cars, for instance, the decision feels weightier knowing either might close off a specific path and prevent you from reaching a handful of collectibles on this particular playthrough.

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