10 Essential Disney Video Games For Hardcore Fans
6. Epic Mickey
Back in 2010, gamers didn't know what to expect out of Epic Mickey for the Wii, and that's primarily due to the fact that Mickey doesn't pop up in a lot of Triple-A games. Despite his relative rarity on the marketplace, Disney put a ton of money behind the game's development, so players were eager to try it.
What they ended up playing was easily one of the best games on the Wii, as well as one of the best Mickey Mouse games ever made. In terms of mechanics, there's not a lot that's new to Epic Mickey, but when it comes to the story, it's... well, it's epic.
The story revolves around Disney's favorite mouse, who accidentally damages a world filled with forgotten characters and concepts. To repair the damage, Mickey must take a paintbrush to fix the world while battling against various bad guys intent on stopping him.
Epic Mickey was intended to rebrand the House of Mouse's iconic character by stripping him of his more cheerful aspects and throwing him into an adventure. The gamble worked, and Epic Mickey went on to spawn two sequels, making it a new and successful franchise that is likely to continue for the foreseeable future.