Mickey's primary ability with interacting with the world is a
paintbrush that allows him to paint things in or erase parts of the
world. How he uses these abilities and how he interacts with characters
determines the path of the journey and what kind of hero you become, be
it someone that's always helpful, constantly causing mischief or
somewhere in between, initially illustrated with a
Hero/Wastelander/Scrapper model system until some negative test response
to Scrapper caused an emphasis on characters called "Guardians" that
will allow you to use Paint or Thinner more effectively.
The World is divided into three types of maps: Quest Zones, Transition
Zones and Action Zones. Quest Zones act as hubs of activity where you
meet characters, go on quests and disembark into the main Action Zones
where you fight enemies and go on larger missions. The Transition Zones
are 2D Side-scrolling levels based on animated shorts that serve as a
means of getting around the Wasteland, sometimes giving an idea of where
you'll turn up.
Quest Zones
- Ventureland (Based on Adventureland and featuring Pirates of the Caribbean, The Enchanted Tiki Room and Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse elements)
- Mean Street (Based on Main Street, U.S.A.)
- OsTown (Based on Mickey's Toontown)
- Bog Easy (Based on New Orleans Square)
Action Zones
- Gremlin Village (Based on "it's a small world" and featuring the Mad Tea Party and Dumbo the Flying Elephant)
- Pirates of the Wasteland (Based on Pirates of the Caribbean and Peter Pan)
- Lonesome Manor (Based on multiple incarnations of The Haunted Mansion)
- Dark Beauty Castle (Opening and Closing level. Based on Sleeping Beauty Castle.)
- Mickeyjunk Mountain (Based on Matterhorn Bobsleds and Mickey merchandise)
- Tomorrow City (Based on Tomorrowland)
Cartoons Featured as Transition Levels
- Oh What A Knight
- Steamboat Willie
- Shanghaied
- Jungle Rhythm
- Clock Cleaners
- Plutopia
- Alpine Climbers
- Lonesome Ghosts
- Great Guns
- The Mad Doctor
- Mickey and the Beanstalk
- The Castaway
- Haunted House
- Mickey's Mechanical Man
- The Whalers
- Sleeping Beauty
- Thru the Mirror
- Fantasia (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
- Trolley Troubles
- Ye Olden Days
- Mickey's Steamroller
