Review: Where’s My Mickey?

Despite sounding like a strange date rape game, Where’s My Mickey? is great fun. The Mickey in question is of course the mouse of Disney fame, replacing the main character in Where’s My Water to provide some physics-based puzzle fun.

Timed with a new Mickey cartoon, this Disney-themed puzzle game is full of charm and humour. Each level basically requires you to funnel water from point A to point B, with obstacles like sand (and eventually, water-destroying lava) littering each level. There’s something for children in it, obviously, but parents too, almost surprisingly. That’s mostly because the game’s puzzles start off fairly easy, but ramp up to nigh impossible near the end. Parents will definitely have to step in at times to help out flummoxed offspring. I’m only talking about the Mickey-centric puzzles, there; a whole new set of levels also star Mickey’s long-time pal, Goofy.

For $.99 on mobile devices, or $1.99 for the XL tablet version, you get quite a bit of gameplay in Where’s My Mickey?. In addition to simply solving each level’s puzzle, you’re also tasked with obtaining three stars per level; you’ll need to direct the water in each puzzle through each of the three stars to claim them as your own. While children may not care about that particular feature, parents will certainly find pleasure in perfecting each level. Hidden items are also present on a number of stages, meaning older gamers can get a little bit more from the title.

Finishing a level, regardless of stars obtained, will play a short animation that’s sure to delight younger gamers. Hell, older gamers too. Who doesn’t love Mickey?

All in all, Where’s My Mickey? is a quaint little game that’s well worth its similar little price. Do yourself a favour, though, and disable push notifications; they’ve taken their name to heart and are a little TOO pushy if you haven’t played in a while.