Disney Mirrorverse

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Disney Mirrorverse
Disney Mirrorverse logo.jpg
Developer(s) Kabam
Publisher(s) Kabam
Engine Unity
Platform(s) iOS, Android
ReleaseJune 23, 2022
Genre(s) Action role-playing
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer

Disney Mirrorverse is a 2022 mobile role-playing game developed and produced as a collaboration between Disney and Kabam. The game is a crossover set in a fictional universe adjacent to other Disney canon and features characters from many films and franchises re-envisioned in a new storyline. Released internationally on June 23, 2022, it was positively received by players, while critics were more ambivalent towards the game.

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The game was announced to be shutting down on December 16, 2024.

Gameplay and premise

Disney Mirrorverse is an action role-playing game. [1] The story takes place in a parallel universe called the "Mirrorverse" where locations from Walt Disney Pictures' films, such as Port Royal from Pirates of the Caribbean and Agrabah from Aladdin , have been transformed by dark and light magic. In the game, a sorcerer version of Mickey Mouse finds the mystical Stellar Mirror, which the Fractured (crystal-like monsters) want to destroy in order to break apart the Mirrorverse. To safeguard the Stellar Mirror, Mickey assembles the Guardians, who are alternate versions of characters from Disney's films and franchises. [2] [3] [4] Guardians are unlocked through "Crystals", with each character having a star-rating that can be increased by obtaining duplicates. [5] Having the option for team-based play allows for various "combos" to utilize the unique strategies and abilities of different characters. [6]

Outside of the main storyline, other game modes include "Alliance Missions"—in which players join an Alliance to compete against other Alliances to obtain rank-based rewards—"Tower of Talents"—in which Players utilize themed teams of Guardians to move through levels to gain advancement items—and "Dangerous Dungeons"—in which players compete against one another in a dynamic dungeon setting to acquire progression items and other special rewards. [7]

Development and release

Disney Mirrorverse is a collaboration between Disney and the interactive entertainment company Kabam. The two companies had formerly worked together on Marvel Contest of Champions and Star Wars: Uprising . [8] Kabam soft-launched the game in the Philippines on April 14, 2020. [9] In March 2022, the game's trailer was released. [7] As of June 10, 2022, Disney reported 1 million pre-registered players, maxing out their Milestone Rewards track. [6] The game was released worldwide on June 23, 2022. [7] On September 17, 2024, Kabam disabled in-game purchases, removed the game from digital storefronts and announced that due to the game's storyline concluding, Disney Mirrorverse's servers are set to shut down on December 16, 2024. [10] [11] The latest Guardian, Cinderella, was released with the final update, one week before the shut down announcement. [12]

Reception

Disney Mirrorverse was generally well-received by players, though it drew criticism for its microtransactions. [4] Review aggregator Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a game a score of 69 out of 100, based on 9 critical reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [1]

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  11. ↑ "Disney Mirrorverse to go dark in December".
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