The sixth world and beyond were the most enjoyable parts to play because the ante was upped, demanding more of your platforming prowess. This isn’t the apex of his work, but it nonetheless is a nice score, with his whimsical style accentuating the game’s tone. Moreover, composer Grant Kirkhope of Banjo-Kazooie fame put the score together. There’s a solid variety of biomes – the first stages exist in a forest interpolated by castle ruins, but you’ll also visit giant libraries, candy lands, dungeons and more in your quest – and the environments’ aesthetics do predictably influence the stage hazards, such as how moving books function as unreliable platforms in the library or how haunted suits of armor attempt to strike Mickey in the dungeon. Importantly, the foregrounds aren’t too busy and are generally disgustable from the backgrounds. While the backdrops aren’t enormously intricate (likely as a consequence of being a smaller-scale downloadable title), the environments are nevertheless detailed. Graphically, the team graciously reimagined the sprites of the Genesis game. Richard McGonagle voices the narrator, the dialects for Mickey and Minnie are respectively provided by Bret Iwan and Russi Taylor, and Nika Futterman stepped in to portray Mizrabel. (Image: Disney/SEGA)Ĭastle of Illusion ’s events are affixed with commentary the narrator and Mickey both chime in during the stages and cinematics to react to the on-screen happenings, benefiting the cartoon-esque presentation. You may be rewarded for doing so with an extra life or a collectable. A tribute to Castle of Illusion, Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion, is being developed by Dreamrift for the Nintendo 3DS for a Fall 2012 release.As per a genre standard, you can bounce off enemies to reach greater heights. The music, the controls, and Mickey's superb animation all contributed to one of the very best Disney games that would heavily influence those to follow." LegacyĪ sequel, Land of Illusion, was released for the Master System in 1992 and for the Game Gear in 1993 World of Illusion followed for the Genesis in 1992. According to GameSpot in 2010, "it wasn't just the levels that made this game so good. ACE called the Game Gear version "basically an unadulerated Mario clone - and not a bad one at that", giving it a score of 8 out of 10. ReceptionĪt the time of the games release, Mean Machines gave the Genesis/Megadrive version of the game a positive review, awarding the game a score of 95%, specifically praising the games graphics and playability. The Game Gear release is almost identical to the Master System version as the cartridge contains a modified version of it, invoking the console's compatibility mode.Ĭastle of Illusion was re-released in 1998 in Japan as part of the Sega Ages: Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck for the Sega Saturn, which features both Castle of Illusion and QuackShot. Other versionsĪ redesigned version of the game was also released for the Sega Master System, featuring different game mechanics, levels and graphics. When all seven gems are collected, the player can build a rainbow bridge that allows Mickey to walk into the castle's tower for a final battle against the witch, who in her youthful form resembles the The Evil Queen. After defeating a boss, the player is given a gem. The player can also collect icons to increase health, collect extra lives, or gain bonus points. Įach level exists within the large titular castle and the player must defeat enemies and bosses by jumping on them, or collecting apples and marbles to use as projectiles. The game is a side-scrolling game putting the player in control of Mickey Mouse in a magical quest to save Minnie Mouse from the evil witch named Mizrabel, who kidnapped Minnie to steal her youth.
It was amongst the second wave of games initially released for the platform which helped seal the console's reputation within the period until the release of Sonic the Hedgehog.
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It is the first game in Sega's Illusion series of Mickey Mouse games. Mega Drive/Genesis, Master System, Game Gear, Sega SaturnĬastle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse, known in Japan as I Love Mickey Mouse: Great Mysterious Castle Adventure ( アイラブミッキーマウス ふしぎのお城大冒険, Ai Rabu Mikkī Mausu: Fushigi no Shiro Daibōken ?) is a video game first released in 1990 for the Mega Drive/Genesis which was developed by Sega of Japan.
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