OUCH! OUCH! OUCH! cansei de ouvir isso.
This one's a bit more my speed than Castle of Illusion. Though I'll admit, this game's lack of a central hub area like how last game had Mizrabel's Castle gives the game less of a cohesive through-line. Like yeah, Mizrabel's Castle barely mattered, but it was at least something to tether the adventure together. This time around, since I didn't have an instruction manual or anything, I found myself playing levels until I hit a boss I recognized in Pete, then credits rolled. Very abrupt.
(Actually, reviewing this game, I completely forgot that one of the bosses was Mad Madam Mim! I'd have thought that at least would've stuck with me.)
But the moment to moment stuff is more engaging. Adding Donald as a playable option of course nets the game easy points in my book. But I particularly respect that the game has different routes for a Mickey playthrough vs a Donald playthrough, then an entirely different set of levels for a co-op playthrough. I only played as Donald myself, so I fully acknowledge that I haven't gotten the full experience. Still, that's honestly quite cool that the game has that much going on under the hood.
I also respect the general magic motif here. It doesn't fully have me - the spells seem like context-sensitive functions, and while that's cool for a kid, it's just a device here to progress levels rather than a big mechanics change. But I do like the theming. As with the last game, there's a lot of creativity at display with the different level themes. That one underwater level, where our hero is surrounded by a bubble and gets an updated set of sprites, is a neat touch.
I think I look at World of Illusion along the same lines as the original Castle of Illusion: decent game, good entry-level title, not a lot of complexity for an adult but a decent enough time for a kid. Maybe co-op's solid, too. Since I like World of Illusion a bit more, it is a bit of a bummer that it never got a remake in the same vein as Castle of Illusion. But not anything that occupies a lot of my mental energy either way.
(Actually, reviewing this game, I completely forgot that one of the bosses was Mad Madam Mim! I'd have thought that at least would've stuck with me.)
But the moment to moment stuff is more engaging. Adding Donald as a playable option of course nets the game easy points in my book. But I particularly respect that the game has different routes for a Mickey playthrough vs a Donald playthrough, then an entirely different set of levels for a co-op playthrough. I only played as Donald myself, so I fully acknowledge that I haven't gotten the full experience. Still, that's honestly quite cool that the game has that much going on under the hood.
I also respect the general magic motif here. It doesn't fully have me - the spells seem like context-sensitive functions, and while that's cool for a kid, it's just a device here to progress levels rather than a big mechanics change. But I do like the theming. As with the last game, there's a lot of creativity at display with the different level themes. That one underwater level, where our hero is surrounded by a bubble and gets an updated set of sprites, is a neat touch.
I think I look at World of Illusion along the same lines as the original Castle of Illusion: decent game, good entry-level title, not a lot of complexity for an adult but a decent enough time for a kid. Maybe co-op's solid, too. Since I like World of Illusion a bit more, it is a bit of a bummer that it never got a remake in the same vein as Castle of Illusion. But not anything that occupies a lot of my mental energy either way.
O maior e possivelmente único problema deste jogo é ser muito curto, mesmo tomando um game over e outro fiquei surpreso de ter chegado no boss final tão rápido; porém além de muito gostosinho o jogo compensa um pouco o problema com atos de fases exclusivos para cada personagem, fazendo valer a pena jogar uma segunda vez com um personagem diferente. Talvez eu tenha preferido no geral a campanha do Donald ao do Mickey, mas ambas são boas e merecem ser jogadas.
The presentation is clearly the selling point of this game. There are a lot of different stages with various backgrounds, different enemies, and everything is amazingly animated for a 16-bit console. The soundtrack is a never-ending fanfare that can tire some ears, but I found it good.
However, the level design suffers a bit. There are some stages that are mazes (one of the worst things when it comes to platformers), but at least they can lead to some optional stages. Sadly, some of these optional stages are only exclusive to a two-player run or a specific character. This can be seen as compensation for the short duration. You can beat this game in less than 1 hour, especially since there's no limit to continues.
In the end, it is a fun game, but I can only think of how amazing it would have been if it were reimagined in the same vein as the Castle of Illusion (2013).
However, the level design suffers a bit. There are some stages that are mazes (one of the worst things when it comes to platformers), but at least they can lead to some optional stages. Sadly, some of these optional stages are only exclusive to a two-player run or a specific character. This can be seen as compensation for the short duration. You can beat this game in less than 1 hour, especially since there's no limit to continues.
In the end, it is a fun game, but I can only think of how amazing it would have been if it were reimagined in the same vein as the Castle of Illusion (2013).
Trop un classique
A classic platformer about Mickey Mouse, which in fact does not have any advantages over others, but the magic of art does its job and distinguishes it from the rest.
Классический платформер про Микки Мауса, который по факту не обладает никакими преимуществами перед другими, но магия рисовки делает свое дело и отличает ее от остальных.
Классический платформер про Микки Мауса, который по факту не обладает никакими преимуществами перед другими, но магия рисовки делает свое дело и отличает ее от остальных.
A pretty simple platformer that's fun to play co-op.
If you're playing solo, it's good as Mickey and fantastic as Donald. Each has their own route with a bunch of tweaks and areas the other can't get to.
Now if you play this co-op? Legit might be one of the best 2 player games on the console. Working together and trying not to fall through pits and coordinate mechanics is so damn fun.
Also this game is a visual/audio treat, huge recommend.
Now if you play this co-op? Legit might be one of the best 2 player games on the console. Working together and trying not to fall through pits and coordinate mechanics is so damn fun.
Also this game is a visual/audio treat, huge recommend.
Joguinho que em sua base é so bem besta, mas pra epoca é impressionante a qualidade grafica, usando o maximo do mega drive, parece saiu direto de um desenho da disney. Faz que ele tenha um charme de classico que é gostosinho de jogar quando tiver atoa
Turns out flicking a loose blanket and sprinkling fairy dust to turn enemies in to flowers is not a super satisfying combat mechanic.
Cleared on July 18th, 2023 (SEGA Genesis Challenge: 32/160)
If you've been keeping tabs on my SEGA Genesis Challenge series, you likely know that I did not enjoy Castle of Illusion for the Genesis. It had some really obnoxious enemy placements, the obstacles and level design can feel really cheap, and the movement did not feel great. And I just really do not like how saccharine Mickey looked in that game. So when looking at World of Illusion, it already corrected that one issue, making Mickey actually look quite good in that game, but now he has a new companion, Donald Duck who also looks great in 16 bit form.
And it does manage to maintain one of the better aspects of Castle of Illusion being the environments and the colors which really add to the vibrant magic aesthetic the game was going with as Mickey and Donald were trying to prepare for a magic act before getting whisked into a world of illusions created by a mysterious dark magician that dares them to challenge him to find their way out.
The 2D platformer gameplay and overall difficulty has improved from Castle of Illusions, but it is rather different in how you approach the enemies. Instead of being able to jump on them which you cannot do at all, you hit them with a magic cape. I would say this is rather odd and a bit of a letdown, but given how indifferent I am to Castle of Illusion's jump attack mechanic, not to mention how bizarre the jump was in Fantasia, I think this is a better alternative. And the difficulty has calmed down much significantly with far less unfair moments although the water level was obnoxious with how it handles its traps not to mention the tedious bubble sequence. The general movement speed remains the same as it did in Castle of Illusion, but the game improves it by letting you press the run button. While it unfortunately doesn't give you extra monument in your jump, I'd say it's still a step up, so that says something. Also, you can play as Mickey or Donald in this game, but they are merely cosmetic and have no gameplay differences, so it's a matter of who you like the most. I picked Donald.
The one thing that I felt World of Illusions was a let down compared to Castle of Illusions is the soundtrack which while not bad, isn't that memorable either. It's still leagues better than Fantasia, though, lol. The final boss theme is pretty good; too bad you either die to him too fast or you defeat him too fast to fully appreciate it.
It's a decent game. I wouldn't say it's remarkable; I was debating if this should be a 3 stars or a 2.5, but looking over the list of 5/10s that I have, I realized that I would rather play this game than any of them, so that's not bad.
If you've been keeping tabs on my SEGA Genesis Challenge series, you likely know that I did not enjoy Castle of Illusion for the Genesis. It had some really obnoxious enemy placements, the obstacles and level design can feel really cheap, and the movement did not feel great. And I just really do not like how saccharine Mickey looked in that game. So when looking at World of Illusion, it already corrected that one issue, making Mickey actually look quite good in that game, but now he has a new companion, Donald Duck who also looks great in 16 bit form.
And it does manage to maintain one of the better aspects of Castle of Illusion being the environments and the colors which really add to the vibrant magic aesthetic the game was going with as Mickey and Donald were trying to prepare for a magic act before getting whisked into a world of illusions created by a mysterious dark magician that dares them to challenge him to find their way out.
The 2D platformer gameplay and overall difficulty has improved from Castle of Illusions, but it is rather different in how you approach the enemies. Instead of being able to jump on them which you cannot do at all, you hit them with a magic cape. I would say this is rather odd and a bit of a letdown, but given how indifferent I am to Castle of Illusion's jump attack mechanic, not to mention how bizarre the jump was in Fantasia, I think this is a better alternative. And the difficulty has calmed down much significantly with far less unfair moments although the water level was obnoxious with how it handles its traps not to mention the tedious bubble sequence. The general movement speed remains the same as it did in Castle of Illusion, but the game improves it by letting you press the run button. While it unfortunately doesn't give you extra monument in your jump, I'd say it's still a step up, so that says something. Also, you can play as Mickey or Donald in this game, but they are merely cosmetic and have no gameplay differences, so it's a matter of who you like the most. I picked Donald.
The one thing that I felt World of Illusions was a let down compared to Castle of Illusions is the soundtrack which while not bad, isn't that memorable either. It's still leagues better than Fantasia, though, lol. The final boss theme is pretty good; too bad you either die to him too fast or you defeat him too fast to fully appreciate it.
It's a decent game. I wouldn't say it's remarkable; I was debating if this should be a 3 stars or a 2.5, but looking over the list of 5/10s that I have, I realized that I would rather play this game than any of them, so that's not bad.
That shark boss is made of hell and nightmares
An absolutely lovely adventure featuring Mickey Mouse and my boy Donald Duck, which is a bit more frustrating and less fun if played solo, but a wonderful trip if played co-op.
A solid platformer with beloved characters and solid level design.
I played this entirely on the Steam Deck using EmuDeck. It was really smooth the entire time. The game is also rather short (only about 1.5 hours), but can be replayed to get more achievements with retro achievements if you use those.
This is a really simple platformer at it's core, but each level feels unique with varied enemy types. The bosses didn't feel overly difficult, and only takes a couple tries to learn their mechanics. They all felt different enough to not get stale. I am not always the biggest fan of platformers, but this one was pretty fun and kept me engaged.
Overall, I enjoyed my time in this World of Illusions.
I played this entirely on the Steam Deck using EmuDeck. It was really smooth the entire time. The game is also rather short (only about 1.5 hours), but can be replayed to get more achievements with retro achievements if you use those.
This is a really simple platformer at it's core, but each level feels unique with varied enemy types. The bosses didn't feel overly difficult, and only takes a couple tries to learn their mechanics. They all felt different enough to not get stale. I am not always the biggest fan of platformers, but this one was pretty fun and kept me engaged.
Overall, I enjoyed my time in this World of Illusions.
First GOTM finished for March 2023. This game looks fantastic, but the gameplay experience leaves much to be desired, what with the floaty movement and awful hitboxes with the cape. While the character and enemy designs were great, some of the background designs were plain and could make it difficult to ascertain what the player can interact with, which is just unpleasant for a platformer. Maybe it's more fun as a co-op experience, but it wasn't that great alone. At least it was super quick.
Lots of nostalgia with this one. Love this game, fun multiplayer, good levels, not super long. Mickey games in this era were top notch
An alright little platformer with charming presentation. Some of the level design is a bit odd. Not as fun as Mickey Mania or Castle of Illusion, but still alright.
Que jogo perfeito, esse é um dos jogos que você tem obrigação de jogar em co-op, as interações do Mickey com Donald são muita dinâmicas. O único ponto negativo é ser curto demais, mas garanto que é um ótimo jogo!
Un muy divertido plataformero para jugar en cooperativo.
me lo pasé con el david y estuvo guapo
I enjoyed this game a lot more than The Magical Quest on the SNES. Is much more simplistic, and that is very fine for me.
Perhaps not as good as Mickey's Castle. Very easy. Pretty good animated sprites though.
World of Illusion (1992): Entretenido juego de plataformas. A nivel técnico me parece tope para la época, sobre todo por las animaciones, y aunque corto incluso para los estándares de la época es disfrutable y entretenido (7,00)
La historia vuelve a ser bastante simple, pero en esta ocasión también incluye al pato Donald y podremos jugar con el también. Incluso tiene modo para 2 jugadores en cooperativo.
Como en esta ocasión Mickey y Donald son magos, aparte del típico salto y la acción de correr, también podremos derrotar enemigos usando nuestra capa mágica, que los convierte en adorables florecitas o animalitos. El aparatado técnico he de decir que es un salto notable respecto a lo visto en los juegos de la la Sega Master System (MS), los fondos y los sprites tienen mucho detalle. De hecho, en los primeros niveles me ha parecido que incluso tiene demasiado detalle para ser un juego de Mickey. Las animaciones por otra parte están bien escogidas, pero no tienen muchos fotogramas, por lo que los movimientos se hacen menos fluidos que en Land of Illusion por ejemplo.
Por lo demás el diseño de niveles es bastante bueno y está pensado para ofrecernos con una nueva mecánica llamativa en cada nivel. Por ejemplo, la burbuja de Mickey en el nivel del agua, las setas trampolín en el bosque, o la fase de avanzado automático de el nivel de la cocina.
El apartado sonoro por su parte es bueno de principio a fin, con melodías largas y entretenidas.
World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck es un juego entretenido que probablemente te de un par de sorpresas y para el cual mi única queja es que no consigue un nivel de fluidez tan alto como los juegos posteriores en la MS, pero es perfectamente jugable.
Como en esta ocasión Mickey y Donald son magos, aparte del típico salto y la acción de correr, también podremos derrotar enemigos usando nuestra capa mágica, que los convierte en adorables florecitas o animalitos. El aparatado técnico he de decir que es un salto notable respecto a lo visto en los juegos de la la Sega Master System (MS), los fondos y los sprites tienen mucho detalle. De hecho, en los primeros niveles me ha parecido que incluso tiene demasiado detalle para ser un juego de Mickey. Las animaciones por otra parte están bien escogidas, pero no tienen muchos fotogramas, por lo que los movimientos se hacen menos fluidos que en Land of Illusion por ejemplo.
Por lo demás el diseño de niveles es bastante bueno y está pensado para ofrecernos con una nueva mecánica llamativa en cada nivel. Por ejemplo, la burbuja de Mickey en el nivel del agua, las setas trampolín en el bosque, o la fase de avanzado automático de el nivel de la cocina.
El apartado sonoro por su parte es bueno de principio a fin, con melodías largas y entretenidas.
World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck es un juego entretenido que probablemente te de un par de sorpresas y para el cual mi única queja es que no consigue un nivel de fluidez tan alto como los juegos posteriores en la MS, pero es perfectamente jugable.
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O jogo é ótimo, mas para extrair 100% dele é necessário jogar cooperativo.
Beware, fool mortals, of the almighty power of Donald Duck's Ass ! It can shape the world and dimensions !
I don't think I've ever regretted replaying a game more in my life. See, as a kid, I thought this game was a fun co-op adventure where you're going through all these trippy worlds and wow what a cool game. Going back to it as an adult with a friend of mine in co-op, I had completely blanked on the existence of friendly fire in this game. Not only does it have friendly fire, the friendly fire freezes the other player for close to 5 seconds. It happened twice before we both went "no. no way." Sometimes you beat games as a kid cuz it's all you've got so you might as well.
Extremely short and just a massive flex of animation and graphical power for the genesis. Its a great example how a game can look great but still just be okay at best. The game was very short and very easy. I will probably replay this game with my daughter in a few years as I could see her having a blast and this game is marketed as a two player experience.
There really isn't much else to say, it's fine. It's short. I wouldn't say it bored me as much as it just kind of passed the time. I never felt like I was having an absolute blast with it. If you have a child who absolutely adores Disney this will be a great game to play with them. If you are looking for a great Disney platformer, I would skip this and play Aladdin or Tarzan instead.
There really isn't much else to say, it's fine. It's short. I wouldn't say it bored me as much as it just kind of passed the time. I never felt like I was having an absolute blast with it. If you have a child who absolutely adores Disney this will be a great game to play with them. If you are looking for a great Disney platformer, I would skip this and play Aladdin or Tarzan instead.
NOSSA QUE JOGO BOM PELO AMOR DE DEEEEEEEUS
Fui abrir ele pra dar uma testada depois de terminar o Castle of Illusion e simplesmente não consegui sair do jogo.
Além de ser muito divertido, esse jogo esbanja criatividade e carisma. As fases são maravilhosas e muito diversificadas, faz realmente parecer que estamos numa aventura mágica.
As músicas parecem coisa de desenho animado e combinam perfeitamente com as fases, algumas ficaram bem grudadas na minha cabeça. Zerei apenas a campanha do Mickey, mas com certeza vou voltar mais tarde para jogar a do Donald, e se conseguir alguém pra jogar comigo também termino a multiplayer.
Num geral, Sr. Sr. Wilson estava certo de novo, que jogo FODA.
Fui abrir ele pra dar uma testada depois de terminar o Castle of Illusion e simplesmente não consegui sair do jogo.
Além de ser muito divertido, esse jogo esbanja criatividade e carisma. As fases são maravilhosas e muito diversificadas, faz realmente parecer que estamos numa aventura mágica.
As músicas parecem coisa de desenho animado e combinam perfeitamente com as fases, algumas ficaram bem grudadas na minha cabeça. Zerei apenas a campanha do Mickey, mas com certeza vou voltar mais tarde para jogar a do Donald, e se conseguir alguém pra jogar comigo também termino a multiplayer.
Num geral, Sr. Sr. Wilson estava certo de novo, que jogo FODA.