It used to be considered short and easy by then, it also used to be unfairly compared to the Genesis games that looked and moved better, but overall I feel like the superior video game, the one that is meant to be played, is this one. The other one? A fantastic attraction that probably sold lots of consoles based on its looks, but not a great game to play.
With the exception of Yoshi's Island, this may be the best platformer of the 16-bit era. Swinging, rebounding, ledge-grabbing – Aladdin manages to put the overrated Super Mario World to shame with his acrobatics and sure-footing. The wild 'Genie's Lamp' level pre-figures the inventive OCTAHEDRON with ever-evolving obstacles that shake up the move-set. Unfortunately, the game's second half bogs down in the repetitive pyramid and palace stages, bottoming out with a lackluster final encounter with Jafar.
an classic, enjoyable platforming with all of Aladdin's movement abilities, fantastic visuals courtesy of Capcom's pixel-art artists at the time and great music.
it's a bit short but nonetheless an great time, if you like the movie or platformers in general this is an good game, I will try out the Genesis version later on since it is drastically different from the Capcom game.
it's a bit short but nonetheless an great time, if you like the movie or platformers in general this is an good game, I will try out the Genesis version later on since it is drastically different from the Capcom game.
It's short, easy, and doesn't reinvent itself beyond the basic platformer formula. But it doesn't need to either. The mechanics are solid and the runthrough of levels feels good. It's a very nice comfort game with a catchy ost and awesome sprites which you most likely can clock in less than 2 hours.
Extremely short, but satisfying platformer that does the bare minimum of telling the story of the film, while adding some extra bits for the sake of having more stages and bosses. Aladdin feels a bit slippery at times, especially if you hold the run button down the entire time like me, but it feels just right where you can blast through the stages with your platforming skills, like I try to.
I wish there was a bit more variety, but it's still pretty good as it is, and the music is especially charming. It was a little golden period of Japanese devs working on Western IPs and making some dope ass games out of them.
I wish there was a bit more variety, but it's still pretty good as it is, and the music is especially charming. It was a little golden period of Japanese devs working on Western IPs and making some dope ass games out of them.
Apparently Shinji Mikami designed this. Go figure, because what we have here is a very competently put together platformer.
It's much, much better than the Genesis version, which I've found to be too messy and chaotic. The SNES version removes the sword, and is in comparison a casual and short romp that anyone could master in less than a handful of tries. I think in Capcom's attempt to decrease the difficulty from "90's hard" to "managable for kids", they incidentally created a difficulty that sits around the middle for today's standards. It asks you to prove your reflexes, but never gets too overwhelming in doing so.
Is it special? As good as Mario? Maybe not. You'll probably play it once and forget about it. But as far as licensed Disney games went, Aladdin here proves that Capcom had a talented team of developers that knew exactly how to handle these IP's, and delivered a mechanically simple yet refined experience that does all it needed to just... be pretty fun. It's just fun. It's fun. Fun.
It's much, much better than the Genesis version, which I've found to be too messy and chaotic. The SNES version removes the sword, and is in comparison a casual and short romp that anyone could master in less than a handful of tries. I think in Capcom's attempt to decrease the difficulty from "90's hard" to "managable for kids", they incidentally created a difficulty that sits around the middle for today's standards. It asks you to prove your reflexes, but never gets too overwhelming in doing so.
Is it special? As good as Mario? Maybe not. You'll probably play it once and forget about it. But as far as licensed Disney games went, Aladdin here proves that Capcom had a talented team of developers that knew exactly how to handle these IP's, and delivered a mechanically simple yet refined experience that does all it needed to just... be pretty fun. It's just fun. It's fun. Fun.