World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck
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| Developer(s) | Sega of America |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Release date(s) |  December 17, 1992 December 18, 1992 |
| Genre(s) | Platform game |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Platform(s) | Genesis/Mega Drive |
| Media | 8-megabit cartridge |
| Input | Game controller |
World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck is a Mega Drive/Genesis video game that was produced by Sega of America and released in 1992.
It is a semi-sequel to the previous games that Sega produced based on Walt Disney cartoon characters. In the game, Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck are sucked into a magical world, similar to that of the Alice in Wonderland, while preparing for a magic act. Now they must survive over a dozen different side-scrolling levels, in order to return home. In Japan the title of the game was, Alive! Mickey & Donald: Fushigi na Magic Box. The game aslo oddly reflects some of the content used in Kingdom Hearts.
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[edit] Game play
World of Illusion is a typical platform game; Mickey and Donald can run, jump, or attack by flourishing their capes. Enemies defeated in this way turn into doves, cards, or other harmless objects depending on the enemy. After defeating the boss of each level, a new magic spell is learned, allowing the pair to traverse the next level.
The levels change slightly depending on if you play the single player game with Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck or chose to play the two-player game. One method used to change the game was the use of tight crawlspaces. Mickey could crawl under them easily, while Donald would get stuck, and have to find another way. In the two-player game, Mickey could pull Donald through, but the act of doing so often caused damage to the area, and changed the next stage. In the two-player mode, the characters often have to rely on each other in order to advance in the game, and thus are able to jump on each other, and also stun each other with their magical carpet. Often after jumping on each other to reach a higher spot, they'd have to lend down a rope to the other. (To lower the rope you push up and the A button at the same time)
The game was easier than Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and had a useful password feature for each level. This was one of the few Genesis games to feature voice samples.
[edit] Magic Spells
Along the way, Mickey and Donald learn new magic to perform in later levels.
- Magic Carpet (Level 1): Allowed Mickey and Donald to fly on a magic carpet in level 2.
- Underwater Bubble (Level 2): Allowed Mickey and Donald to breathe underwater.
- Magic Box Transportation (Level 3): Mickey and Donald could transport to different places using magic boxes.
- Card Control (Level 4) Mickey and Donald put certain large playing cards under their control, making a bridge or a pathway to the other side of a large gap.
[edit] Other Genesis games with Disney characters
Sega also released the following games for the Mega Drive/Genesis:
- Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
- Quackshot Starring Donald Duck
- Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow (aka Donald Duck Starring in Maui Mallard, produced by Disney Interactive, Sega published the Genesis version)
- Fantasia
- Goofy's Hysterical History Tour
And for the Master System/Game Gear:
- Land of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse (1993)
- Legend of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse (1995)
[edit] External links
- World of Illusion beta - coverage of a prototype version of the game.
