| Illusion | |
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Mega Drive's Castle of Illusion gameplay. |
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| Genres | Platformer |
| Developers | Sega |
| Publishers | Sega |
| Platforms | Master System, Mega Drive, Game Gear, Sega Saturn |
| Platform of origin | Mega Drive |
| First release | Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse November 22, 1990[1] (Mega Drive version) |
| Latest release | Legend of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse January 13, 1995[2] (Game Gear version) |
Illusion is a series of platforming video games licensed by Walt Disney Company and developed/published by Sega exclusively for its consoles Master System, Mega Drive and Game Gear. The series follows the adventures of Disney's cartoon character Mickey Mouse (sometimes with Donald Duck) between various fantasy worlds. The series includes Castle of Illusion, and its sequels Land of Illusion, World of Illusion and Legend of Illusion. The first two games and the last game was released in Master System/Game Gear, and the first game and the third game was released on Mega Drive.
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The series take generally place during the middle ages, although in several levels the characters enters into various thematic "illusion" worlds, like the toy and candy worlds.
The series consists in side-scrolling games putting the player in control of Mickey Mouse (or sometimes Donald Duck). The player must defeat enemies and bosses by jumping on them, or collecting items to use as projectiles.
The player can also collect icons to increase health, collect extra lives, or gain bonus points. After defeating a boss, the player is given a magical item (which varies in every game).
In World of Illusion the gameplay changes depending on if the player selects Mickey or Donald, in a one player mode, or if two people want to control both characters at once. For instance, Mickey can squeeze through certain gaps, while Donald must find a different route; if both are playing, Mickey can pull Donald through the gap. Either can stand on the others' shoulders to ascend higher, and lower a rope to pull the other up.
In the first game of the series, Castle of Illusion, Mickey Mouse must rescue Minnie Mouse, who was kidnapped by the evil witch Mizrabel, entering multiple ports that are to enter in illusion worlds to capture the magical gems and confront the witch. The Mega Drive version is significantly different from the Master System/Game Gear version, which was released soon after.
In Land of Illusion, Mickey Mouse is magically transported to a village of a fairy tale, and help the people to rescue a magic crystal, that brings happiness to village, from the evil phantom. The villagers consisting of alternatives versions of Horace Horsecollar, Goofy, Donald Duck and Minnie Mouse. The game was released only in Master System and Game Gear.
In Castle of Illusion, Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck are sucked into a magical world, while preparing for a magic act. They will have to pass several illusion levels to confront the boss (an alternated version of Pete) and get the Master Book of Magicians to come home. This is the only multiplayer game of the series (with alternative levels if you play with Mickey or Donald), and was released only in Mega Drive.
In the last game, Legend of Illusion, Mickey is a janitor who must save his kingdom, since the fearful king Pete left the crown to the mouse, because only a king can save them from the clouds that bring sorrow. The game was released in Game Gear in early 1995, but a Master System-exclusive Brazilian version was released in 1994, by the SEGA distribuitor from the country, Tec Toy.[3]
| Character | Game | |||
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| Castle of Illusion | Land of Illusion | World of Illusion | Legend of Illusion | |
| Mickey Mouse | ||||
| Minnie Mouse | ||||
| Donald Duck | ||||
| Daisy Duck | ||||
| Goofy | ||||
| Pete | ||||
| Horace Horsecollar | ||||
| Mizrabel | ||||
| Phantom | ||||
Mega Drive's Castle of Illusion was re-released in 1998 in Japan as part of the Sega Agnes: Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck for the Sega Saturn, which features both Castle of Illusion and Quackshot.[4]
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