Disney's Aladdin (1994 video game)

Aladdin

Cover art for the Sega Game Gear version
Developer(s) SIMS
Publisher(s) Sega
Tec Toy Indústria de Brinquedos S.A. (Brazil)
Composer(s) Yoko Wada
Platform(s) Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System
Release date(s) Game Gear
  • JP March 25, 1994
Master System
Genre(s) Action
Mode(s) Single-player
Distribution ROM cartridge

Disney's Aladdin is a 1994 video game developed by SIMS Co., Ltd. for the Sega Game Gear.[1] Based on the film of the same name, Disney's Aladdin is a side-scrolling platform game in which the player character is Aladdin.[2] The Walt Disney Company gave Sega a license to create Aladdin games for both the Game Gear and the Sega Genesis because of Sega's previous successes with other Disney video games, such as Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and QuackShot.[3] The Genesis game differs markedly from the Game Gear game.[4]

Reception

GamePro named Disney's Aladdin the best Game Gear game at the 1994 Consumer Electronics Show, remarking, "Gorgeous background graphics and detailed, quick-moving sprites make this a magical adventure, indeed."[5] Their subsequent review of the game was more critical. Though they maintained that the graphics are exceptionally good, they criticized the controls and the beginner-level challenge, commenting, "It would have been better to spend less money on the animated sequences and more on putting better game play into the cart."[6] In 2011, Complex listed the game as one of the 25 best handheld video games ever made, arguing that it combines elements of two other Disney's Aladdin video games: the Super Nintendo Entertainment System game and the Genesis game.[7] Four reviewers from Electronic Gaming Monthly wrote reviews of the game, with Ed Semrad giving the game a 9/10 rating and the other three (Danyon Carpenter, Al Manuel, Sushi-X) giving it a 7/10 rating.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Aladdin" (in French). JeuxVideo. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  2. ↑ Kyle Knight. "Disney's Aladdin". AllGame. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  3. ↑ Ken Horowitz (March 11, 2014). "Behind the Design: Disney's Aladdin". Sega-16. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Test Aladdin" (in French). Guardiana. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  5. ↑ "CES Showstoppers". GamePro (57) (IDG). April 1994. pp. 74–81.
  6. ↑ "ProReview: Disney's Aladdin". GamePro (58) (IDG). May 1994. p. 128.
  7. ↑ Rich Knight (October 13, 2011). "The 25 Greatest Handheld Games of All Time".
  8. ↑ "Aladdin". Electronic Gaming Monthly (58). May 1994. p. 40.