Disney's Aladdin (Capcom)

Aladdin

One of the SNES version's stages
Developer(s) Capcom
Publisher(s) Capcom
Designer(s) Shinji Mikami
Composer(s) Yuki Iwai
Yuko Takehara
Setsuo Yamamoto
Platform(s) SNES, Game Boy Advance
Release date(s) Super Nintendo
  • JP November 26, 1993
  • NA November 21, 1993
  • EU January 27, 1994
Game Boy Advance
  • JP August 1, 2003
  • EU March 19, 2004
  • NA September 28, 2004
Genre(s) Action
Mode(s) Single-player
Distribution ROM cartridge

Disney's Aladdin (アラジン Arajin) is a 1993 video game developed by Capcom for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES).[1] Based on the film of the same name, Disney's Aladdin is a 2D side-scrolling video game in which the player characters are Aladdin and his monkey Abu.[2] The game was released in November 1993, the same month that another game with the same title was released by Virgin Games for Sega Genesis.[3] The two games vary in several respects, including the fact that Aladdin carries a sword in the Virgin game but does not in the Capcom game, a fact that Shinji Mikami, the Capcom game's designer, said made the Virgin game better.[4] The Capcom game was ported to Game Boy Advance (GBA) on March 19, 2004.[5] The Entertainment Software Rating Board gave the game a K-A rating, meaning "Kids to Adults".[6]

Gameplay

Aladdin consists of 7 Stages both taking place in scenes contained within the movie and scenes never seen in the film:

Stage 1 - The Marketplace
Stage 2 - The Desert
Stage 3 - The Cave of Wonders
Stage 4 - Inside Genie's Lamp
Stage 5 - The Desert Temple
Stage 6 - Magic Carpet Ride
Stage 7 - Jafar's Palace

Within each stage, Aladdin must defeat foes by jumping on them or disorienting them by throwing apples while avoiding dangerous obstacles. Gems can be collected to gain extra lives and points, and 8 red gems located within each stage will substantially increase your score. Also most stages contain a treasure chest holding a scarab that flies about for a few seconds, if you collect it before it disappears you will access a bonus stage in which you spin a wheel that allows Genie to grant you extra lives and other special bonuses. Aladdin also has a health meter of hearts (starting with 3) which will deplete each time he is hit. These can be increased through pickups or through the bonus stages as well.

The escape from the Cave of Wonders and the carpet ride with Princess Jasmine are both stages in which you ride the Magic Carpet through self-scrolling stages. While in the Cave of Wonders you must traverse up and down to avoid dangerous obstacles while outrunning waves of lava, the ride with Jasmine is a free-flying scene in which you can collect gems; that stage ends when the melody to A Whole New World ends. Only stages 1, 3 and 7 have a final boss to defeat, while stages 2, 4 and 6 require reaching the end to complete.

Reception

Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the Super NES version an 8.25 out of 10, commenting that the graphics, animation, music, and gameplay are all outstanding.[7] Pedro Hernandez of Nintendo World Report gave the game a positive review, saying that "Capcom truly did something great with this Super NES game".[8] A ScrewAttack reviewer also gave the game a positive review, saying that it was one of the best SNES games.[9]

The GBA port received mixed reviews.[10] Avi Fryman of GameSpy called the port of Disney's Aladdin "the most monumentally disappointing" of all the ports from SNES to GBA.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Brett Alan Weiss. "Disney's Aladdin". Allgame. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  2. ↑ Jeff Gerstmann (May 12, 2003). "Disney's Aladdin E3 2003 Preshow Report". GameSpot. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Retrospective: Disney's Aladdin". Computer and Video Games. June 24, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  4. ↑ Damien McFerran (February 21, 2014). "Shinji Mikami Prefers the Sega Version of Aladdin, Even Though He Worked on the SNES Game". Nintendolife. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Disney's Aladdin". Eurogamer. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Aladdin". IGN. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Review Crew: Aladdin". Electronic Gaming Monthly (54) (EGM Media, LLC). January 1994. p. 42.
  8. ↑ "Disney's Aladdin". Nintendo World Report. August 2, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Disney's Aladdin (SNES) Review". ScrewAttack. February 20, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Disney's Aladdin". Metacritic. September 28, 2004. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  11. ↑ Avi Fryman (October 4, 2004). "Disney's Aladdin". GameSpy. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013.