SNES

Disney's Aladdin

Particularly in the "Genie" levels, the visuals are wonderfully imaginative and colorful. High-quality music plays throughout the levels, and you'll instantly recognize it if you've seen the film. Yes, there is a lot of platform jumping, but this game is more forgiving than most platformers. Should you just miss a ledge, Aladdin will at least hang on the side, giving you a chance to climb back up. There are several areas where you think you've lost a life, only to have something save you at the last moment. In the final boss encounter the villain Jafar transforms into a huge cobra, and it's pretty astounding. A bit of slowdown threatens to mar the otherwise excellent gameplay, but it's not a show-stopper. A password is provided to save your place. I've grown somewhat weary of platform games over the years, but I know a good one when I see it.

Great graphics and wonderful game play aside, this cart presents no real challenge to the average gamer. It shouldn't take more than one afternoon of your time, especially with the inclusion of a password feature. It's a great time for kids under 12, though, who will thrill to the wonders of the Disney movie over and over again through this game. See if you can beat the evil doings of the Grand Vizier Jafar, then hand the game over to your little brother or sister or your kids and let them do some wishin' on their own.

This is the one without Digicel animation but who cares? It's got smooth moves, tons of personality and a final boss that's better than the Genesis version. It's only drawback is that it's too short and easy.

I've heard of this game for quite a long time, but have never played it, until now. As short as it is, I still was impressed with what I played. The level design, character designs, and item layout all seem flawless. Too bad 2D platformers aren't this good in the 21st century.

Excellent game. Capcom has definitely delivered the goods with the great gameplay, graphics, control and soundtrack. While the animation may pale in comparison to the Genesis version, this cart shouldn't be overlooked.

The between-level presentation isn't a nice as it might have been, with the story unfolding in a rather dull, leaden way, but the levels themselves are simply fabulous. Aladdin himself is just as dexterous as he was in the film, and perfectly controllable. The graphics are excellent - both the backgrounds and the sprites, which are animated to Disney levels of perfection. The music's not too hot - bad songs played badly - but the sound effects are ok. Overall verdict: Great to look at, very involving, and jam-packed with laughs. But in no time at all it's all over. It depends on what your after really - a short, intense burst of gaming heaven, or something you're still going to be playing a week later.

It's beautiful both to play and to behold but the pleasure trip just ends too soon.

Det är egentligen bara en sak som gör att jag inte ger det här spelet en femma direkt. Det är på tok för enkelt. Ett plattformsproffs knäcker det här spelet på ett par timmar och det utan att använda spelets lösenordsfunktion.

ALTHOUGH it has been around for a while, the magic behind Capcom's brilliant platformer Aladdin means this cartoon is still worth bringing to your attention, as it is easily one of the best, and more importantly most accessible, platform games for the SNES to date. It is one of those rare games with the ability to please people who don't think video games were made with them in mind.

Capcom nous livre une adaptation honnête, très respectueuse du film, et plaisante à parcourir de bout en bout. Il est cependant dommage que ce plaisir soit de si courte durée, et que le scénario ait été expédié aussi rapidement. Sans aucun doute un bon jeu à recommander, mais assez loin de la qualité de la version Megadrive, dirigée par Virgin Interactive.

Alles in allem ein netter Disney-Hüpfer, der viele schöne Ansätze, vor allem im grafischen Bereich, aufweist, aber hinter den Erwartungen zurückbleibt. Was dem Spiel fehlt, kann ich nicht genau definieren, aber der Replay-Reiz ist für mich persönlich nicht vorhanden.

Il gioco farà felici i fan del film ma, tolto questo aspetto, non rimane altro che un platform anonimo e niente più. Non ci viene in aiuto neanche il fattore estetico. Meglio, quindi, rivolgersi all’adattamento sviluppato da Virgin, più action ma sicuramente anche più appagante sia a livello di gameplay che di fedeltà alla pellicola Disney.