The Lion King

The Good
I loved the animation, graphics and music. You almost forget that you're playing a SNES with an 8-bit sound processor. The music is straight from the movie and sounds almost just as good. Simba and all his enemies and surrounding's look incredible for side scroller action, the best SNES has to offer, along with "Donkey Kong Country". Beating the game is more than a challenge for even the must hardcore gamers! It may seem like a kid's game but trust me, it's just the opposite!

The Bad
Sometimes Simba doesn't jump when you press the B button. The levels can get frustrating and when you get game over you have to start over at the beginning. On one level there's small rocks falling from the sky and at one point a big rock rolling down a slope behind you and you have to out run the big rock and if one of the small rocks falls from the sky and hits you while your running flat out you get hurt and stop running for a second and then you can't escape from the big boulder which is extremely frustrating - making a game hard is one thing, making it impossible is another thing.

The Bottom Line
If you find it and are a hard-core gamer, buy it! If you've never played a SNES before and your buying one used don't pick this as your first game, get something a bit easier, like Super Mario World or Super Bomberman.

The Good
1. The fact that they put just enough diversity in the different levels to make each one it's own. Through the first 6 levels you focus alot on jumping and grabbing onto ledges, but in the last four levels the mood seems to shift to focusing on combat not that you don't still jump, believe me your gonna be jumping through the entire game. When you grow into adult Simba you get many more attacks.

2.The graphics are incredible for a 16 bit console. Vibrant colors will entertain your eyes until you stop playing

1. They stuck to the locations well, they even made a level for the classic Hakuna Matata song and I Just Can't Wait To Be King.

2. The soundtrack is straight from the movie and the quality is beyond the games of it's day.

3. The game is actually very hard making it a game for adults as well.
   
   The Bad
   1. They didn't seem to back the storyline up very much, You don't have a clue why you go into exile, you never see Mufasa die, you don't realize that Scar is the enemy till the last level. and Timon and Pumba only appear in mini games,No Nala, even the other version of the game on GBC had you fight her before you recognize her, she is quite an important part of the story.

4. The game is too hard for younger kids who may be attracted to the characters and story.

5. Not enough types of enemy's.
   
   The Bottom Line
   Very fun game but if your getting a SNES don't pick this out as your first game.

The Good
The artists did such a great job on this game, it's almost like watching a cartoon. Terrific soundtrack goes along great with the gameplay and storyline. The first few levels are challenging and fun.

The Bad
About halfway through the game there's a level which me and my wife never could get past. We could play about 15-20 minutes into the game but one of the levels we just weren't skilled enough to solve.

The Bottom Line
Great graphics, requires great skill the further you get into the game.