Disney's Tarzan

The Good
The gameplay is for the most part suited to the average platforming player. There's a generous amount of bananas and fruits to throw. Secrets are not very difficult to find. Bonus levels are also enjoyable, giving you plenty of opportunities to rack up your lives to survive the harder parts of the game. It's neat that you can play not only as Tarzan but also as Terk and in one instance as Jane and Tantor (Might have been nice to play as Professor Porter though). There aren't many bosses in the game, but that's fine because fighting both Sabor and Clayton is epic.

Graphically wherever you go, the rainforest is very colourful and you can distinguish just about every animal and plant you come across. To match the graphics, the presentation of cutscenes straight from the movie are placed in just the right places in between levels. And that soundtrack fits the mood of the levels and emulates the movie's music perfectly.

The Bad
The gameplay is not entirely balanced due to the spamming presence of birds that fly into you or drop coconuts on your head draining your health faster than anything else present in the levels. What do these birds have against Tarzan anyway? Another problem with the gameplay is the camera angle in the levels where the character moves towards the screen because it's hard to tell what's ahead, so you really need to memorise the abundant dangers. The camera angle is no better in "Tarzan to the Rescue" because it's hard to tell where the edges of pits are or when to duck to avoid getting hit by a branch when riding Tantor. One way or another you may overcome those problems.

The Bottom Line
This adaptation captures the spirit of the original movie very well. There's never a dull moment whether you're swinging on vines, tossing fruit at your opponents or bouncing on a rhinoceros, that's just Tarzan having the game space to be himself. That game is addictive, you're getting one of Disney's best video game adaptations. Sadly this game was not released on many consoles. If it were ported to Saturn, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2 and Xbox, there would have been a bigger audience. Nevertheless if you acquire this game, then you have yourself a real Disney gemstone. It's probably for the best that there isn't a video game based on the uniquely bad movie sequel.