![]() There’s a certain element to Disney productions that makes them timeless, even when technology has advanced and consumer tastes have shifted. The first game in the beloved Illusion series, Castle of Illusion, is widely hailed as a Genesis classic, and fans still regard its unique blend of Disney charm, simple gameplay, and beautiful presentation as one of the prime examples of platforming excellence of the era.Īs polished as the fluid and tight gameplay, excellent visuals, and enjoyable music of Castle of Illusion were, its charm extends beyond that. Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Quackshot Starring Donald Duck, were the high point of pre- Sonic 16-bit platforming, and they were followed up by the co-op dazzler World of Illusion. Long before furry mascots flooded Sega’s 16-bit console, there was a mouse and a duck, and they starred in two of the most wonderful platformer’s in the system’s library. World of Illusion can also be played with 2 players which makes it the clear winner for replay value.For many gamers who grew up with the Genesis, some of their fondest memories with the console came from the series of early Disney games published by Sega. World of Illusion also stars Donald Duck and if you play as him, you can experience different stages than if you play as Mickey. I can't decide which game I prefer! World of Illusion: Donald Duck Joins the Fun What a visually impressive final boss! Replay valueīoth games have difficulty settings so you can replay each on hard difficulty if you really want a challenge. The first boss (an insect) is mindless but the rest offer a fair challenge and the final boss is rather wild. In World of Illusion, you can fight using your magic cape which has a substantial hitbox and makes fighting significantly easier. Mizrabel is a little frustrating, though. BossesĬastle of Illusion's bosses are a lot of fun and challenging as you have to time your jumps with quite a lot of precision well, except for the tree boss which you can just throw apples at while standing on the left edge of the screen. Overall, I think World of Illusion has the slight edge because it changes the gameplay between stages even more than Castle of Illusion does. With that in mind in World of Illusion, you learn a new spell at the end of each stage and some change up the gameplay (I particularly enjoyed the flying section) while others don't really lead to anything interesting. Sure, the graphics are an important part of the level design but what about the gameplay that each stage offers? Castle of Illusion has great levels like the storm that forces you to explore the stage if you want to complete it and the toy box which has a fun gimmick where you can switch gravity. Castle of Illusion: A Disney Classic No one likes water levels but Mickey seems to be enjoying himself! Stages The only penalty once you lose all of your lives is that you restart from the beginning of the stage so it ends up feeling a lot fairer, especially for modern standards. On the other hand, World of Illusion is simply more enjoyable because you can freely retry as much as you like. ChallengeĬastle of Illusion seems a bit too hard for a Disney-inspired game made for kids primarily because you only have 2 extra continues. If you've played these games, I'm sure you'll agree but if not, just listen to the music in our gameplay videos below. However, the library's background music in Castle of Illusion is one of the catchiest tunes that I ever heard. v1d30chumz 194-143-137-78 Musicīoth games have incredible soundtracks. I also liked seeing the more exotic stages in World of Illusion (above the clouds and under the sea) and for that, World of Illusion gets the slight edge in this category. Nowhere else is it more apparent than the big worm at the beginning of the game. If you look closely, some sections have moving foregrounds to create the illusion of 3D. Meanwhile, World of Illusion features an enchanted forest, above the clouds and under the sea areas, a library, and a magic box. Overall, the levels look pretty good and Mickey himself is adorable. For instance, the enchanted forest transitions into a haunted forest. □ Mickey's just having an evening stroll through some Aztec ruins GraphicsĬastle of Illusion has a huge number of locations such as an enchanted forest, toy box, storm, library, and castle and each stage has a sub-stage that looks completely different. │ One of Video Chums' core principles is "it's better to be late and thorough than it is to be early and misinformed". Written by Alex Legard for Versus on March 11, 2021Ĭastle of Illusion and World of Illusion are 2 top-notch platformers that star our favorite mouse so let's see which is the better game.
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