![]() The game utilizes a mixture of 2D and 3D visuals. "The first thing you’ll notice about Castle of Illusion is how good the presentation is. If you’re a newcomer to the series like me, you won’t have any trouble picking up and playing for the first time, though fans of the original will most likely enjoy how Castle of Illusion re-imagines the various aspects of the original game. Thankfully, you don’t need to have any previous experience with the Illusion series, or the original Castle of Illusion, to enjoy this game. ![]() The original Castle of Illusion was released in 1990 on the Sega Genesis, and while there have been various sequels and spin-offs released of varying quality since then (I’m looking at you, Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion), the series has largely been forgotten, until now. If you’re unfamiliar with the game, don’t worry, you’re not alone. It’s a difficult balancing act for any studio to undertake.Įnter Sega Studios Australia, the latest studio to attempt to remake a classic property in the form of Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse. Change too little, and the game might be dismissed as a cash grab, or worse still, feel dated and unimportant in the competitive modern marketplace. Change too much of what made a popular title special, and you risk alienating old fans. Just ask Square Enix, Sony, Microsoft, Capcom, Konami, or any number of publishers and developers that have jumped on the HD rerelease/HD remake bandwagon that started last generation. Do yourself a favor and play the demo before buying.Remakes are hard. With this much wrong with the game there's not much point in critiquing anything else. If only the narrator had some advice on how to improve the controls. Mickey should throw apples? Really? It's like playing a "Doom" remake and they add a voice over that says you should fire your gun and open doors. When you are listening to the voice over you will think you are playing a game for preschoolers. Both the accuracy and the timing of the jumping are off.Īnother problem is the voice over. The controls are awful and the jumping is the worst! This is unforgivable. What do you do in this game more than anything else from the beginning of the game to the end? Jumping. There was more to dislike but the biggest problem with this game by far is the one thing that had to be right for the game not to be ruined and kind of pointless. Even with my having loved the original game and really wanting to like this game, I could not. Check out the demo first.Īre you guys all part of the development team for this game? How you could have actually played this game and given these positive reviews I don't know. Oh well, it's Microsoft's fault I clearly said 'no' to buying the game, and yet it made the download. In the end, I'm not too upset about losing $15 to this game, it could've been worse, but I still feel a little bit upset. There are collectable items you can aim to get throughout the levels, some of which unlock new costumes, and apparently after clearing a level you unlock the time attack for that level, so there is a bit of replay value, but once you've beaten the game there's not much to go back to. The jumping controls felt a bit tight compared to other platformers, which didn't cause too much trouble but was still a bit frustrating when it came to the platforming sections. But overall, most of the difficulties I encountered were taken care of not before long, and the game is a bit on the easy side a difficulty selection might have been nice. For instance, the second boss in the game, the Jack-in-the-Box, took about ten tries before I cleared it, because I had a fair bit of trouble figuring out how to avoid his punching glove attack I had to go to the edge of the venue and jump, but with very precise timing. Reading through some reviews first I was expecting the game to be too easy to be satisfying, but it has its challenging moments. I've only played the game for a few hours, and made it up to the fifth stage (the castle stage), but I think I have enough to write a review. I've never played the 1990 original so I can't really compare, however. ![]() After I stopped moping, I decided to try the game out after having read the reviews, with an idea of what I was in for. I tried to contact Microsoft and explain to them, and ask for a refund, but my efforts fell victim to futility. Let me start off this review by admitting that I didn't buy this game on purpose I actually downloaded this game accidentaly, even though I thought I cancelled out of the purchase (I pressed the B button, which usually means cancel), and it started downloading. ![]()
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