Play solo or grab up to three friends to save the island of Monoth in 4-player couch co-op. Run, swim, swing, and jump your way through a beautiful yet mysterious island and discover rich biomes, intriguing characters, and hidden secrets. Reveal the mysteries of Disney Illusion Island In it, Mizrabel from Castle of Illusion returns as the main villain, but redesigned to resemble Maleficent.Join Mickey & Friends on a quest to explore the mysterious island of Month and recover three mystical books to save the world from disaster!Ĭhoose your favorite character and unlock special abilities as you perform high-flying platforming feats, solve fun puzzles, and take on epic boss battles. In 1994, Legend of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse was released for the Game Gear, with a Master System port following in 1998 exclusively in Brazil.Įpic Mickey: Power of Illusion, developed by DreamRift, was released in November 2012 for the Nintendo 3DS and serves as a spiritual successor to Castle of Illusion.

World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck followed for the Sega Genesis in 1992. The Master System and Game Gear versions of the game feature different game mechanics, levels and graphics.Ī sequel, Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse, was released for the Master System in 1992 and for the Game Gear in 1993.

There is also an easy mode available where players simply play through truncated versions of the first three levels, with no boss fights. There, the player faces the final boss: a giant and youthful version of Mizrabel (resembling the Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs). After clearing all five levels, obtaining all gems will open up the route to the witch's tower. There are various items that earn bonus points, increase the player's health and grant extra lives.Įvery level ends in a boss battle against one of Mizrabel's henchmen where Mickey can earn a gem, although the final two levels award a gem half-way through. Mickey can also collect projectiles such as apples and marbles to throw at his opponents. Mickey's main method of attack is to perform a 'bounce' whilst jumping, which can be used to defeat enemies, or to bounce upwards towards higher areas. During the game, Mickey visits various worlds in order to obtain seven rainbow gems that can build a rainbow bridge to the castle tower where Minnie is being held. A remake of the game by Sega Studios Australia was released for PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade and PC in September 2013.Ĭastle of Illusion is a side-scrolling platformer in which the player takes control of Mickey Mouse as he goes inside the Castle of Illusion in order to rescue Minnie Mouse from an evil witch named Mizrabel, who wants to steal Minnie's youth. It was re-released in 1998 in Japan as part of the Sega Ages: Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck for the Sega Saturn, which features both Castle of Illusion and QuackShot. It was the first game in Sega's long-running Illusion series of video games starring Mickey and was also a part of the second wave of games initially released for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis which helped seal the console's reputation within the period until the release of Sonic the Hedgehog.Ĭastle of Illusion was very well received by critics, especially the original 16-bit version. The game follows Mickey Mouse on a quest to save Minnie Mouse from the evil witch Mizrabel. The game also was on a cartridge entitled 'Disney Collection' bundled with QuackShot in 1996. It was released alongside a slightly different Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear version around the same time. Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse, known in Japan as I Love Mickey Mouse: Great Mysterious Castle Adventure, is a platform game developed by Sega AM7 and released for the Sega Mega Drive (Genesis) in November 1990.

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