''Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge'' is a

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based on the ''Aladdin'' franchise which was developed for the PlayStation and PC by Argonaut Games and distributed by

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in 2000. In the game, Aladdin,

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and Jasmine fight against Jafar's sister Nasira who wants to bring him back to life. ''Nasira's Revenge'' received generally average reviews.

Gameplay

The player assumes control of three characters in the game: Aladdin,

, and Jasmine. Aladdin's abilities range from sword fighting to jumping to stomping. Abu can jump, roll, and climb on walls to a certain degree. Jasmine's character is hiding in a pot for her level therefore the player can hide and hop. The player collects gold coins throughout each level and fights a variety of villains. The game's environments vary and allow interaction. There are

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s at the end of each level: pie throwing, surfing, skateboarding, and cloud jumping.

Plot

''Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge'' is set after the events of ''

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'', during the

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and before '' Aladdin and the King of Thieves''. As the game begins, Agrabah is in peril again, this time threatened by the evil sorceress Nasira (

Jodi Benson Jodi Marie Benson (née Marzorati; born October 10, 1961) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for providing the voice of Ariel in Disney's 1989 animated film '' The Little Mermaid'' and throughout other films, including its seq ...

). The evil witch Nasira begins her plot by taking over the palace with a spell and kidnapping Jasmine (

Linda Larkin Linda Larkin (born March 20, 1970) is an American actress, best known for her role as the speaking voice of Princess Jasmine in Disney's 1992 animated feature film ''Aladdin''. Career Larkin began her career in 1990, with the film ''Zapped Agai ...

) and the Sultan (

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). She then commands the guard's captain Razoul ( Jim Cummings) to bring Aladdin (

Scott Weinger Scott Weinger (born October 5, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known as the voice of the Disney character Aladdin in the 1992 animated film and various follow-ups, and as Steve Hale on the ABC sitcom ''Full House'' and its Netflix sequ ...

) to her dead or alive. She also imprisons the Genie (

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) in the Cave of Wonders, and removes his magical powers. Nasira believes that if she collects a set of ancient relics that are spread all over Agrabah she might be able to revive her brother Jafar ( Jonathan Freeman) and take over the world, and so she uses her captives to force Aladdin into doing this job for her. The game ends with Nasira resurrecting Jafar in her volcanic lair, but Aladdin manages to smash the artifacts and destroy him once again while Nasira herself flees and apparently survives.

Reception

The PlayStation version received "mixed" reviews according to the

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. David Chen of '' NextGen'', however, called it "A nicely made game – on the easy side, but perfect for kids."

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