''Disney's Aladdin'' is a 1994 video game developed by
SIMS Co., Ltd. for the
Game Gear
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and
Master System
The is an 8-bit
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.
Based on the
film of the same name, ''Disney's Aladdin'' is a
side-scrolling platform game
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in which the
player character
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is
Aladdin
Aladdin ( ; ar, علاء الدين, ', , ATU 561, ‘Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with ''The Book of One Thousand and One Nights'' (''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part o ...
.
The
Genesis game differs markedly from the 8-bit game on the Game Gear and Master System.
Development
The Walt Disney Company
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gave
Sega a license to create ''Aladdin'' games for both the Game Gear and the
Sega Genesis
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because of Sega's previous successes with other
Disney video games
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Mickey Mouse games
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, such as ''
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
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'' and ''
QuackShot''.
Reception
In the United States, it topped the Game Gear sales charts for three months
in 1994, from June
to August 1994.
In the United Kingdom, it was the top-selling Game Gear game in April 1994.
''
GamePro
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'' named ''Disney's Aladdin'' the best Game Gear game at the 1994
Consumer Electronics Show
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, remarking, "Gorgeous background graphics and detailed, quick-moving sprites make this a magical adventure, indeed."
Their subsequent review of the game was more critical. Though they maintained that the graphics are exceptionally good, they criticized the controls and the beginner-level challenge, commenting, "It would have been better to spend less money on the animated sequences and more on putting better game play into the cart."
Four reviewers from ''
Electronic Gaming Monthly
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History
The ...
'' wrote reviews of the game, with Ed Semrad giving the game a 9/10 rating and the other three (Danyon Carpenter, Al Manuel,
Sushi-X) giving it a 7/10 rating.
Legacy
In 2013, ''
Complex
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'' listed the game as one of the 25 best
handheld video game
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s made, arguing that it combines elements of two other
''Disney's Aladdin'' video games: the
Super Nintendo Entertainment System game and the
Genesis game.
References
External links
*
{{Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
Aladdin (franchise) video games
Side-scrolling platform games
Master System games
1994 video games
SIMS Co., Ltd. games
Sega video games
Game Gear games
Single-player video games
Video games set in the Middle East
Video games developed in Japan