Disney's Aladdin

by Capcom

Product Features

• disney
• aladdin
• super nintendo
• kids game
• rated e

Product Details

• ASIN: B000H7H74S
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,569 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

disneys aladdin game for super nintendo, made after the movie, great kids game.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Carpet-Ride on the SNES, May 19, 2009

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Gregory F. Martin (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Disney's Aladdin (Video Game)

Ah Aladdin. This classic Disney movie is, and probably always will be, my personal favorite. Not the two downhill sequels after it but the original. I find myself feeling that way about a lot of things lately: that the original of something is usually the better of the two. Aladdin gave us some unforgettable characters! Aladdin himself, the street rat who had a rags-to-riches story, Princess Jasmine who was the beauty who captured the eye of Aladdin, Jafar and Iago who made quite the villainous pair, and of course Genie who was wacky and insane in a very good way (thanks to Robin Williams of course).

When I heard about the Aladdin game being released, I wanted it immediately. So I first stumbled across the Sega Genesis version of this game. Aladdin was wielding a sword and the game was essentially a hack-and-slash with a slightly high level of difficulty. It's still one of my favorite games of all time. A few years later I came across the SNES version of the game and I have to say that I was a little disappointed with this version. It's a good game and it's fun but something was missing.

I really don't have to talk about the plot for this game because who hasn't seen Aladdin? A down on his luck beggar goes up against a vicious man bent on total domination and ends up winning the heart of a beautiful girl in the process. It's your classic bedtime fairy tale but Aladdin was awesome at bringing it to a visual conception. The game follows suit with the movie, with you playing as Aladdin and going though levels that represent places in the movie. You can play though the streets of Agrabah, the Cave of Wonders, Agrabah Palace, and Genie's World (this one really wasn't in the movie but it's fun to play though).

Now with the SNES version of the game, I was taken aback at how there's a lack of a sword for Aladdin to use. Instead his attacks are purely acrobatic consisting of hand-plants on enemy's heads and the ability to kick enemies while swinging from a post or something similar. The platform action of the game is purely acrobatic as well. You'll be jumping a lot, swinging from poles, jumping off of sheets using them as trampolines to gain extra height, and having to cross large pits using hand-plants on balloons and flying pots. I'm not saying that it isn't fun to do or that the game isn't fun to play. I was just really expecting to use a sword and get into sword fights instead of pouncing on enemy heads the whole way though.

However this acrobatic approach to Aladdin makes for some very interesting level design and this is the aspect that draws you into the game and makes you continue playing it. My favorite level in this game is the Cave of Wonders before Abu takes the gem from the Idol. You get to swing from spires hanging over pits of spikes, ride on logs travelling across a river, and pounce on bats flying high over gorges. It's just plain fun to try and get though this level.

The game looks spectacular as far as SNES games go. You can almost make out Aladdin's face while playing through the game. The environments are well crafted out and detailed although slightly repetitive at times. Almost as if they created the levels and just simply ran out of things to place in the background. The enemies match very closely to how they look in the movie. The palace guards and Iago look almost dead on perfect. Also the fight with Jafar at the end is pretty good too although it's a little buggy and choppy at times.

The only other thing I find a little off about the game is the actual fight with Jafar at the end. I can't really imagine that performing hand-plants on a towering cobra's head would do anything to it, let alone the fact that you probably couldn't get close enough to actually do a hand-plant there either.

I'd say it's definitely worth picking up. It can definitely be completed in one sitting but the fun factor in the game creates a high replay value and is sure to provide you with a few hours of fun.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Aladdin....childhood memories, May 17, 2009

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Peter Pan "PP" (Berea KY) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Disney's Aladdin (Video Game)

This is a fun little game....not as hard as I remember it being when I was 10 years old!! But a great SNES game for kids and adults.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars GOOD OVERALL 7.75 OUT OF 10, November 11, 2007

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ACEMAN1 "HERE TO PISS YOU OFF" (Ripon, California) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Disney's Aladdin (Video Game)

Whether you want to believe it or not, there were some decent licensed games that came out before the time of games like Golden Eye 007 for N64. This is one of the very small handful of licensed games that turned out decent before 007. This game actually has good platforming and it's not worthless unlike many of the usual licensed products. The challenges are pretty fun and trying to locate jewels to increase your points along with health packs is actually not a hassle and it isn't repetitive. There are a couple issues however. First off the game is a bit too easy(I've beaten it 13 times), and second, the camera can be a bit squirrelly. Overall, I'd give Capcom props for churning out one of the first good licensed games and it has a high replay value so it never really gets old to play, and it's easy to pick up and play.