Aladdin (PC)

The inevitable 16-bit video game tie-in to Disney's 1993 film really holds no surprises for players familiar with other releases of the time such as 'The Jungle Book,' 'Pinocchio,' 'Ariel: Disney's The Little Mermaid' and later 'The Lion King' and 'Pocahontas,' including anything featuring Mickey Mouse and that bunch. Virgin once again set about translating Disney's feature film fairy tale to Sega MegaDrive format in the form of a platform game starring the story's main character, and adapting (or where necessary, making up) the plot to accommodate eight or nine levels of platform hopping and enemy busting. In truth, the 'Aladdin' game is among the better of ...  Read the complete review

Aladdin....quite sadly.....was one of my favourite games on the SNES. Looking back now it really was a crap game, and actually even for its time it wasn't up to scratch compared to the Megadrive's Aladdin....he had a sword in that version..... but nevertheless the SNES's version of Aladdin kept me amused. The game followed the plot of the film and its a platform game that is so easy that sometimes I get it out now and can still complete it each time. On each level you have to collect the red gems. There are ten red gems hidden in each level and if you collect them all you just erm... have them all. You do get congratulated at the end if you do though ...  Read the complete review