May 15, 2014

Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse

Date played: May 15th
Platform: PS3
Session fun rating: 7/10

My daughter suggested we play this game as she saw me download it and of course, being a 4 year old, she loves Mickey Mouse. This game is pretty good though. I have to say, the level design and animation is really good. The game is also fairly challenging at times, so that was cool. It's actually setup a lot like Super Mario 64, except that it's mostly played in 2D. There's the infamous castle of illusion, which has locked doors, which require collectibles to open. Sound familiar?

I played through the first two worlds, that means 4 platforming levels and 2 bosses. The first two levels were set in an enchanted forest. There were some really cool sections, including a great climb through the clouds, some ghost hopping business and a fun little maze of thorns. The boss was, believe or not, a log. It's a pretty typical boss, kind of lame version of a Donkey Kong Country Returns boss.

The second world was set in a toy land of sorts where I fought against toy soldiers, planes, jack-in-the-box and tons of other little toys. There was a devious section inside a magic hat where I had to navigate quickly vanishing playing cards to reach the end. The boss was a really fun fight against a giant jack-in-the-box where I had to fight in both 2D and 3D depending on the different phases.