With Disney’s Infinity on the horizon, it makes one thing about all the great Disney games that have come out before it. Most people have picked up a Disney-centric video game in their lifetime, but some are better than others. Here are 5 of the best Disney video games ever released.
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
This game was a Genesis release, the first in Sega’s Illusion series and one of the earliest games to be released for the console, even before Sonic the Hedgehog. As Mickey, you are on a quest to save Minnie from a witch named Mizrabel, who wants her youth (if she realized that Minnie is technically 58 years old at this point in 1990, she might have thought twice).
The game was a side-scrolling platformer with all levels inside the castle where players could either jump on enemies or hit them with marbles or apples. At the time of release, the game got major rave reviews and still holds up as a fun game today.
Aladdin
Aladdin, also for Genesis (as well as a version for SNES) was a huge hit when it came out. The nostalgia of this game is endless, letting you control Aladdin through levels that are reminiscent of scenes in the movie and used the original movie score for many parts of its experience. Though the game had a notoriously hard battle with Jafar in the end, it was still a whole lot of fun to play. The Genesis version is, for all intents and purposes, the superior version over the SNES version as well, especially graphically.
Epic Mickey
Although Epic Mickey isn’t a flawless game, it’s one of the few more recent Disney releases that really captivates a new style for the company, a little darker and more interesting. It’s the quintessential game for those who love the history of Disney, incorporating Oswald the Lucky Rabbit as a main character, who was the original character Walt Disney drew up.
Kingdom Hearts
Wildly hailed as one of the best franchise cross-overs, Kingdom Hearts brought together the great character design of Square Enix with the classic characters of Disney for an epic RPG that everyone loves. With a great story, awesome cameos and really fun gameplay, it holds up as one of the best Disney games ever.
Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers
Going back to the old school NES days, Chip N Dale was one of the most fun platformers on the NES. It had impressive graphics, for the time, great music and a really fun cooperative mode. It holds up as a great game, even 20+ years today.
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