| Aladdin | |
|---|---|
 Cover art for the North AmericanSega Game Gear version | |
| Developer | SIMS |
| Publisher | Sega |
| Composer | Yoko Wada |
| Series | Aladdin |
| Platforms | Game Gear,Master System |
| Release | |
| Genre | Platformer |
| Mode | Single-player |
Aladdin is a 1994platform game developed bySIMS Co., Ltd. for theGame Gear[5] andMaster System.[6] Based on the 1992 animated filmof the same name,Aladdin is aside-scrolling platform game in which theplayer character isAladdin.[7]
TheGenesis game differs markedly from the 8-bit game on the Game Gear and Master System.[6]
The Walt Disney Company gaveSega a license to createAladdin games for both the Game Gear and theSega Genesis because of Sega's previous successes with otherDisney video games, such asCastle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse andQuackShot.[8]
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 30 / 40[9] |
| GamePro | 14.5 / 20[10] |
| Consoles + | 88%[11] |
| Guardiana | 89%[6] |
| Joypad | 86%[12] |
| Player One | 88%[13] |
| Sonic the Comic | 85%[14] |
| Publication | Award |
|---|---|
| GamePro | Best Game Gear Game (CES)[15] |
| VideoGames (1994) | Best Game Gear Game (runner-up)[16] |
| Complex | 25 Greatest Handheld Games of All Time[17] |
In the United States, it topped the Game Gear sales charts for three months in 1994, from June[18] to August 1994.[19][20] In the United Kingdom, it was the top-selling Game Gear game in April 1994.[21]
GamePro namedDisney's Aladdin the best Game Gear game at the 1994Consumer Electronics Show, remarking, "Gorgeous background graphics and detailed, quick-moving sprites make this a magical adventure, indeed."[15] 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."[10] Four reviewers fromElectronic Gaming Monthly 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.[9]
In 2013,Complex listed the game as one of the 25 besthandheld video games made, arguing that it combines elements of two otherDisney's Aladdin video games: theSuper Nintendo Entertainment System game and theGenesis game.[17]
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