Jump, fight, dodge and carpet-ride your way through this adventure, collecting gems along the way. Relive Aladdin’s classic adventure as you travel through Agrabah, the Cave of Wonders and more to defeat Jafar and rescue Jasmine.
Two of the most beloved Disney games of all time make their long-awaited return to modern consoles in Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King! This unforgettable package of Disney classics is filled with tons of new features, enhancements, game modes, and display options, plus multiple versions of the games! Join Aladdin and his sidekick, Abu, as they race through the marketplace toward their date with destiny. The collection also includes an “explorable museum” where players can discover behind-the-scenes developer interviews, art, and music.ĭisney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King will be out on Octofor PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch for $29.99.Users who have previously purchased Disney’s Aladdin or Disney’s The Lion King on GOG.com will receive a discount toward Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King. Also aiding in the creation of this retro collection is Nighthawk Interactive, a team that aids in development of a lot of smaller and mid-tier games today.ĭisney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King includes a handful of new features, including enhanced graphics, visual enhancement filters, customizable controls, and rewind and fast forward functions to help players through more challenging sections of gameplay. The Sega Genesis version might be notable to Disney fans, as Sega and Virgin Games worked with Disney animators to get the graphics for the game to look as movie-like as possible.ĭisney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King is being made by Digital Eclipse, who also helped put together the Disney Afternoon Collection a few years back. So, not only were these games different just by virtue of being on different hardware, but they were virtually entirely different games based on the same movies. In fact, the SNES version of Aladdin was created by Capcom, while the Sega Genesis version was made by Virgin Games.
For example, while a game like Star Wars: Battlefront 2 is virtually the same game on PS4 and Xbox One, back in the day that wasn’t so much the case.
It is important to note that the variations in third party games were usually much greater back in the 90s than they are now.
Also missing are the Sega Game Gear versions of both Aladdin and The Lion King. The most notable one being the Super Nintendo version of Disney’s Aladdin, famously designed by Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami.
Well, actually, the Sega Genesis versions, while generally regarded as the superior versions of these games, are just one way players will be able to experience these games again. The classic Aladdin and The Lion King 16-bit Sega Genesis games are being re-released in a collection for PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch called Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King.