Castle of Illusion

"A really great adventure game"

Introduction
This game follows Mickey as he goes on a mission to save his girlfriend Mini, from an evil witch who holds her captive in a tower in her castle, which she protects by putting several lands between her castle and Mickey.

Gameplay 7/10
The game is rather easy to play in the early stages, but it gets much harder as you progress on you're mission, the control is ok, it is not easy or hard to use it is in between, because the further you progress the harder the game gets anyway, and the game is easy at the start but as I said earlier it gets harder as you progress, and on you're journey to rescue Mini you have to collect several different colored Gems to help you, that is the most important thing on you’re journey to rescue Mini.

Story
The story is based upon Mickey's girlfriend mini and the fact that she is the most beautiful thing in the land, but unfortunately not everyone agrees, a witch who lives in a castle in the land thinks she is the most beautiful person, so she kidnaps Mini and it is up to Mickey to save her.

Graphics 8/10
The Graphics are good, and in some parts of the game look quite realistic.

Sound 9/10
The sound is very realistic and appropriate for some parts of the game, and really sets the tone for the level you are on, and the music for certain levels has this effect as well.

Play Time 9/10
The game could take months to finish, depending how easy or hard you find it, because it took me several years of playing it to complete it.

Replayability 8/10
Because the game could take a very long time to complete, replayability is quite unlikely because by the time you probably finished the game, you will be so board with playing the same levels over and over, that you probably will not play it again for a while, but after a while you might enjoy going through the adventure again.

Overall 8/10
This game is a very good adventure title, but it does get very frustrating when it gets harder as you progress, and it is unlikely that you will complete it with out taking a breather, for a while.

Final Recommendation
As I said before this game is a really good adventure title, but the fact that it is frustrating when it gets harder is the down side to this game in my opinion, it is worth buying but it could take a very long time to complete, and it can get rather boring.

Reviewer's Score: 8/10, Originally Posted: 02/27/04