"Disney game for the kiddies is nothing more than one big gimmicky promotion to come to Disney World."

Synopsis: It's a Disney game and a game mostly directed towards children. The plot is basically that Mickey Mouse and friends want to start a parade but need 6 silver keys to do so. It's up to you, a child tourist to obtain them all, by going through several attractions and rides at Disney World to do so. You basically walk around Disney World and play mini-games to get keys. There are two side-scrolling levels, which is a haunted house, and a pirate level, there is a racing game, a train car maze, a Simon Says like space game, and a Disney trivia game.

Graphics: It depends on what mini-game you are playing, but overall the graphics are not impressive, but what do you expect, it's targeted more towards children. The Disney World is just a cheesy overhead view with some detail, and the games are generic NES fare. It's average.

Play Control: Not atrocious, but nothing to boast about either. Outside of the games, you're just walking around with nothing to do. In the platform games, you jump, and sometimes shoot. The rest of the games have various controls, but all of them do not pose a challenge to go along with the game. So all in all, it's very general.

Game Design: They did add some diversity to the game, which is nice. Unfortunately, the game isn't very good, and it's pretty short, so that cancels most good things about the game out. But that's one of the game's stronger points is you have various kinds of games to play, which a young kid would like.

Satisfaction: I am an adult so I have a different viewpoint, it wasn't that fun for me. But for a child, yes, it could be pretty satisfying I suppose. There were some challenging parts if one didn't have save states, so for kids, it might be a downer on that aspect. In the world of sweet games we have today, who wants to waste time playing sh*tty little Disney games from 20 years ago? Just consider that.

Sound: This was one of the worst parts of the game. I found the music kind of annoying and easy to get stuck in your head. I keep on having to remind myself that it's a children game, so I will give it that credit, but it's definitely not something I would want to be caught humming. An ice cream man is driving by my house as I type, and I think, gee, this game's music reminds me of that. The end.

Comments: Many people criticize this game for being bad, and it is, but it's not absolutely horrible. For kids back in the days of the old Nintendo, it could be a fun little game. For today, it's not the worst game out there all in all. But in general, it wouldn't be much good to spend any time on, thus I would go for a different game.

Ultimate Rating: 5/10

Reviewer's Score: 5/10, Originally Posted: 07/16/09

Game Release: Disney Adventures in the Magic Kingdom (US, June 1990)