Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse

About This Game

Gameplay

Mickey's main method of attack is to perform a "bounce" whilst jumping, which can be used to defeat enemies or to bounce upwards towards higher areas. Mickey can collect projectiles such as apples and marbles to throw at his opponents. There are various items that earn bonus points, increase the player's health and grant extra tries. Clearing a level also rewards the player with additional points, including a "Technical Bonus" based on how much health the level was completed with and a "Secret Bonus" based on how many projectiles Mickey has left. Every level ends in a boss battle against each Master of Illusion (Mizrabel's henchmen) where Mickey can earn a gem, although the final two levels award a gem halfway through. After clearing all five levels, obtaining all gems will open up the route to the witch's tower. There, the player faces the final boss: a giant and youthful version of Mizrabel. There is an easy mode available where players play through truncated versions of the first three levels, with no boss fights. The Master System and Game Gear versions of the game have different game mechanics, enemies, items, levels and graphics.

History

The game was included on a cartridge entitled Disney Collection, bundled with QuackShot, in 1996. An emulated version of Castle of Illusion was included in a bundle for those who preordered its remake on PSN, this bundle was offered again for PlayStation Plus subscribers in April 2014. An 8-bit version of the game was released in 1991 for the Master System and Game Gear.