The touch screen controls work extremely well with your left thumb well placed to control a directional stick (which can be used anywhere on screen), your right thumb positioned well for a throw button & jump being done by tapping anywhere on screen. Mickey can also pick up projectiles to throw at other enemies or use to unlock chests. Mickey’s main point of attack is his jumping…he can bounce on enemies to kill them & jump to higher platforms. This is pretty much the theme of the game…ease. The ends of level bosses are also a lot of fun to battle & rarely difficult. The levels are The Enchanted Forest, Toyland, The Storm, the Library & the Castle…each have 2 Acts & a boss battle leading to the end boss, Mizrabel.Įach level has different, interesting & challenging enemies & obstacles. It is gorgeous to look at & the varieties in levels make it exciting to see what is coming up. It sticks to a side-scrolling style but uses 3D graphics & at times Mickey can move in every direction such as when solving puzzles. It was re-released in 2013 with a complete overhaul of the graphics. Now this is a remake of the original game that came out in 1990. It is up to Mickey to rescue her by traversing her castle to collect 7 rainbow gems which will build a bridge to the tower in which she is being held. The story goes like this…Minnie is captured by the evil witch, Mizrabel who wants to steal Minne’s youth & beauty.

One such game that manages to do a wonderful job is Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse. Platformers games on the iPad can be a mixed bag…far too many fall short thanks to poor controls but more & more are getting better at it. Castle of Illusion currently costs £6.99 on the app store but I picked up when it was on sale for £2.99.

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