Gameplay Mickey Mouse in Level 2: Toyland The levels are The Enchanted Forest, Toyland, The Storm, Dessert Factory, The Library, and finally, The Castle. After thanking the castellan and hurrying into the castle hallway, Mickey begins to search through five doors that each leads to a different level. The army consists of bizarre creatures, such as enchanted mushrooms, toy soldiers, ball-juggling, unicycle-riding clowns, spiders, and armored knights. Alongside the Masters of Illusion is Mizrabel's army. The majority of the seven gems are kept within various illusion-filled worlds (known in the game as levels) and are being guarded by Mizrabel's henchmen – which are known as the Masters of Illusion. Upon meeting and conversing with the castle's true owner and king, Mickey is told that in order to defeat Mizrabel he must find the Seven Gems of the Rainbow. The game was also included on the Sega Genesis Mini in 2019.Ĭastle of Illusion is a side-scrolling platformer in which the player takes control of Mickey Mouse as he goes inside the Castle of Illusion in order to rescue Minnie Mouse from an evil witch named Mizrabel, who wants to steal Minnie's youth and beauty.

A remake of the game by Sega Studios Australia was released for PlayStation Network, Windows, and Xbox Live Arcade in September 2013. It was re-released in 1998 in Japan as part of Sega Ages: Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck for the Sega Saturn, which features both Castle of Illusion and QuackShot. It is the first game in Sega's Illusion video game series starring Mickey.Ĭastle of Illusion was very well received by critics, especially the original 16-bit version. The game follows Mickey Mouse on a quest to save Minnie Mouse from the evil witch Mizrabel.

An 8-bit version of the game was later released for the Master System and Game Gear. Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse is a 1990 platform game developed by Sega and released for the Mega Drive/Genesis.

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