Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge
Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge is a platform game based on the Aladdin franchise which was developed for the PlayStation and PC by Argonaut Games and distributed by Disney Interactive in 2001. In the game, Aladdin, Abu and Jasmine fight against Jafar's sister Nasira who wants to bring him back to life. Nasira's Revenge received generally average or mediocre reviews.
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Developer(s) | Argonaut Games |
Publisher(s) | Disney Interactive (PC) Sony Computer Entertainment (PS) |
Producer(s) | Ben Tuszynski Craig Howard |
Designer(s) | William Carter Alex Cullum Jake Fearnside Alex Rutter Iain Wright Bryan Verboon Lynsey Bradshaw |
Artist(s) | Matt Startin |
Composer(s) | Rob Lord |
Series | Aladdin |
Platform(s) | PlayStation, Windows |
Release | PlayStation
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Genre(s) | Platformer |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
The player assumes control of three total characters in the game: Aladdin, Abu, and Jasmine. Aladdin's abilities range from sword fighting to jumping to stomping. Abu can jump, roll, and climb on walls to a certain degree. Jasmine's character is hiding in a pot for her level therefore the player can hide and hop.
The player collects gold coins throughout each level and fights a variety of villains. The game's environments also vary and allow much interaction. There are minigames at the end of each level: pie throwing, surfing, skateboarding, and cloud jumping.
Plot
Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge is set after the events of The Return of Jafar, during the television series and before Aladdin and the King of Thieves. The legendary city of Agrabah is in peril again, this time threatened by the evil sorceress Nasira (Jodi Benson).
The evil witch Nasira begins her plot by taking over the palace with a spell and kidnapping Jasmine (Linda Larkin) and the Sultan (Val Bettin). She then commands the guard's captain Razoul (Jim Cummings) to bring Aladdin (Scott Weinger) to her dead or alive. Nasira believes that if she collects a set of ancient relics that are spread all over Agrabah she might be able to revive her brother Jafar (Jonathan Freeman) and take over the world, and so she uses her captives to force Aladdin into doing this job for her. The game ends with Nasira resurrecting Jafar in her volcanic lair, but Aladdin manages to smash the artifacts and destroy him once again while Nasira herself flees and apparently survives.
Reception
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David Chen reviewed the PlayStation version of the game for Next Generation, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "A nicely made game – on the easy side, but perfect for kids."[10]
Reception of the game was mixed or average, as GameRankings gave the PlayStation version a score of 65%[2] while Metacritic gave it a score of 61 out of 100.[3]
References
- "Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge Information for PlayStation". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- "Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- "Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge for PlayStation Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- Thompson, Jon. "Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge (PS) - Review". Allgame. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- "Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge". Electronic Gaming Monthly. 2001.
- "Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge". Game Informer (97). May 2001.
- Human Tornado (2001-03-23). "Alladin: Nasira's Revenge [sic] Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on 2005-03-12. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- Satterfield, Shane (2001-04-05). "Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- Zdyrko, David (2001-03-16). "Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge". IGN. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- Chen, David (June 2001). "Finals". Next Generation. Vol. 4 no. 6. Imagine Media. p. 87.
- "Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 100. June 2001.
- "Review: Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge". PSM. 2001.