Contents GameplayThe game is a side-scrolling platform game, with the controlled character having to leap, climb, run and descend from platform to platform. There is an exception during the level The Stampede, where Simba is running towards (or in the Game Boy version, running with the camera looking straight down on top of him, while the Game Gear version is a side scrolling platformer like the other stages) the camera dodging wildebeest and leaping over rocks.In most versions of the game two bars appear on the HUD. To the left is the roar meter, which must be fully charged for Simba's roar to be effective.To the right is the health bar which decreases when Simba is hurt.
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At the bottom left of the screen is a counter showing how many lives Simba has remaining.Health can be restored by collecting bugs which come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Some rare health-damaging bugs also exist.The player controls Simba (first as a cub, then later as an adult) in the main levels and either Timon or Pumbaa in the bonus levels.Cub SimbaCub Simba can roar, jump on enemies and roll in an Sonic The Hedgehog-like manner. All three are used to combat enemies and have different effects.
Rolling can also be used to access hidden areas and dodge attacks.Adult SimbaAdult Simba is stronger, can slash and maul, and he can throw instead of defeating his enemies by jumping on them. He also has a more formidable roar, but can no longer roll.Timon and PumbaaDuring the course of the game, there are two bonus stages. In the first bonus stage, players control Pumbaa, eating bugs dropped by Timon without letting any good ones touch the floor. In the second bonus stage, players control Timon, searching the area for bugs within a time limit. Both will end prematurely if they come into contact with a bad bug (a spider).
These bonus games serve to get extra lives for Simba or Continued Lives.Graphics and soundThe sprites and backgrounds were drawn by Disney animators themselves at, and the music was adapted from songs and orchestrations in the.The Sega Genesis version of the game does not have background vocals unlike the Super Nintendo version, due to limitations, but the Super Nintendo version has less background particles that the Genesis version. This fact is evident in the Elephant Graveyard and Stampede levels, as well as on the title screen. The MS-DOS version contains background vocals, which can be heard when the game is played with a SoundBlaster sound card. The vocals are missing when the game is using an AdLib sound card due to AdLib's inability to play digital sound.The Windows 3.1 version relied on the WinG graphics engine, but a series of Compaq Presarios, preloaded with the then-new Windows 95 operating system were not tested with WinG, which in turn, caused the game to crash while loading.
The reported crashes caused many game developers who published games on the Windows platform to be suspicious of Windows as a viable platform and instead, many stuck with MS-DOS. To prevent further hardware/software compatibility issues, Direct X was created. This also led to the Windows 95 port of Doom to try to regain developers' faith in Windows.ReceptionThe Lion King received mostly positive reviews, including an 8/10 from Electronic Gaming Monthly, and sold well, including 1.27 million units of the SNES version in the United States. Gameplayers awarded the game Sega Genesis Game of the Year over Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic and Knuckles and wrote on their November 1994 issue that 'even on the easy setting, the game is hard for an experienced player'.Gallery.
This lets you relive all your favorite scenes from Disney's highly acclaimed animated film. Designed for children between the ages of three and eight, the storybook features 18-pages of interactive story-telling artwork, text and voice acting; text is highlighted as the narrator pronounces each word. Scenes are interactive in that you click on various icons and characters located on the screen. In addition to the storybook, there are a few skill-building games included. In the Pouncing Game, you help Simba improve his pouncing skills by having the young lion follow a butterfly. You point and click on the butterfly as it moves through the screen and Simba follows along.
Watch out for Zazu - you can either hide from this critter or pounce on it if you're close enough. Connect the Stars centers on joining sequences of stars while creating various pictures. Once you finish outlining a constellation, it fades away; time to design a new one! You'll design characters from The Lion King and other animals from Africa as well.
Finally, Bug Catching lets you squash and collect various bugs for the ever-hungry Timon. After catching a bug, he'll add it to the dinner plate - after catching eight bugs, you receive a special award. There are three speed levels with bugs moving slowly on the first setting and progressively faster on the next two. It also features sidebars with character-based icons. There's an Action Dictionary for younger readers that defines complicated words using character animation. Will Simba reign over the Pride Lands? More importantly, will he ever defeat his arch-nemesis Scar?
Turn the page of your storybook and find out!