PlayStation 4 User Reviews

I haven't played the PS4 version, but I have played both of these games on Genesis, so I'll go over both of these games individually. I'll start with the less harsh opinions of the two: Aladdin. This game actually plays pretty okay and the first few levels are pretty enjoyable. But you hit a difficulty spike around the Cave of Wonders and the further you get into this game, the more apparent this game's fatal flaw starts to rear its head: lack of I-Frames. You get next to no I-Frames in this game and your health can get drained very quickly if you get unlucky. Makes the second half of the game annoying to get through and really saps the overall enjoyment from this game that I feel would otherwise be a solid platformer. Also noting that the graphics and music are both quite good in this game. I would give this game a 6 on its own. Also worth noting that the SNES version, which is actually a completely different game that was made by Capcom rather than Virgin, is much better than this game, but this one still isn't horrendous if you can look past the I-Frames issue. Lion King, on the other hand, is an absolute dumpster fire ****. The only real redeeming factors are that the graphics and music are good and the game controls okay. Where this game really craps the bed is the level design. Aladdin may have hit its difficulty spike around halfway through, but Lion King hits it almost immediately. The first level is one of the only halfway decent levels in the whole game. From what I've seen, most players get stuck on either the I Can't Wait to be King level or the Elephant Graveyard level, which are levels 2 and 3! The level design of this game is brutally difficult and trying to beat this game will truly be a test of your willpower. The Stampede level (level 4) was actually kinda interesting, but most of the levels after that range from barely mediocre to horrible (the Hakuna Matata level, along with I Can't Wait to be King and Elephant Graveyard, make an Unholy Triforce of this game's worst of the worst dogwater level design). The Scar fight at the end of the game is also really scuffed. I've seen people talk about how they keep hitting Scar and nothing seems to happen, which perplexed a lot of players including myself since every enemy in this game up to this point was either jumped on or slashed at. But for this boss specifically, you have to hit him to stun him and then use a mauling special move that is never required anywhere else in the game (I think you can use it on the hyenas, but just hitting them is typically easier) and is also awkward to pull off (one of those situations of having to press two buttons but one has to be pressed slightly before the other), and you only have a very small stun window to pull off the move before Scar regains his composure. If you want to experience any good this game may have to offer, just pull up the soundtrack on YouTube (I personally prefer the Genesis OST to the SNES', but both are good). Sadly, unlike the Aladdin game, both the SNES and Genesis versions are pretty much identical aside from a different OST, so there's no better alternative to go to. I would easily give this game a 2, avoid this game at all costs unless you're a total masochist. Also on one final note, I actually grew up with both of these games on Genesis as a kid, but the nostalgia goggles were not enough to save Aladdin from being a mediocre game with a critical flaw and Lion King from being an utter dumpster fire. One last note: I put my score as a 4 for this collection to merge the score of 6 from Aladdin and 2 from Lion King.

8.5/10 But worth it, if you loved these games as a kid!!!! 10/10 for all these dumb 0-1 rating lol. If you loved theses games as a kid you'll love theses games as an adult. Wait for a sale if $30 is too much for you( I got it for $20). I always like the sega Aladdin better so I don't mind it's missing the S.N. version. Lion King is as hard/fun as you remember it ( save files help with the anger lol). I honestly love how these games! I feel like I'm playing on my Sega.... FLAWS AND ALL BABY!! No game is perfect but it's easy to be jaded with all the games out today. Enjoy my old school sega friends!!

really don't know why this release? I think I never spent 30€ on something bad like this in my life, bought it cause as I read prerelase that those would be Remasters and what would I think if I read that? Ofcourse that these games will be Remastered like Crash Bandicoot or Medievil. they would be very beautiful but like this I dont know wtf really?!? Don't waste ur money its not worth its really bad.

Nice old school games .. but its too short and too hard for my kids ^_^ it take us to the old days..

This game is pure trash not only did they not make it fit on the full screen they left it as a small little box surrounded by artwork, they omitted the SNES versions which in my eyes were superior to the Genesis versions which is a friggin sin as they got every other version including hand held's all in all this game is not even worth 10 dollars let alone 40 do yourself a favor and skip this if you're a SNES fan as you will be as disappointed as I was....