The Lion King is a video
game based on Disney's popular animated film. The title was published by Virgin
Interactive in 1994, and was released on SNES, NES, Game Boy, PC, Sega Mega
Drive Genesis, Amiga, Master System and Game Gear. The NES and Master System
versions of the game were never released in North America. The game follows
Simba's journey from a young carefree cub to the battle with his uncle Scar as
an adult.
The 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. 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 Simba can roar, jump on
enemies and roll. All three are used to combat enemies and have different
effects. Rolling can also be used to access hidden areas and dodge attacks.
Adult 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.
During
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.
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