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Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse PSN Pre-Orders to Include Original Genesis Game and Other Goodies

Matt Litten — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 18:53:13 +0000

Sega and Disney have confirmed the launch date for their Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse remake. The game will be available beginning September 3rd on PSN for PS3, followed by Xbox Live Arcade and PC digital download on the 4th. The price: $14.99/1200 Microsoft Points.

That’s good news, but wait, there’s even better news for PS3 Mickey Mouse fans. North American gamers who pre-order the PSN version of the game between August 20th and September 2nd will receive a free digital copy of the original Genesis classic at the time of pre-order. But that’s not all. PSN Pre-orders will also come with an exclusive dynamic XMB theme and three avatars. Those are some pretty sweet bonuses, especially for a digital download title.

If you’re in the mood to wax nostalgic and/or make retro-versus-modern graphical comparisons, flip through our new Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse gallery below for screenshots from the HD remake as well as the old Genesis version. You may have to look closely, but I think you’ll notice a few differences between the two…

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Mickey Mouse Returns to the Castle of Illusion this Summer

Matt Litten — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:54:00 +0000

Following up on last week’s blatantly obvious teaser trailer for a Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse remake, Sega and Disney Interactive today have made the game announcement official with a new trailer — this time in color, and featuring Mickey Mouse himself — and a handful of screenshots. As you can see, the game is a true polygonal remake rather than a quick and easy re-release of the original with high-def sprites. Mickey and the environments he hops around in are 3D, but the gameplay appears to be staying true to its 2D platforming roots (with some new mechanics being added of course).

Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse is due for release this summer on PSN, XBLA and Windows PC via Steam. (No Wii U? No Vita? What’s up with that, Sega and Disney?)

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Sure Looks Like Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse is Making an HD Comeback

Matt Litten — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:40:09 +0000

Disney and Sega together have released a teaser trailer hinting at the summer launch of a mystery game. Visible clues all point to one obvious possibility: Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse.

The trailer shows a spooky castle ominously lit by a full moon (similar to the original Sega Genesis box art), a marching troop of toy soldiers, a behind-the-back glimpse at an evil queen who looks a lot like Mizrabel, and a tumbling apple. The dead giveaway is the “1990, 2013 Disney” copyright at the bottom-right corner at the trailer’s end. Guess when Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse first came out? Yep, the year was 1990.

Unless Disney and Sega have some other trick up their sleeves, the only thing left to determine now is whether or not this will be a straight up re-release or a full HD revival like Capcom’s DuckTales Remastered, also releasing this summer. I’m sure fans will be happy either way.