Software:The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure

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The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure
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North American Game Boy Color cover art
Developer(s)Paradox Development (PS1)
Torus Games (GBC)
Publisher(s)Activision
SeriesThe Lion King
Platform(s)Game Boy Color, PlayStation
ReleasePlayStation
  • NA: December 22, 2000
  • EU: March 9, 2001
Game Boy Color
  • NA: December 29, 2000
  • EU: March 9, 2001
Genre(s)Adventure, Platform
Mode(s)Single-player

The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure is an adventure platformer video game based on Walt Disney Pictures′ animated film The Lion King. It was developed in a collaboration between Torus Games and Paradox Development, and published by Activision. It was released for Game Boy Color and PlayStation in December 2000. Unlike the previous The Lion King video game, it adhered more closely to the events in the film and the storyline carried on into The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, with Simba having to battle his evil uncle Scar, rescue his daughter Kiara (the protagonist from The Lion King II: Simba's Pride), and finally battle Zira.

This game was the only console-based platform game to involve The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. All other games based on the title were educational or puzzle games and were released on the PC.

Gameplay

The game's gameplay varied between the two consoles.

Game Boy Color

The game is mostly a side-scrolling platform game with occasional levels where the camera is top-down. The gameplay is very similar to the first The Lion King video game, in which the player takes control of Simba and must leap and run between platforms while fighting enemies and avoiding pitfalls. During levels Simba can collect pawprint-shaped tokens which add to the overall score.

PlayStation

Due to the PlayStation console's 3D graphics capabilities the gameplay became slightly more varied. Simba's capabilities are identical to the first The Lion King video game in which he can growl, leap, roll and run.

Graphics and sound

Game Boy Color

In the Game Boy Color version of the game there was only one piece of music used on every level. Some of the animation for both adult Simba and cub Simba was recycled from the previous The Lion King video game.

PlayStation

In the PlayStation version, voices, music and sound effects from the film were used. Clips from the films are placed between levels although many of the lines were redubbed by other Lion King related actors, including but not limited to Cam Clarke, Jim Cummings, and Kevin Schon.

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