Mickey's Ultimate Challenge
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Mickey's Ultimate Challenge is a
Plot
Mickey is lying in bed reading a book of
Gameplay
Mickey's Ultimate Challenge is a
In Sorting Books, Books are floating up and down in the library of the Beanswick castle and Mickey must sort them in alphabetical order by jumping on them. Depending on the difficulty, there are various numbers of books to be sorted and different patterns for the books to float in. Only a portion of the alphabet must be sorted. Once the books have been sorted, players receive an item from Horace Horsecollar.
In Moving Potions, Mickey is shrunk to a tiny size and placed on a
Picture Matching is a timed,
Playing the Pipes is another memory game. Several pipes light up and make different noises in a pattern that builds every turn. Mickey must listen, remember, and repeat what he heard. He can do this by jumping on the top of the pipes and playing the notes back in the proper order. The pipes only play one melody, adding one note after every time Mickey successfully completes the previous one. The difficulty of gameplay determines the length of the melody. Players must play all the right pipes to receive the item from Huey, Dewey, and Louie.
In Guess the Tools, Goofy wants Mickey to guess what tools are in his toolbox. Mickey has seven attempts to successfully guess the tools and their order inside Goofy's toolbox. After each guess, a clue appears telling players how many and which tools they guessed in the correct order. In easier games, the hints will turn red or green to denote correctness. In more difficult games, a small quartered square of red and green pieces tells Mickey which ones are right. Players must correctly guess what is in Goofy's toolbox to earn an item from him.
Exchanging Items is the segue of the game. The items Mickey collected were of no importance to their previous owners but would serve useful to others in Beanswick. Mickey must go back to all of the others in each challenge and give them the item that suits them. In return for each correctly placed item, Mickey receives a magic bean. Only after retrieving all five beans can Mickey use them. After returning the items to their respective owners, Mickey visits the well. The annoying rumbling occurs again and Mickey throws his beans near the well. Suddenly, a giant beanstalk grows straight up into the clouds. A curious Mickey climbs the beanstalk into the clouds and encounters a giant. The giant is sound asleep and snoring. This massive snoring is the cause of all the trouble for Beanswick. There is a scrambled picture of an alarm clock standing next to the giant. Mickey must unscramble the picture by sliding the pieces and wake up the giant. After Mickey wakes up and talks to the giant, the troubles in Beanswick are solved.[3]
Reception
Publication | Score | |
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Consoles + | 81% Mean Machines Sega | 72/100 (SMD)[8] |
Nintendo Power | 12.5/20 (GB)[9] | |
Super Game Power | 3.3/5 (SNES)[10] | |
Super Play | 54% (SNES)[11] | |
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment | 8/10 (SNES)[12] | |
Electronic Games | B (GB)[13] B+ (SGG)[13] |
Mickey's Ultimate Challenge has received generally mixed reviews from gaming magazines. Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the Genesis version a 6.25 out of 10. They remarked that the game is much too easy for puzzle veterans but would be good fun for younger players.[5] They gave the Game Boy version a 6.75 out of 10, again commenting that the puzzles are easy but fun, particularly for younger gamers.[5] In issue #59 of Nintendo Power magazine reviewed the SNES version and stated that the game proved "to be fun for its intended audience".[14]
See also
References
- ^ Rignall, Jaz (December 27, 2015). "System Swan Songs: The Last Games Released on the Greatest Consoles". usgamer.net. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ Rignall, Brendan (July 5, 2018). "System Swan Songs: The Last Official Release: Sega Master System – Mickey's Ultimate Challenge (1998)". Old School Gamer Magazine. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ a b Disney Interactive (1994) Mickey's Ultimate Challenge Manual
- ^ Sam; Switch. "Mickey's Ultimate Challenge". Consoles + (in French). No. 31. pp. 114–115. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Review Crew: Mickey's Challenge". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 60. Sendai Publishing. July 1994. pp. 38, 40.
- ^ Polak, Steve (June 1994). "Mickey's Ultimate Challenge". Hyper. No. 7. p. 66. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ Trazom (April 1994). "Mickey's Ultimate Challenge". Joypad (in French). No. 30. p. 129. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- Mean Machines Sega. No. 20. pp. 62–64. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ "Now Playing". Nintendo Power. Vol. 60. May 1994. pp. 102–107. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ Bros, Marjorie (May 1994). "Mickey's Ultimate Challenge". Super GamePower. Vol. 1, no. 2. p. 24. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ Mott, Tony (June 1994). "Mickey's Ultimate Challenge". Super Play. No. 20. p. 60.
- ^ "Mickey's Ultimate Challenge". VideoGames - The Ultimate Gaming Magazine. No. 62. March 1994. p. 80. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ a b Yates, Lauren (August 1994). "Mickey's Ultimate Challenge". Electronic Games. p. 84. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ Nintendo Power (Issue 51#, Page 28).