Last year I finally got around to beating Magical Quest 1, and next on the copping block we've got Disney's Magical Quest 2 Starring Mickey & Minnie. Sure, the title is a handful, but the game is a neat follow up to the previous game. It's not better, it's not worse, it's just another set of 6 levels alongside a new set of costumes, albeit with the same strong gameplay the previous game brought.
The story this time is a bit less magical and a bit less surreal, Mickey and Minnie arrive to the circus, to meet up with their pals, but something or someone is wreckinghavoc, so Mickey and Minnie team up to stop whoever is doing it. It's a six stage short platformer that is as hard as it is easy. What I mean to say, is that the game can be a bit challenging, but the Save option is very generous, completely refilling your health upon loading. That said, a Reset feature would've been nice, since sometimes I was sure I could do better, and wanted to do better, but had to reset the whole system to reload my save. Just like the previous game, you start off with three hearts, but if you explore the different stages you can permanently increase your health bar. Lastly, you can pick between Mickey and Minnie before you start the game, but they are pretty much identical.
Just like the previous game, we've got three costumes to play with, but they are new costumes. Mickey's normal attire let's him grab stunned enemies or certain blocks and shoot them forward. The first costume you get, the Sweeper costume, lets you suck in enemies or certain objects, and it can be useful to put off fires. The Safari costume is an alternate take on the previous game's Climber, armed with just a hook, Mickey and Minnie can climb on walls, swing on floating spheres or slide down vines with it, this is the most versatile costume and you'll get a lot of use out of it. Lastly, the bouncing cowboy lets you shoot corks with your gun, which is quite useful for bosses. I found myself swapping costumes quite frequently, unlike the first game, and I think they made a better use out of them. That said, the Sweeper Costume felt a bit of an afterthought, anything it can do, the Cowboy costume can do better, so unless the situation explicitly demands the Sweeper costume, you probably won't use it much. That said, sucking in enemies turns them into coins, so if you want to get the most out of the secret shops this costume might be your best bet.
I liked this game as much as the first one. The platforming sections are slightly challenging, but fair, the costume system is quite fun and the game looks great to boot. There were a pair of leaps of faith during the game, but I think it might be because the GBA's screen is smaller than a TV's resolution, so maybe it's the GBA's fault, maybe. Regardless, since I can only remember two of them, I'm pretty sure it's not too bad. All in all, it's another great Disney game by Capcom.
8.0 out of 10
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