There was a time when Disney made games on the regular featuring not only their iconic Mickey Mouse but many of their famous animated properties. They were known for their fun, difficulty, and unique gameplay. It’s been a while since the House of Mouse dove into gameplay experiences like that, but with Disney Illusion Island, things might be changing for the better. The game features Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Goofy as they head to the land of Monoth, where a great darkness is threatening everything! To save the day, the quartet must travel across the island to find magical tomes that can save them all!
As Donald Duck notes in the story trailer, that doesn’t “sound that bad” because, for him, “That’s a Tuesday.” Donald has always been this way, so don’t feel bad. The story trailer below highlights the story and the animations you can experience. Plus, you’re getting the top-tier voice acting you’d expect featuring these beloved characters. Yes, that means Donald sounds like Donald.
But as for the gameplay element, Disney Illusion Island will be a platforming adventure where you can play as any of the four main characters and also have your friends jump in to help you across the adventure.
If you do team up with friends, you can use special abilities to help everyone get to the next part of the map. So you’ll want to truly work together to accomplish your goal of getting to the next magical item. Again, you’re trying to save the world here, so working together shouldn’t be that much of an ask!
The game’s world is completely hand-drawn, and as you go through each biome, you’ll want to explore each nook and cranny to see if there are any secrets hidden within. It’s not called an “illusion island” for nothing! So keep your eyes peeled so you don’t miss out.
Plus, you’ll need to solve puzzles to progress and fight bosses bent on stopping you from saving the day!
If we’re being honest here, games like this are almost a kind of “lost art” in the gaming space today. It’s meant to invoke feelings of games from long ago and to let you simply “be a kid again” as you play as some of your favorite Disney characters. Sure, it likely won’t be the deepest game ever, but sometimes all you want is a fun gaming experience, right?
So give the game a shot when it arrives on July 28th.
