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When your sweetheart is abducted you'll go to the end of the Earth to rescue her - even if she's a mouse.

This is the sorry situation that Mickey finds himself in at the beginning of this game; Minnie has been captured by the Evil Witch and taken to her Castle of Illusion. The only way for Mickey to release his loved one is to go on a quest for the seven magical jewels, and so build a rainbow bridge across the chasm to the Castle.

Mickey Mouse battles his way through five surreal levels of platform action, gathering the coloured gems as he goes. Starting in a forest world, Mickey is attacked by mutant mushrooms, terrifying trees and ferocious flowers. Then it's on to Toytown, where bizarre childhood objects block the spunky roden's path. Later stages are set in Aztec ruins, a cupboard and eventually the Castle of Illusion itself.

To help him on his way, our favourite big-earned character performs a number of offensive and defensive moves. The cuteness level's set to max, Mickey's bottom is ready to destroy the baddies, and it's time to don those ears and gather the jewels!

I must admit that I've been utterly glued to the Megadrive since this came into the office. It's a stunning game, and has an addiction that has you eating your meals while you play, and giving up hours of sleep on consecutive nights. And it's easy to see why.

The graphics are incredible, with beautifully drawn and animated sprites that ooze character, and sumptuous parallax-scrolling backdrops that are easily some of the best ever seen in a console game (the cake level is unbelievable).

The sound is also brilliant - the humorous tunes and great sound effects enhance the atmosphere perfectly. But it's the superb gameplay that makes this such a winner. There are some devilish traps to overcome, and there are plenty of surprises along the way to baffle and amuse the player.

If you've got any sense, get hold of a copy of Mickey Mouse now!

Disney produce quality - and magic! - with whatever they do. This game is of a quality rarely seen: the programmers obviously took a great deal of care with this game.

The backgrounds are phenomenal, wih the best parallax scrolling yet seen on the Megadrive. The sprites are gorgeous too; Mickey himself is the best, with a range of facial expressions and poses that put other "cute" characters to shame.

When Mickey's close to the edge of a platform, he sways and panics, but doesn't quite fall - just scaring seven hells out of the player!

Of course, what really makes this game special is the playability which is absolutely outstanding. We recommend games all the time, but Mickey is truly an excellent product, and well worth £35.00.

Presentation 92%
The intro sequence describing Minnie's abduction is superb - as is the rest of the presentation.

Graphics 97%
Large, clear sprites, hilarious images and stunning multi-level parallax scrolling. Incredible!

Sound 89%
The superb music fits the game perfectly, and the spot effects are great.

Playability 96%
As with the Mario games, playability is paramount; the collision detection is perfect and the game never annoys!

Lastability 88%
The difficulty level helps to prolong the enjoyment, but is never too tough. And there are plenty of secrets to uncover.

Overall 95%
Easily the best platform game on the Megadrive - Mickey Mouse represents fun, fun, fun to the Nth degree.