World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck is a fascinating game with an iconic Disney cast. The game starts with our heroes practicing for a magic act at a performance theater when Donald trips and discovers a magical box . Mickey suggests not using the box for the act due to a strange glow emitting from within but Donald eagerly jumps in and then... poof! Mickey goes in to inspect when the curtain flutters and Mickey vanishes as well. They hear a voice in the distance tell them that the must defeat him to get back to their world. 

      The graphics are pretty good with lush backgrounds. Enemies will fade out when attacked and turn into flowers and some smoothly disperse. On one specific level, lightning strikes brilliantly while rain pours down. Another spot in the game has the duo flying through fluffy clouds, in front and behind. Not to mention the wonderful color scheme that has bosses stand out and makes your magic spell shine.

      If you play alone with either Mickey or Donald, you'll notice that each character will have they're own parts of levels. For instance, Mickey has a more extensive first level and Donald at one point is at a beach during the second level. But if given the chance, it's much better to play with a friend! The same goes for 2P mode when I say there is different spots to go; as a duo, you both navigate through a mining level with a two-bucket see-saw like mine cart. But no matter what mode or what player you choose, the game story is pretty well connected leading to the same final boss. After beating a level, there's a little cut-scene showing how Mickey and Donald learn a new magic spell that advances them to the next. The transition between levels are sometimes funny when notice; like after swimming in an endless ocean, it turns out you pop out of a fish bowl on to a tube of toothpaste and are in a house! 

      As for depth and difficulty, there's not much to say. The depth is fair for any Sega game at the time. For the type of game that it is, I'd say the depth is perfect; not too much and certainly to too little. It's nice to play each character alone to get their story and then both to see how that differs. (I may be mistaken but I think the depth of the 2P mode is just a bit greater.) The game is not too difficult and some bosses are pretty easy but that doesn't take away from anything. Difficulty doesn't matter that much for this game when you're playing with someone!

      So overall, I give this game a 7.7 and feel good about that. This is one of the first games I've played and it pushed me into other games starring Mickey Mouse, like Mickey Mania and The Great Circus Mystery. I recommend it for anyone, young or old, boy or girl, Disney fan or not. I guarantee a fun time for any first time players!

The disney games for the Genesis were pretty good back in the day and this is one of them. I remember playing this game. A pretty good platformer for its time.

Another Disney game that I remember enjoying for the Genesis was Quack Shot Starring Donald Duck.

Anyways, decent review. Keep up the good work.