difficulty slope than the earlier versions. The November 1994 issue of Gameplayers says that "even on the easy setting, the game is hard for an experienced player". Next Generation rated the SNES version four stars out of five, and stated that "even though the game is much harder than Aladdin, it's never unfair or frustrating". Entertainment Weekly gave the Super NES version an A and the Genesis version a B+ and wrote that "controlling Simba when he's a playful bundle of fur is one thing; putting him through his paces as a full-maned adult is quite another. When the grown-up Simba gives a blood-curdling roar and mauls snarling hyenas, the interaction is so well observed that it's like watching a PBS nature documentary. The sense of power it gives you is exhilarating, and by the time Simba takes his climactic heavyweight stand against his evil uncle Scar, this Lion King has turned into a wild-kingdom variant of Street Fighter II". Super Play gave the Super NES version an overall score of 82/100, praising its graphics and sound as "almost film-like quality" and stating "a very high-quality platformer game with little in the way of innovation". Accolades In 2009, GamesRadar ranked the game seventh on its list of the seven best Disney games, saying "Every intricate level was designed with all the grace and detail of a classic Disney background, plus they managed to make a coherent game that stuck to the plot of the film". In 1996, GamesMaster listed the Mega Drive version 4th in its "The GamesMaster Mega Drive Top 10". See also List of Disney video games Notes References The Lion King (franchise) video games 1994 video games Amiga games DOS games Game Boy games Game Gear games Mobile games Nintendo Entertainment System games Platform games Sega Genesis games Master System games Super Nintendo Entertainment System games Virgin Interactive games Westwood Studios games Video games set in Africa Amiga 1200 games Video games developed in the United States Video games scored by Allister Brimble Video games scored by Frank Klepacki Video games scored by Matt Furniss Single-player video games Promethean Designs games