The gorgeous scenery reflects the movie's animations, and each level is fraught with perilous and very creative obstacles - such as the animal stack in Can't Wait to Be King and the bone-breaking Elephant Graveyard.

Climb up and across and avoid all that tail-swingin' stuff.Įach level mirrors a scene from the movie, including the race through the Elephant Graveyard, Simba's exile away from home, and the final battle with Scar. At the left-hand edge of the stack, leap and grab the blue hippo's face. For Disneyphiles in the target age group, you can't get much better.ProTip: In this version of Lion King, you can skip across the animal stack the easy way.

While certainly not a big-budget title, you can still see that a lot of effort went into this. You even get an original animation for its intro. Simba's offspring make for pretty good company in this collection. This is the worst of the four, but considering what counts for games in other Disney timewasters like this, it's not that bad. Just be careful not to hit anything, as your animal line will disperse. If you get multiples of the same animal in a row, you get more points. This is essentially Snake as you gather up animals to join your conga line. You have to make your mark - literally - on the dirt paths while avoiding you pig and meercat babysitters. Break the most blocks and sink your own ball in the opponent's goal to earn the highest points. Second best is Paddle Bash, a two-player competitive Breakout style game mixed with Pong. Don't hit Timon or Pumbaa though as that will deduct points. You have to shoot berries at animals as they attempt to steal them for themselves. The best of the bunch is Swampberry Sling, a shooting gallery with some great animation and an interesting number of targets. There are four games with a commedable number of levels each. You can tell how much effort went into some games and not others, but The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride got a better go of it than most, and its entry into the Game Break series is not bad for what it is. Disney's collection of movie-themed mini-games can vary wildy in quality.

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