The Jungle Book ( NES) Playthrough Nintendo Complete

A playthrough of Virgin s 1994 licensebased platformer for the NES, Walt Disney s The Jungle Book. Based on the 1967 Disney film that was in turn based on the 19th century Rudyard Kipling novel, this lategen NES action game has Mowgli making his way back to human civilization after being raised by the animals of the jungle. The betweenstage cutscenes loosely follow the plot of the film, but for the most part, the gameplay feels Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure mixed with the collectathon structure that was so prevalent at the time. Most of the stages are wideopen areas in which you have to search for diamonds as you collect weapons to deal with the animals that regularly attack. You ll bounce off of catapults, swing through vines, and ride on elephants as you make your way toward Shere Khan for the final battle. It actually feels a lot like Ocean s Dennis the Menace game, the biggest difference being that The Jungle Book isn t trash. Though a massive