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The Lion King
Publisher: Virgin Interactive, Sega Developer: Westwood Studios, Disney Software, Krisalis, Syrox System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System ROM Size: 512kB, 3MB Genre: Action Number of Players: 1 Release Date RRP Code JP 1994-12-09 ¥7,800 T-70083 US 1994 $? T-70316 EU 1994 T-70316-50 UK 1994 £? T-70316-05 FR 1994  ?FF T-70316-09 DE 1994  ?DM T-70316-18 ES 1994  ?Pts T-70316-06 IT 1994  ?£ T-70316-13 AU 199x $? FLIO00SMC AU (Platinum) 199x $? FLIO00SMC KR 199x ₩? GM95006JT EU 1994 £? MK-27081-50 UK 1994 £? MK-27081-05 FR 1994  ?FF MK-27081-09 DE 1994  ?DM MK-27081-18 ES 1994  ?Pts MK-27081-06 IT 1994  ?£ MK-27081-13 PT 1996 $5,990 AU 199x $? FLIO00SEC BR 1994 $? 028450 JP 1995-01-13 ¥3,800 G-3363 US 1994 $? 2549 US (Majesco) 199x $? 1205 EU 1994 £? T-70158-50 UK 1994 £? T-70158-05 FR 1994  ?FF T-70158-09 DE 1994  ?DM T-70158-18 ES 1994  ?Pts T-70158-06 BR 199x $?  ? ESRB VRC SEGA ELSPA OFLC

The Lion King (ライオンキング) is a platform game developed by Westwood Studios, Inc., Virgin Interactive, and Dark Technologies, and published by Virgin Interactive, Walt Disney Computer Software, and Sega for the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System, and several other consoles. It was developed for the Lion King franchise and follows a story and plot similar to the film. Due to this, it was one of the first games that featured a protagonist that get's older during the game's progress. The gameplay also changes from mainly platforming to a more action oriented approach.

Although intended for children, the game was often criticized for its difficulty even with easier settings. Despite the difficulty, it was rated positively by reviewers and gamers alike.

Localised Names

Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	The Lion King	The Lion King
Japanese	ライオンキング	Lion King
French	Le Roi Lion	The Lion King
German	Der König der Löwen	The Lion King
Spanish	El rey león	The Lion King
Italian	Il Re Leone	The Lion King

Production Credits

Mega Drive Version

Westwood Studios:

Creative Director/Producer: Louis Castle

Programming: Rob Povey, Barry Green

Assistant Programming: Ronald Pieket-Weeserik

Programming Support: Milo X Ballan, David "Hmmmmm" Dettmer

Lead Designer: Seth Mendelsohn

Assistant Designer: Erik Yeo

Background Art: Joseph B Hewitt IV, Kevin Oxland VIE UK, Hans Piwenitzky, Rick Parks

Animation: Cindy Chinn, David Dame, Penina Finger, Elie Arabian, Matt Hansel, Aaron Powell

Animation Clean-Up: Doug Verhaal, Barbarajo Shillings, John Pedraja, Mike Muehlendorf, Ken Seward

Audio Direction: Paul Mudra

Music & Sound: Matt Furniss-Krisalis Software, Ltd.

Sound Driver: Krisalis Software, Ltd.

Manual Design: Edith Laramore

Quality Assurance Coordination: Glenn Sperry

Quality Assurance:Kenneth Dunne, Michael Lightner, Jesse Clemit, Chris Rubyor, Brad Roberts, Troy Leonard, William Baca, John & Patrick Sweeney

Executive Producer: Brett W Sperry

Vice President Product Development: Christopher D Yates

Special Thanks To: Colin Gordon-VIE UK, Dave Chapman-VIE UK, Felix Kupis, Ted Morris, Lawrence Hiler-Chip Level Designs, David O'Riva-Bitmasters, Donna, Tony, Samantha & James Castle, Linda, Jennifer & Kimberly Green

Disney Software:

Senior Producer: Patrick Gilmore

Assistant Producer: Michael Giacchino

Artwork: John Fiorito, Alex Schaeffer, Christina Vann, Ann-Bettina Colace

Additional Art: Katy Adams, Thomas Ang, Tom Breeden, Kurt Dumas, Hugh Jamieson, Roddy Novarro, Rob Titus

Art Support: Arden Ishimaru

Storyboards/Concept Art: Erik Wiese

Additional Music: Jeff Rona-Media Ventures, Inc.

Software Production Admin.: C. Steve Booth

Production Assistant: Joseph Santos

Product Analyst: Eric Ventura, Joseph Reyes, Toby Espiritu, Julius Baldueza, Daryl David

Disney Animation Services:

Producer: Paul Curasi

Creative/Technical Consultant: Chuck Williams

Production Coordinator: Cammie Cavallin

Assistant to the Producer: Annette Laguer

Business Manager: Darrell Brown

Production Assistant: Cyndi Sager

Production Designer: Keith Newton

Supervising Animator: Chris Bradley

Animators: Anthony Michaels, Aaron Blaise, Darko cesar, Serguei Koushnerov, Rob Corley, Travis Blaise, Branko Mihanovic, Sasha Dorogov, Elliot Bour, Phil Boyd, Tim Hodge

Assistant Animators: Merritt Andrews, Caroline Clifford, Craig Crasso

Clean-Up Artists: arden Chan, Kevin Proctor, Anthony Stanley

Image Processing Specialist: Pamela Darley

Assistant Editor: Gary Blair

Support Associate Trainee: Brent Tiano

Special Thanks To: Roger Allers, Ruben Aquino, Clare Baren, Jeff Dixon, Don Hahn, Rob Minoff, Ruben Procopio, Bob Stanton

Virgin Interactive Entertainment:

Vice President: Neil Young

Production Coordinators: Robb Alvey, Jeff Ziel

Assistant Coordinators: David Fries, Jeff Buccellato

Design Support: David Bishop, Chris Baver, Jared Brinkley, Sarah Thompson-VIE UK, Julian Rignal

Q/A Manager: Dave Maxey

Q/A Group Head: Chris McFarland

Lead Analyst: Jon Williams

Analyst: Scott Manning, Chad Soares, Stacey Mendoza, Craig McCoy, Paul Shoener, Chris Rausch

Additional Testing: Paul Villaneuva III, Eric Reid, Josh Kales, Anthony Nicholas, Joshua Madson, Richard Chan, Jay Yi, Mark Holloway, Duane Peralta, Josh Coon, Colin Elliott, Mike Galindo, Candace Galindo

Master System and Game Gear Versions

Developed in the UK by Syrox Developments
Produced and Programmed by: Dominic Wood
Graphic Artists: Mark Knowles, Tony West, Mickey Adams, John Green, Jim Studt, Jason Green, Kevin Watts, Andrew Cambridge, Kevin McMahon
Music and Sound: Krisalis, Matt Furniss
Virgin Interactive Europe:

Product Producer: Ian Mathias</br>

Test Manager: Kevin Turner

Testers: Tony Hinds, John Martin, Paul Welton, Simon Humber, Tony Byus, Michael Wenn, Carl Perrin, Alon Malka

Disney Software:

Sr. Producer: Patrick Gilmore

Assistant Producer: Michael Giacchino

Sega of America:

Producer: Rhonda Van

Assistant Producer: Erik Whaiberg

Product Manager: Chrissie Huneke

Test Lead: Crisi Albertson

Assistant Leads: Kimberly Rogers, Ben Cureton

Testers: Sam Saliba, Rachael Bristol, Jeffery Kessler, Joel Breton, Carey Camacho, Bill Person, Blair Bullock, Gregg Vogt, Todd Morgan, Don Carmichael, Maria Tuzzo, Amine Khoury, Ben Szymkowiak, Randy Kriedt, Kif Davis, Daniel Wong, Bart Larrenaga, Mark Griffin

Promotional Material

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  Game Gear ES print advert

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  Game Gear and Mega Drive ES print advert

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  Mega Drive ES print advert

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Mega Drive Version

	85	Sega Retro Average
		Based on 14 reviews
Publication Score Source CD Consoles ­† 56 №1, p156/157/158/159 Consoles + 94 Computer & Video Games 79 №157, p87 Electronic Gaming Monthly † 80 Game Players 94 GamesMaster 90 №23, p46 Games World 86 №6, p15 Joypad 93 №36, p82/83/84/85 Mean Machines Sega 87 №26, p58-61Media:MeanMachinesSega26UK.pdf Player One 95 №47, p94/95/96/97 Sega Power 79 №61, p44/45/46 Sega Pro 90 №39, p38/39 Sonic the Comic 90 №42, p11 Video Games & Computer Entertainment 70

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Master System Version

	83	Sega Retro Average
		Based on 3 reviews
Publication Score Source Mean Machines Sega 86 №27, p114Media:MeanMachinesSega27UK.pdf Player One 75 №48, p149 Sega Pro 87 №39, p73

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Game Gear Version

	77	Sega Retro Average
		Based on 2 reviews
Publication Score Source Games World 85 №6, p21 Player One 68 №48, p149

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