The Lion King 1½ (video game)

The Lion King 1½ (video game)
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Developer(s)	Vicarious Visions
Publisher(s)	Disney Interactive
Platform(s)	Game Boy Advance
Release	October 7, 2003
Genre(s)	Action, platformer
Mode(s)	Single-player

The Lion King 1½: Timon & Pumbaa is a 2003 Game Boy Advance video game based on the film The Lion King 1½, the third film in The Lion King franchise. It was developed by Vicarious Visions and published by Disney Interactive. The game was released for the Game Boy Advance on October 7, 2003.

The game puts the players in the role of Timon and Pumbaa in a quest to find Hakuna Matata. It features three modes of game play which are solo, cooperative and team mode. Solo mode lets the player play as either Timon or Pumbaa in a platforming gameplay completing levels. In cooperative mode, players alternate between both characters to solve puzzles and complete tasks. In team players use both the characters with Timon riding Pumbaa in chase sequences where they have to make sure he does not hit any obstacle. After each of the chapters are completed, players are awarded with special puzzle pieces. Upon collecting all of the puzzle pieces, an image of Hakuna Matata is displayed and five additional bonus levels are unlocked as well as video clips from the film. Collecting all bugs in a level unlocks time-limited bonus levels.

Screenshots of the game was released showing that it had a gameplay similar to that of the video game Lost Vikings. The game was released on October 7, 2003.

On Metacritic, the game has a score of 64/100 based on 4 reviews and an aggregate score of 62.87% on GameRankings based on 6 reviews.

GameZone gave it a review score of 8.8/10 saying "Teamwork and well-balanced gameplay put kids at the controls of another enjoyable Disney romp".Nintendojo gave the game a review score of 6.5/10 saying "The Lion King 1.5 isn’t a bad game. I actually thought it was a lot of fun. It is well-animated and entertaining, but it was just unforgivably easy".Nintendo Power gave it a review score of 2.7/5 saying "Intuitive play control and simple level design make the game appropriate for players of all skill levels".