Pinocchio (video game)

Disney's Pinocchio is a platform puzzle adventure game from Virgin Interactive. It was released in 1996 for the Game Boy, Super NES, and Sega Genesis and is based on Walt Disney's animated feature film "Pinocchio", originally released in 1940. A Sega 32X version of the game was under development, but was canceled due to the add-on's decline.
Storyline.
The game uses intertitles between levels to convey the story, in the form of a children's storybook. Pinocchio travels from home and must choose to go to School or Easy Street (though the choice does not affect the level order). He then travels from Stromboli's marionette show to Pleasure Island and then into the sea, where he saves Geppetto from inside Monstro and they escape.
Reception.
Coach Kyle of "GamePro" gave the Genesis version a negative review, commenting that both the gameplay design and controls are shallow and rudimentary, the character animations are stiff, and the graphics lack detail. He concluded, "What a shame that such a long-awaited game, with such a famous story as a foundation, should turn out to be so disappointing." "GamePro" also negatively reviewed the Game Boy version, saying it simply translates the simplistic and easy levels from the Genesis version into portable form.