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In the North American versions of the game, all Donald Duck references are absent, and the protagonist is instead referred to as "Maui Mallard," as, according to composer Patrick Collins, the marketing team felt Donald Duck wasn't cool in the United States.
According to composer Patrick Collins, Donald Duck's name was dropped from the North American release because the marketing team felt that "Donald Duck just isn't hip in the United States like he is in Europe".
Shawn Smith wrote in Electronic Gaming Monthly that it "has all the qualities of a great side-scroller", Mark East of GameSpot hailed it as "quite possibly the best low-tech title to come out this year", and GamePros Bonehead deemed it "well-crafted entertainment for novice and veteran gamers who are looking for great run-n-gun action".
Critics praised the large, non-linear levels and detailed graphics, and said that the ability to change between detective and ninja personas makes the gameplay both deeper and more fun.
Critics found problems with the controls and East said the Windows version is too choppy in full screen mode.
It was ported one last time to the Game Boy by Bonsai Entertainment Corp., released in North America in August 1998.
The Mega Drive version was released in Brazil and Europe, while the Genesis version was only available on the Sega Channel in North America.
The game was one of the first games to be released under the Disney Interactive label.
A review in Nintendo Power for the Super Nintendo version of the game also noted the passwords for level select only being available if you pass the bonus stages.
In the North American versions of the game, all Donald Duck references are absent, and the protagonist is instead referred to as "Maui Mallard," as, according to composer Patrick Collins, the marketing team felt Donald Duck wasn't cool in the United States.
The original game was not released on Genesis in North America, because Disney Interactive was not a publisher in the console games market at that time and it did not have a North American publishing partner to release the game there.
The game premiered for the North American market at Walt Disney World in September 1996.
According to composer Patrick Collins, Donald Duck's name was dropped from the North American release because the marketing team felt that "Donald Duck just isn't hip in the United States like he is in Europe".
Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow – originally released as Donald in Maui Mallard (Japanese: Donald Duck no Maui Mallard (Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow)) – is a platforming video game developed and published by Disney Interactive.
Critics praised the large, non-linear levels and detailed graphics, and said that the ability to change between detective and ninja personas makes the gameplay both deeper and more fun.
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