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Hugo: The Evil Mirror Advance came out in 2002 for the Game Boy Advance, developed by ITE Media. It was part of a wave of European platformers that tried to bring a familiar, cartoonish style to the handheld, standing out with its distinct visual look and lighthearted tone, even if it wasn't the most polished title on the system.

You control Hugo, a troll who must rescue his family from an evil mirror by navigating through a series of side-scrolling levels. The main objective involves running, jumping across gaps, and avoiding enemies like witches and bottomless pits. A couple of signature mechanics include using a temporary invincibility power-up to plow through obstacles and carefully timing leaps over instant-death traps. The pacing is brisk, and the difficulty can feel unforgiving due to some imprecise controls and sudden hazards. Playing it feels like cautiously stumbling through a brightly colored, slightly unpredictable cartoon world.