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Brave: The Video Game is a Third-Person Action-Adventure game that is a companion release to the Disney/Pixar 2012 major animated release of the same name. Brave is Pixar's first fairy tale release and features the adventures of Merida, the studio's first female lead character in a movie. The game features: a family-friendly storyline, bow and arrow as well as a sword combat, agile in-game movement, puzzle play, characters from the movie as well as others unique to the game, co-op play and the ability to play as a bear, and optional PlayStation Move support.
The video game companion to the 2012 major animated release for Disney/Pixar.
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Be Fast. Be Strong. Be Clever. Be Brave
Inspired by "Brave", the upcoming Disney/Pixar animated fantasy adventure movie, Brave: The Video Game invites players to run, jump and battle their way through the rugged landscape of mythical and mysterious Scotland. By using their wits and bravery, gamers will also be able to wield a sword and bow and arrow to defeat fierce enemies, break a magical curse and save a kingdom.
Play as Merida, Pixar's first female hero and an expert archer, or in the console versions players can also play as other entertaining characters from the film. In addition, they will be able to go on quests through a magical world and solve puzzles to uncover secrets. Gameplay features include an exciting single-player campaign, co-op for family and friends and a special Bear mode, in which players are able to play as a bear.
Key Game Features
- Third-person action-adventure in which player uncover secrets and break a magical curse
- Battle fierce enemies with your sword, bow and arrow
- Jump, dodge and climb through rugged environments
- Hear the voice of Merida as you play the game
- Discover new characters and costumes inspired by the film
- Multiple ways to play including an exciting single player campaign, and co-op or 'Bear' mode
- Compete in archery mini-games using PlayStation Move
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 Battle with sword, bow & arrow. View larger |  Adventure as heroine Merida. View larger |  Jump, dodge and climb. View larger |  Co-op and 'Bear' mode. View larger |
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In Disney Pixar Brave: The Video Game, challenge destiny and change your fate!
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Platform for Display:PLAYSTATION 3|Amazon Verified Purchase
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brave can be the perfect introduction to 'big' games so... if you'd like to see your pre-teen kid taking on the 'gamer' path, I can't think of a better introduction to large RPGs. Especially if your pre-teen kid happens to be a girl who actually watched the movie. And, yes, there is a movie ticket in the game box.
It may sound like I am over-enthusiastic but, to me, Brave is the best kids RPG so far and it's so because developers are treating their little gamers audience with the respect they deserve rather than looking down at them. Yes, the game is not as complex as Dark Souls or Skyrim but playing it is challenging and interesting even when the players are grownups. I consider Brave an RPG primer because many if not all RPG elements are in the game and they are not only well implemented but everything is packaged in a way that makes the game appealing to a little girl in the process of developing her gamer skills.
The story... it's based on Pixar's movie, of course. The hero is little princess Merida whose mother and little brothers need to be rescued because they've been turned into bears by some evil... thing. But it's easier said than done. There are ghosts and other bad enemies to defeat, puzzles to solve, charms to collect, skills to develop and there is a lot of exploring, strategising and combat, maybe not grownup hard but hard enough to challenge a player to the point where she learns new skills. But let me discuss some of the RPG elements that are experienced in Brave.
- Combat - It's as good as it gets. Merida fights with swords and bows and she can't win unless she learns how to do combos, roll and dodge and manage her health.
- Weapons - There's a variety of swords and bows including some quite familiar to us, experienced RPG players. Would you be surprised to learn that Merida can swing a Claymore? Well... she does. It's only a few swords and bows but it's enough of them to make the game interesting and to maintain the feeling of 'progress' as the game is played.
- Armor - Again, just a few armor sets but, as in many RPGs, you have the choice of 'pretty' vs. 'effective' and just about everything in the game needs to be earned through combat or discovery and exploration.
- Treasures - Getting to treasure chests and getting the loot is one of the more exciting part of an RPG and Brave is no exception. There aren't many chests but the loot is almost always awesome.
- Trading - Victories in battle earn you gold pieces and you can use it to by yourself upgrades and learn new skills.
- Combos - Mentioned that already. Combat is easy in the beginning but it gets harder soon and the more skills you learn the more likely you are to win the battle. If you lose... it's back to more practice.
- Leveling up - Merida becomes stronger as she progresses through the game. She becomes better as she finds more charms, learns more skills, gets more powerful weapons.
- Elementals - Many RPGs would let you buff your weapons with elementals such as 'fire'. Brave too allows Merida to use one of the four elemental charms (earth, fire, wind, water) in combat. And the trick is to use the right buff to defeat each specific enemy.
- Co-op - There is an online element to the game. We aren't there yet but I will update my review once we play it a little.
- Puzzle solving and exploration - Getting to most new areas is usually preceded by a boss battle or some puzzle solving and neither are always easy.
All of the above come in a game with stunning graphics (Pixar, right?), great voice acting and surprisingly responsive controls. You always play in a 'third person' mode and all is implemented right except for the absence of a 'camera' control because the developers mapped 'motion and direction' to the PS3's left joystick and the bow to the right one. And, no, they don't allow you to remap the controls. The other major limitation is the game not being exactly 'open world'. You can go back and forth through different areas but there is no unified open map. Anyone familiar with Demon's Souls may understand how this works: there is a central 'nexus' and gateways to several areas of world. At any time during the game you have to ability to either walk back or teleport to the nexus and go explore some other area.
Somewhat related to the game, but not an essential part of it is the Archery Range. On a PS3 you are going to need Move. It's nice archery practice and it makes use of the Move but you do not get better at using the bow in the game after doing the Move-based practice. It's just... Move-based practice. Which is a good news for those who don't have Move yet. You can play and finish the game without doing the Archery part. In fact, I don't believe there is any Archery Range based trophy (I will correct myself if it turns out that I am wrong) so you should be able to get your Platinum without a Move.
My final thoughts are: both our daughter and myself are very, very, very happy with this game. This is the first one me and my daughter are both playing, separately (not me helping her or she just watching me). She's been playing it and making progress daily for the past few days and... I've been playing it too. The game comes with four levels of difficulty so, even for a grownup it can be challenging. And it's fun for us to be sharing tips and strategies and watch each other and learn from each other playing our first common game.
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NOTE:
I guess I need to note that there is a lot of combat in Brave, which explains the swords and the bows. Merida can't save her 'mum' and her little brothers unless she defeats her enemies which usually requires killing them and they fight back and they can hurt Merida and sometimes they 'kill' her. Yes, she respawns immediately back with full health but you can hear her from time to time saying that she doesn't feel too well. Anyone who would rather not see their little ones playing violent games should not buy it. On the other hand, if the kids are mature enough to understand the difference between make-believe violence (playing games) and the real-life gruesome things taking place in our real world, this game can be a lot of fun - there is no blood and no one screams in agony and so far all enemies are ghosts and non-human.
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>> Brush your teeth, it's the law! <<
It may sound like I am over-enthusiastic but, to me, Brave is the best kids RPG so far and it's so because developers are treating their little gamers audience with the respect they deserve rather than looking down at them. Yes, the game is not as complex as Dark Souls or Skyrim but playing it is challenging and interesting even when the players are grownups. I consider Brave an RPG primer because many if not all RPG elements are in the game and they are not only well implemented but everything is packaged in a way that makes the game appealing to a little girl in the process of developing her gamer skills.
The story... it's based on Pixar's movie, of course. The hero is little princess Merida whose mother and little brothers need to be rescued because they've been turned into bears by some evil... thing. But it's easier said than done. There are ghosts and other bad enemies to defeat, puzzles to solve, charms to collect, skills to develop and there is a lot of exploring, strategising and combat, maybe not grownup hard but hard enough to challenge a player to the point where she learns new skills. But let me discuss some of the RPG elements that are experienced in Brave.
- Combat - It's as good as it gets. Merida fights with swords and bows and she can't win unless she learns how to do combos, roll and dodge and manage her health.
- Weapons - There's a variety of swords and bows including some quite familiar to us, experienced RPG players. Would you be surprised to learn that Merida can swing a Claymore? Well... she does. It's only a few swords and bows but it's enough of them to make the game interesting and to maintain the feeling of 'progress' as the game is played.
- Armor - Again, just a few armor sets but, as in many RPGs, you have the choice of 'pretty' vs. 'effective' and just about everything in the game needs to be earned through combat or discovery and exploration.
- Treasures - Getting to treasure chests and getting the loot is one of the more exciting part of an RPG and Brave is no exception. There aren't many chests but the loot is almost always awesome.
- Trading - Victories in battle earn you gold pieces and you can use it to by yourself upgrades and learn new skills.
- Combos - Mentioned that already. Combat is easy in the beginning but it gets harder soon and the more skills you learn the more likely you are to win the battle. If you lose... it's back to more practice.
- Leveling up - Merida becomes stronger as she progresses through the game. She becomes better as she finds more charms, learns more skills, gets more powerful weapons.
- Elementals - Many RPGs would let you buff your weapons with elementals such as 'fire'. Brave too allows Merida to use one of the four elemental charms (earth, fire, wind, water) in combat. And the trick is to use the right buff to defeat each specific enemy.
- Co-op - There is an online element to the game. We aren't there yet but I will update my review once we play it a little.
- Puzzle solving and exploration - Getting to most new areas is usually preceded by a boss battle or some puzzle solving and neither are always easy.
All of the above come in a game with stunning graphics (Pixar, right?), great voice acting and surprisingly responsive controls. You always play in a 'third person' mode and all is implemented right except for the absence of a 'camera' control because the developers mapped 'motion and direction' to the PS3's left joystick and the bow to the right one. And, no, they don't allow you to remap the controls. The other major limitation is the game not being exactly 'open world'. You can go back and forth through different areas but there is no unified open map. Anyone familiar with Demon's Souls may understand how this works: there is a central 'nexus' and gateways to several areas of world. At any time during the game you have to ability to either walk back or teleport to the nexus and go explore some other area.
Somewhat related to the game, but not an essential part of it is the Archery Range. On a PS3 you are going to need Move. It's nice archery practice and it makes use of the Move but you do not get better at using the bow in the game after doing the Move-based practice. It's just... Move-based practice. Which is a good news for those who don't have Move yet. You can play and finish the game without doing the Archery part. In fact, I don't believe there is any Archery Range based trophy (I will correct myself if it turns out that I am wrong) so you should be able to get your Platinum without a Move.
My final thoughts are: both our daughter and myself are very, very, very happy with this game. This is the first one me and my daughter are both playing, separately (not me helping her or she just watching me). She's been playing it and making progress daily for the past few days and... I've been playing it too. The game comes with four levels of difficulty so, even for a grownup it can be challenging. And it's fun for us to be sharing tips and strategies and watch each other and learn from each other playing our first common game.
__________________________________________________
NOTE:
I guess I need to note that there is a lot of combat in Brave, which explains the swords and the bows. Merida can't save her 'mum' and her little brothers unless she defeats her enemies which usually requires killing them and they fight back and they can hurt Merida and sometimes they 'kill' her. Yes, she respawns immediately back with full health but you can hear her from time to time saying that she doesn't feel too well. Anyone who would rather not see their little ones playing violent games should not buy it. On the other hand, if the kids are mature enough to understand the difference between make-believe violence (playing games) and the real-life gruesome things taking place in our real world, this game can be a lot of fun - there is no blood and no one screams in agony and so far all enemies are ghosts and non-human.
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>> Brush your teeth, it's the law! <<
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By B. Marler
Platform for Display:PLAYSTATION 3
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Super fun game! And mine came with a free movie ticket! Even better! This game is excellent and challenging! However if you don't have move don't bring up the archery range option, it will freeze your PS3.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Platform for Display:PLAYSTATION 3|Amazon Verified Purchase
Fun:
3.0 out of 5 stars
For kids it may be a better game, as it's not overtly difficult, and is a quick one (I finished it in an afternoon). Graphics are decent but for little ones, the different buttons needed for different things (changing the "spell" on the arrow or sword for example, or "charging" an arrow) may be a bit tough to master at the beginning.
There's no real gore or violence despite the fighting - it's all creatures and fairy tale things, and they pretty much just vanish when they "die". Closest thing to reality are birds.
It's very similar to one of the spongebob games, including the "double jumping" thing that I always detested. And as with most games like that, it can be frustrating because it's tough to judge just WHERE you are in relation to the platforms until you're right on top of them (and then you can see the little shadow circle underneath, showing exactly where you are).
Bosses can be tough but since you can change the difficulty in-game, if a kid is having a tough time it's always easy to just tone down the difficulty for them to try again on an easier setting.
Not much for finding things though - some clothes, and some artwork, and swords and bows. Seems you spend most of your time hitting plants trying to get cash to buy more powerful spells for your weapons.
Each level can be gone back to at any point, and one thing I *DO* really like is that at the entrance of every different level, it specifically tells you how much of what you can find in there you've gotten - i.e. 0/1 swords, 1/1 bow, 0/3 mural, etc... So it's easy to find out what you're missing so you don't wander aimlessly hoping there was something in a level that you must have missed.
I got this on a gold box deal for cheap, so not sure if I would've paid retail price for it knowing how quick and repetitive it is, but for the gold box deal, or if you find it used, it's worth it, especially if you have a kid who liked the movie.
There's no real gore or violence despite the fighting - it's all creatures and fairy tale things, and they pretty much just vanish when they "die". Closest thing to reality are birds.
It's very similar to one of the spongebob games, including the "double jumping" thing that I always detested. And as with most games like that, it can be frustrating because it's tough to judge just WHERE you are in relation to the platforms until you're right on top of them (and then you can see the little shadow circle underneath, showing exactly where you are).
Bosses can be tough but since you can change the difficulty in-game, if a kid is having a tough time it's always easy to just tone down the difficulty for them to try again on an easier setting.
Not much for finding things though - some clothes, and some artwork, and swords and bows. Seems you spend most of your time hitting plants trying to get cash to buy more powerful spells for your weapons.
Each level can be gone back to at any point, and one thing I *DO* really like is that at the entrance of every different level, it specifically tells you how much of what you can find in there you've gotten - i.e. 0/1 swords, 1/1 bow, 0/3 mural, etc... So it's easy to find out what you're missing so you don't wander aimlessly hoping there was something in a level that you must have missed.
I got this on a gold box deal for cheap, so not sure if I would've paid retail price for it knowing how quick and repetitive it is, but for the gold box deal, or if you find it used, it's worth it, especially if you have a kid who liked the movie.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great game for kids and some adults
Got this for my 8 year old daughter last Christmas. She still watches the movie as often as she plays the game. She does enjoy the game though. Read more
Published 5 days ago by Candylee
5.0 out of 5 stars
great game
This was actually for my 6 year old daughter. She loves the movie and loves the game! There are a few times I had to help her out but overall great game!
Published 22 days ago by Liza Morris
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Game
I purchased this game for my five year old daughter, who is a huge fan of the movie. It challenges her reading skills, the game play set to easy is very manageable for a child her... Read more
Published 1 month ago by C. R. Guendelsberger
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun
It fallowed the move very close, jet with other thing to do. Very fun game. Perhaps a Brave 2 soon!
Published 1 month ago by Lawerence Hughes
4.0 out of 5 stars
es bueno este juego...
es muy bueno mis hijos quedaron encantados con sus personajes y pasaron un buen rato de diversion y disfrute!lo recomiendo
Published 2 months ago by danny chacin
3.0 out of 5 stars
Nice game but...
The game is a great game in many aspects, the graphics, the story, the sound, etc. My daughter really loved the game, it is not bad in that sense, the only thing I noticed compared... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Francisco Picado Corao
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great kids game
I bought this game for myself to play in my free time in college. I liked the movie so i thought the game would be fun. Well its Fun game but not very challenging. Read more
Published 3 months ago by CJ
4.0 out of 5 stars
My wife is pleased with this videogame
The game is quite fun. The graphics are excellent. has much didactic and adventures. All fans of the adventures should buy it.
Published 3 months ago by Johann Martinez
5.0 out of 5 stars
great
my kids and i loved this movie , wonderful fast moving , very funny , very well done so beautiful
Published 3 months ago by donald r macgregor
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excelente¡¡¡¡¡
Este producto para mi hijo de 4 años lo maneja como un niño de 10 o mas años. buen producto sin duda alguna lo recomiendo
Published 3 months ago by jose manuel
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