Brave

by Disney Interactive Studios

• Play as Merida, a Will 'o the Wisp and other popular characters from the new Disney Pixar film, as you run, jump and battle your way through the rugged landscape of mythical Scotland.
• Play as Merida Single Player or Coop with a Will 'O The Wisp
• Use your sword or bow and arrow as weapons throughout the game
• Compete with archery mini-games using Kinect for Xbox 360 and PlayStation3 Move

Product Details

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• ASIN: B007MZUFW4
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: June 19, 2012
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,561 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Platform: Xbox 360

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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 support for the Kinect sensor for Xbox 360.

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. The Xbox 360 version also contains optional support for the Kinect Sensor for Xbox 360.

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
• Varied ways to play including an exciting single player campaign, and co-op or 'Bear' mode
• Compete with archery mini-games using the Kinect Sensor for Xbox 360

Additional Screenshots

Adventure as heroine Merida. View larger

Battle with sword, bow & arrow. View larger

Jump, dodge and climb. View larger

Co-op and 'Bear' mode options. View larger

Product Description

In Disney Pixar Brave: The Video Game, challenge destiny and change your fate!  

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun for everyone! June 29, 2012

By BoneGarden

Platform for Display:Xbox 360

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

I'm a 22 year old girl and I bought the game for myself! I loved the movie so much that when I saw there was a game for the movie I instantly needed to buy it! Boy did I make a good choice! As an avid player of M rated first person shooters (the ones with the blood and gore) this game was a very nice change from my go-to genre of games. The action was not in anyway scary or gross! In the game Merida uses both sword and bow to fight of enemies. Within that she must find different elements to power her sword and bow (Earth, wind, fire, ice) because some enemies are weak to a specific element. You also get mini puzzles that can be skipped (but shouldn't! They're cute and are fun to figure out! Think Portal for kids with three cute little bears). There is content for the kinect & co-op but, I haven't explored those yet. While being mainly a fighting game there is a good amount of platforming as well (jumping from place to place to advance) which can be a little hard if you haven't played a game like that before, but once you practice it becomes quite easy!

In the end this is a wonderful game that is cute, fun, and easy for the whole family to play! As I said, I'm way over the age of 10 and even I found this game wonderful and a little challenging at times! I can see there is replay value as well, i.e going back to play on different hardness levels!

Totally worth every penny!

18 of 22 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Not your typical movie game. June 20, 2012

By LuvRnadaFighter

Platform for Display:Xbox 360

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

Finding a good game based on a movie is a lot like a sasquatch sighting, extremely rare. There have been a few exceptions in recent years like the X-Men Origins: Wolverine tie in game and Captain America: Super Soldier and i'm happy to report that Brave the Video Game falls in line with those two excellent examples rather than the countless piles of garbage that are typically churned out by studios to make a quick buck.

Having not seen the film yet I can't say how closely it follows the films story but thus far the story has been simple yet charming with some solid voice acting, I don't know if Merida is voiced by the same person from the film but if not the voice actor does an excellent job. It has a really nice celtic soundtrack as well which i'm assuming comes straight from the movie

Graphically its nothing special but still nice looking, its played from an isometric view that would make fans of Diablo, Torchlight and other games of that sort feel right at home. It has several different locations to playthrough ranging from forests to snow and ice covered lands to long abandoned castles.

The gameplay is where it really shines, its simple but very fun, Merida can use a sword and bow to hack and slash and shoot her way through the many foes that stand in the way of her completing her quest. Along the way she will gain access to 4 different charms that grant her powers over different elements, these come into play both in traversing the environment as each charm can activate different switches and platforms but they also come into play in the combat where most enemies have a specific element they are weak against and while they can be dispatched by using any element using the element they are weak to will obviously finish them off quicker, it can become quite hectic when there are several types of enemies on screen at once each with a different element they are weak against requiring quick switching between elements to finish them off as fast as possible. All this fighting will result in coins being dropped that Merida can collect and use to purchase quite a few upgrades to make her a stronger and more effective fighter. New swords and bows can be found in each level as well as a few different outfits be they dresses, gowns or armour that Merida can wear.

The game does feature a few mini games to break up all of the fighting and platforming as Merida, one has you fighting as a bear, another has you solving some simple puzzels with 3 bear cubs and of course there is an archery game that can be played with Kinect if you have one which I don't so i'm unable to comment on that. The puzzels with the 3 cubs are actually quite a bit of fun, none have really stumped me for more than a few seconds but it still gives you that nice AHA! feeling when you figure them out. The game can also be played in co-op with one person as Merida and another as a whisp so the kids wont have to fight over who gets to play.

So if you or your kids are looking forward to the movie feel free to give the game a go as well, it really is a worthy companion.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A hit with the kids just like the movie June 23, 2012

By A. John VINE™ VOICE

Platform for Display:Xbox 360|Amazon Verified Purchase

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

The video game is loosely based on the movie. Of course its not going to be as intense but rather a condensed version told in such a manner that you'll just fall in love with her character all over again.

My 7 year old loved the movie and also loved the game. I've also played with him and I must say that you won't regret getting this for the kids. The mini puzzles that you have to solve with her triplet brothers now turned into cubs are not at all challenging and my son enjoyed doing them. The game is co-op but the second player doesn't get any achievements my only pet peeve which means that if you have kids playing together they will have to play the game all over again as the main profile. I must state that the puzzles can be skipped but you may not want to do that. *wink*

The second player is a willow wisp that follows her and since the game is focused mainly on Merida sometimes when fighting the "bad guys" its almost impossible to see the second player.

Merida's main weapons the Bow and Sword are both upgraded by finding hidden chests throughout the game. There are also charms that she finds in order to manipulate certain items in the game, wind, earth, fire and ice. These charms can be upgraded by collecting coins and buying upgrades.

For those kids who like a little bit more of a challenge I would suggest playing the game on Brave difficulty.

The game is relatively short but takes a bit of time if you're going for all 44 achievements since you may have to replay a few stages to collect coins in order to get all upgrades.

All in all I would definitely recommend this game for anyone with kids who loved the movie.