Chronicles of Narnia The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe

by Buena Vista

Product Features

• Control Lucy, Peter, Edmund and Susan - four unlikely heroes battling creatures from myth and legend
• Team-based action adventure as you wage war against Centaurs, Minotaurs, Werewolves, Satyrs, Boggles and more
• Unique combat skills, weaponry and special moves as you fight hordes of mythical beasts and solve intricate puzzles
• Seamless game play integration of film footage with music and voice talent

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0009EP9DU
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: June 15, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,022 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is a definitive action-adventure based on the Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media film capturing the renowned and beloved book series from author C.S. Lewis. Players enter the world of Narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter by the evil powers of the malevolent and evil White Witch. In order to end this frigid captivity and free his people, the mighty lion Aslan, true ruler of Narnia, invokes an ancient prophecy. It will become the destiny of four young siblings from our world: Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie to work together and use their unique combat skills, weaponry, and abilities to defeat the Witch and her armies and save Narnia. These four unlikely heroes must battle the evil forces of the White Witch by waging war against a vast variety of creatures, including Centaurs, Minotaurs, Minoboars, Cyclops, Werewolves, Wraiths, Ankleslicers, Wolves, Satyrs, Boggles, and more.

Features:

• Live the epic adventure while playing all four heroes in a team-based action adventure
• Battle the evil forces of the White Witch by waging war against a huge variety of creatures, including Minotaurs, Cyclopes, Werewolves, and more
• Utilize the unique combat skills, weaponry, and special moves of each character to fight hordes of dark mythical beasts, or solve intricate puzzles
• Seamless game play integration of film footage, music, and voice talent plus unlockable content and more
• Multiplayer game play for up to two players

Product Description

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe definitive action adventure, based on the renowned and beloved book series and Disney film. You'll enter the world of Narnia, a magical land frozen in eternal winter by the evil powers of the White Witch. Four young siblings from our world -- Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie -- travel through an enchanted wardrobe into Narnia, where they'll use their unique abilities to defeat the Witch and her armies and save Narnia.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fun adventure game for Narnia lovers, September 6, 2007

By 

Lisa Shea "medieval swordfighting enthusiast" - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Chronicles of Narnia The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (Video Game)

In the XBox version of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe movie, the game mixes in video footage from the movie with action game fighting, coin collecting and obstacle climbing.

If you've played a platformer/adventure game before, you have a fair idea of what's involved here. You bash random objects to see if coins or special tokens emerge. You climb up trees. You kill random enemies that come at you. You get to checkpoint at spots along your path, in case death visits you. At the end of each level, you get your coins and tokens tallied up, and get a rating of how well you did.

You have an incentive to gather as much as you go - the more coins you get, the more special abilities you unlock. Those skills really help you as you get into the more challenging areas of the game.

Since you have the four main characters from the book and movie, each character has his or her own special abilities. You often have to switch from character to character to get past an area - having the young Lucy climb up onto objects, having the stronger Peter bash at doors or wolves. There are even combo moves where two characters interact together in order to solve a problem.

The graphics are reasonably good for the XBox platform. There are many transitions between the video cinematics and the in-game graphics which really help to ensure you feel a part of the story. If you want quick gaming, you might get frustrated - there is a lot of movie to sit through, to build the atmosphere for you. However, if you really enjoy the storyline, you'll be thrilled. You get a lot of the background and interaction to give you meaning for what you're doing.

Some of the gameplay is a little more annoying than it should be. There are missions where you have to figure out a timed path. There isn't any real rhyme or reason to the path - you just keep trying paths and failing until by default you end up with the correct one. Ditto to the "find the [insert object name here]" kinds of missions.

Also, the camera is *really* annoying. There are many spots where you want to turn around and examine the area, but you can't. In the modern world of gaming, there's really no reason for a fixed camera angle.

Still, for people who love the movie, this is a great, fun way to get involved in the movie storyline. There is fighting, but it's a mild style of wolf-bashing type of combat.

Well recommended.

11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Game Ever, December 25, 2005

A Kid's Review

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Chronicles of Narnia The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (Video Game)

The Chronicles of Narnia--The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe is a definite must buy. I had so much fun battling ogres, dwarves, and wolves. There are so many different settings and different battle moves. When you first start it's a bit difficult but you soon get the hang of it.

I <3 The Chronicles of Narnia--The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe on XBOX!

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Chronicles of Narnia, March 9, 2006

A Kid's Review

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Chronicles of Narnia The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (Video Game)

The game is alot of fun but the instructions are not always clear enough.