Customer Reviews

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I received this game with the Wii console that was a birthday present from my family. As no one knew what game I wanted (I don't think I even knew if I were to look myself), this was bought in hopes that it would be my kind of game. When I first saw it, I have to admit I was skeptical. For one, I'm horrible at action games, tend to avoid games based off of movies, not to mention that I have never seen the Narnia movies, nor have I read any of the books.

I was very pleasantly surprised when I finally popped the game disc into my Wii, and couldn't stop playing for hours afterwards.

The environments and graphics are simply gorgeous, and there are little boundaries to exploration. The game is quest based, and you can complete the quests in any order in the area that you are in. There are little puzzles that aren't so complex that they're frustrating, but they're hidden around for you to find to unlock bonus content on the main menu (such as artwork and videos).

I find the difficulty to be perfect to enjoy the game. It's not frustratingly difficult (so far), but it does take a little bit of thinking and exploring to find out what to do next (and if you get stuck, there's a log you can pull up on the screen that has goals for you and hints on how to complete them).

Another thing I found myself enjoying was the fact that there are multiple characters for you to switch whenever you feel like it. Certain characters are needed to accomplish certain tasks (there are advantages to being smaller, or being stronger, or being able to use a bow, etc.), and the characters that are unused will run around and help you out when you need them (fighting enemies, or simultaneously pulling another lever).

All in all it is a FUN game that I recommend to anyone. The reviews I have read online are mixed, but I wonder if some criticism is a bit harsh. So far I have not found myself bored by ANY means, and I am very happy to have it in my game library.

If you are a Narnia fan, you will likely love "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" game for the Wii.

Each of the characters has special abilities that can be mastered to help complete the challenges. Two players can join forces at the same time. It is a very challenging game, with a lot puzzles and battles through out. The game has also has unlockable mini-games and photo galleries.

With good graphics and easy to master controls, this is a very good game for the Wii.

Recommended!

I think this game is worth the money. I enjoyed it a lot. The controls are simple to understand. I figured them out in a few minutes. I think that this game is best for people who one, like fighting, two, like puzzles, three, like adventure. So I would not recommend this a five-year old for two reasons. One, the puzzles require a lot of patience and advanced thinking, and two, some levels might frighten children. For example, there is this one level where Peter needs a grappling hook so he can climb up the cliff. So he and Edmund go into this cave to find it. You have to wander around in this dark, somewhat spooky cave with a torch that can be blown out by the wind gusts blowing in the cave if you are not careful. And when your torch is out, the bats come after you. You can't see, them, but they maul you and kill you. Killer bats. Not exactly a happy, peaceful kind of level. And another level where the Pevensies search for their treasure. There are giant cockroaches scurrying all over the floor. So it's an awesome game for kids who can distinguish graphic video games from real life, but it might give your little kid nightmares. If you're 10 yrs or older, though, you will love this game. The first time I played, I didn't stop for hours! Though I do think that it's more of a boy game. I'm a boy, and I love it, but I don't think most girls are very much into this type of game. I mean, the female characters do have their scenes in the game, but their scenes are violent too. Lucy throws daggers (in essence, short swords) and Susan, along with her bow and quiver of arrows (which is never empty, by the way) has a light sword! No kidding! So they are just as violent. Overall, this game is really cool for preteens, (though I think it's geared toward the male audience), but not a good choice for small children. It does fit its rating of T for Violence. I love this game, it is the highlight of my game library.
5 stars!!!

P.S. The game contains never before seen clips that didn't make it into the movie! With the same actors and everything!

I got this game yesterday, my friend and i found it addicting almost from the start. We enjoy playing as the different characters, and being able to change who you are in the group.

This is an enjoyable game for the $10 I paid for it. My 6 yo daughter has enjoyed playing it but some of the puzzles are not obvious to her. Sometimes even I have trouble figuring out what we are supposed to do. I like the ability of player 2 to join and leave at will and the multi-character playability. There is no consequence of death in the game so that is nice for young players.

Overall a 4/5 star game. It will be a breeze and perhaps even boring for teenagers but 10 and under group should enjoy it.

the graphics are as expected. my daugther who is the true expert found the game a little bit complicated to grasp and play.I BET IT'S A MATTER OF PRACTICE,PLUS THE FACT I MUST SAY THAT KIDS NEVER READ THE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST.

I found this game for cheap and bought it on a whim. It turned out to be a fairly decent game. The graphics and music were better than I expected, and parts of it proved to be more challenging than other games geared toward younger audiences. The controls were fairly simple, and only on a few occasions did I have problems with the camera angles. The game is equally fun with one or two players.

The big thing that dissappointed me with this game was that it felt like I had played it before. The cover says "Disney" but the game was developed by Traveller's Tales, the same studio that makes all of the Lego Star Wars, Lego Indiana Jones, etc. games. This game is based on the same engine (although the graphics are much better than the Lego games) and features the same character "classes" and very similar gameplay. It even had items to collect in each level but unlike the gold and silver "coin bricks" in the Lego games, there didn't seem to be any reason to collect the tokens in this game (they're never used for anything). Replay value for this game is relatively low. The unlockable "bonus content" is mediocre and doesn't live up to the unlockables in the Lego games.

Despite my dissappointment, I'm still giving this game three stars. It was more entertaining that I normally expect from a $15 game. If you haven't played many of the Lego games (or if you absolutely love that game style), then you might enjoy this game. If you have played through a lot of the Lego games, I would recommend letting this one pass unless you're a big Narnia fan.

This game has gorgeous graphics, With Greek Mythology creatures and other strange monsters.
But it's more like a fighting Puzzle game. It doesn't let you do anything that you want to do.
It will not let you continue another mission, unless you open all 3 or more boxes with keys that are filled with bonus's. And it will always give you frustrating missions, And you can't control the camera. And when you monster has ran out of health you could hardly get any health. and I may sometimes don't want to play this game, I mat think it's a waste of time when I want to play other games. But you might enjoy it if you love the movie. But, too be honest I didn't.
The only reason I gave this three stars because The graphics were lovely.

Lots of fun to play in co-op mode! It's fun to figure out what to do/solve the puzzles.

I can't rate this game as some sort of expert, because I'm pretty lousy at games like this. But this one is fun and fairly easy to understand, even for a beginner. I'm really enjoying it!