Customer Reviews

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

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

 

 

This game is surprisingly sophisticated and yet should not be too difficult for any one. Active characters are the four Pevensie children and although you are forced to play as a specific child in certain areas, in other areas you can cycle freely from character to character. There are a generous number of side-quests as well as the main quests that take you through Narnia and the ultimate defeat of Jadis. Actual scenes from the film are used, but the original graphics for the game itself are stunning. The usual upgrades in weapons and armour are available but there is a new and intriguing twist in the form of 'Blessings' that can be purchased as well. Gameplay is satisfying with ample combat situations and a myriad of different enemies. The only games that compare with this one are the EA GBA games for LoTR: Two Towers and Return of the King.
Any one who loves Narnia should love this game!

This game is wonderful. Plenty of rewarding side quests. Say you are assigned the task of rescuing a unicorn from a dungeon, and you're soooo not strong enough. Well, that's fine, cause you can just mosey over to the eagle and he'll tell ya to climb to her nest. That way you can get more ice shards (money) and be able to buy more. The only thing annoying about this game is two of the side quests. First, the nest climb. For ever I couldn't find the vines to climb up on. They are by the beaver's house where Mrs. Beaver is standing outside. Second, the pheonix's second quest. The pheonix is at the top of the mountain, near the Stone Table. He tells you to kill six giants, thankfully individually. The giants are on the path leading back to the rest of the world. If you're not strong enough to take on the giants, tough. You can't get past them unless you run like crap and die with two ogres, five wolves, six giants, four boggles, and a hag following you. I did make it out once first, though. if you're fighting a giant and you're Susan, which is best. You must shoot from far away. If all three of you faint with no health left, you all die, which happens alot. I usually have to wait for Peter and Lucy to get off their fat butts to help me. I'm the last line of defense if they faint. And an animal companion won't even continue to fight if you all die. Say if I want to be the strongest one, Peter to fight the giants. Susan, the last line of defense will automaticially stand right next to the giant, and I usually have to run screaming.
Anyway, don't worry about the Witch battle at the end. She's the easiest on the battlefield. I recommend getting the best weapons for it, though, since two cyclops and an ogre at once is not unheard of. The best weapons for them are: The Hallowed Bow for Susan, 14 damage, The Curative Dagger for Lucy, 15 damage, The Carpenter's Blade for Edmund, 24 damage, and The Narnian Mastersword for Peter, 22 damage.

This game is the best, you can save up your ice shards and buy better swords for Peter, bows for Susan, greatswords for Edmund, and daggers for Lucy. You can engage dwarfs ,wolves, rats, ankleslicers, boggles, goblins, hags, wraiths, werewolves, ogres, cyclopses, minotaurs, minoboars, giants, and finally the White Witch in grueling combat. Your siblings aid you as well. I beat it, but I'm going to erase my file and play again, it's so fun. The con is that your sibs share your health meter. This is a great game to add to your growing collection of DS games.

A very fun game. The funnest game ever created? No. But still very fun. You get to fight, explore (which can sometimes be annoying when you're looking for the same place for hours)and be the four Pevensies in a switching mode ( which is very similar to Harry potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban for those of you who play Gamecube). Something that is pretty coolin this game are all of the side quests and missions, which normally I hate in most games, but I liked in this one. So Borrow, Rent or Buy this game, because I think that for this game they are all good descisions. And if anyone knows how to get to the Final Battle please tell me.
Peace.

This game is just like the book The Lion,the Witch and the Wardrobe. It's very fun and it is SO cool. It looks so real. You have to control the kids and get them to save Narnia. If you like the movie and the books, you'll love this.

This game follows pretty close to the book's story line with a lot of side quests.
Pro's:
-You can get ice shards to buy better armor and weapons from Mr Squirrel here.
-The side quests can be pretty fun
-The side quests usually have rewards where you get to assign things like 'cheetah speed' or 'leopard agility' and whatnot to one kid. Sometimes, the person-or thing- you helped will give you the answer of how to use Lucy's cordial or the pan pipes to call up dwarfs or roots to destroy your enemies.
-There are instances where you have to figure things out- usually using logic and noticing little things that stand out. But not so often that it gets annoying. OMGosh, Imma climb a tree and get to the top of the mountain!
-It helps A LOT if you keep the map open as you explore. Else wise, it gets frustrating.
-If the map's open, it's pretty clear where you need to go next. Just head towards the nearest path that leads to another sequence of the map. It'll also keep you from continuously going into dead ends and it'll be a lot easier to recognize your surroundings.


Cons:
-It get SO monotone when you keep having to find people in dungeons. Can't wait to get out of that one. If I could just leave those dumb four lords in the dungeon then I'd be so happy.
-I have no idea how those 'blessings' work.

Love this game! Seriously is one of those games where you stay up late trying to finish it.
Opinions:
Me: -hiding under blanket trying to finish-
Dad: It's my turn now!
Brother: Eh, Mario's better.
Sister: How does this work?
Friends: -SCREAM- we found the way to the top of the mountain!

Unlike Mario, it's actually a fun game to play with others staring at the screen and squeezing next to you.

bought it for the grandchildren. they have really enjoyed it. they say it's even more fun than the later one.

If you search Google for reviews on this NDS title, you're more likely to find mixed reviews than for any other NDS game.

One critic will give it a 'D' rating, the next will give it a 'B-' rating... This is a good example of me, & the reviewer below me who gave it 5 stars.

I couldn't disagree more... I've given this game a lot of chances, but sometimes video games start to become more of a chore than just fun.. & that's what slowly occurs with this video game. At first, it's not so bad... But then you realize how annoying it is to use the touch screen for every little thing. You notice how easily you die, & how the game seems to lag during fight sequences. Also, you have to carry around the siblings with you, no matter who you play as... Which is very annoying. It should've been more like the Lord of the Ring games for GBA, where you pick one character & play the game with one character. The game is basically very boring. When I'm playing it, it feels as if I'm in detention & can't wait for the bell to ring so I can stop playing it.

The mood isn't, "OH MAN! I know I should get to bed, but I just gotta beat this one quest! that's all! Just 5 more minutes!"

The mood IS, "Eh.. Man, I spent 30 dollars on this game.. Well, I guess I'll keep playing it & hopefully this quest will be somewhat fun"

Overall, I wouldn't recommend this game folks.


**** CONS ****
- Bad battle system
- Game seems to lag
- Feels more along the lines of cleaning your room than going on a video game adventure - Very chore-like
- The touch screen is used for basically anything you want to do
- Very easy to die
- Brothers/sisters get in the way during battle & are extremely annoying


**** PROS ****
- Good graphics
- Good music
- Good storyline


2/5

(most people disagreeing with this review work for the company that made it)

I Think That This is a good Game. You can buy new bows and sowrds and better armor. But it takes a long time to get around

I didn't really like this game because it had bad graphics and it didn't really relate to the story. If you really want to buy thisfor someone make sure they are old enough to know what to do because I'm 11 and I'm really good at video games and I thought it was pretty hard.