Customer Reviews

The Golden Compass

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

 

 

Wow...graphics are awful for next gen...looks like a ps2 game. Camera is pretty bad. Combat is remedial, repetitive and just plain boring. I can't believe somebody gave this a 5 star rating. Please, don't trust me or the other person...go to a games site and check out a "professional" review...guaranteed to save you money on this. It'll be in the bargain bin before the movie hits dvd. IMHO, you'd be crazy to spend the full sixty bucks on this game. I suppose if you are a hard core fan of the books/movie, then anything with this theme will be desirable to a degree, but if not for the license, this game would be DOA. Actually, it pretty much still is.

This is more like watching a trimmed-down, horribly rendered, poorly scripted version of a movie - only it costs more and takes longer!

Gameplay is virtually nonexistent. You don't really do much of anything but guide the characters down short paths, engage in minor button-pressing battles, and press sequences of buttons to manipulate objects for some odd reason. Walking across balance beams is exceptionally slow and tedious.

Most of your time is spent engaged in ridiculous dialogs which cannot progress until you play three or more extremely poor-quality mini games such as "push the balls into a hole", "avoid the balls", "match the symbols" and so on.

Your Pan discovers symbols throughout your journey which make it easier to answer questions using the Alethiometer. Keep the target to the center until a button symbol appears, then press the button and then go through that two more times for the answer to the question to be revealed, allowing you to pass on to the next pointless activity.

Graphics are minimally detailed. Not much to see, and it all looks similar. Enemies include the dude in a tall hat, the dude with antlers on his head, the flamethrower guy in an underwater helmet, the witch, and the bear, maybe one more. Each class of character comes in only one flavor and is barely articulated - it's pathetic.

Audio is the only thing cool about this game, although at points it gets choppy and cuts out on occasion.

Is this what the gaming industry is coming to? What a waste of programmers' time! What a waste of everyone's time, really.

They had it at Wal Mart for $10, so I thought I'd play it through. Absolutely dumb game. I'm not sure how others justify a five star review.

With graphics that certainly cannot be considered high-quality, and a plot that does not even follow the movie correctly--let alone the book, this game really was no more and no less than I expected it to be. When it comes to games based off movies, it is rare that you'll find one that is truly good. And seeing how the movie wasn't exactly a smash anyhow, you can only expect the game to be half (at the least) as good as the film. I finished the game within 3 days, it wasn't a challenge for me. And it was absurdly boring, but seeing how I had nothing better to do, I went on and finished it anyway. If you enjoy cheesy, slow-going, and horribly animated video games or are much to young to tell the difference between a good game and a bad game, this is for you. If you like games that are...well, not, then try something else.

My nephews didn't watch the movie and because of the game they are crazy to do it. Fun!!

The game is a bit slow, but otherwise very nice.
Good amount of action.
It is a great game for the whole family to enjoy.

I love this game. As some other reviewers said the graphics are not up to PS3 standard, but that works well for me because i have 3D motion sickness. It is somewhat easy, but fun.

The game is in the form of story and the story unveils as you complete tasks. Am i satisfied with this purchase? very much so.

I like this game from the start. It is so action packed throughout the story. I never watched the movie, but I am sure this is more fun than just sitting there and watching. You get to explore a lot of different places in this game. If you are good with exploration, you can unlock secrets. The alethiometer allows you to unlock detailed descriptions about the story. The more questions you unlock, the more rewards you get. The game is not difficult but fun. Although the camera angles and graphics are not the best, I still like this game very much!

The makers should be ashamed to have all this advanced techonolgy and put out a game like this!

This game makes no assumptions, nor does it deviate from the plethora of movie adaption games before it. I should say that the PS3 version is quite pleasant as far as graphics go; although I have not played any other version.

As for the critics, I felt this game was quite good; albeit typical. The real thing you need to ask yourself before purchasing, or playing, this is whether or not you wish to be Lyra and Lorek racing through the great northlands. If this game does one thing right it is that it truly does let yuou play the characthers. Like most movie from book adaptions or not, the real lure here is simple; where else can you be Lyra Belacqua and Lorek Byrnison?...nowhere. So if you are looking for a unique experience, perhaps in the story as the movie displayed it, then this is the only place your going to find such an experience.

If yout looking for a game that breaks the mold and leaves you breathless with it's graphics, then you've come to the wrong place. The graphics are not a problem, as they are quite nice. The characters and settings are all true in form, again this game is for those that want to play the adventure as much as watch it, nuff said.

I rented this from Blockbuster, and sat there for 6 straight hours playing. I was totally taken in within minutes. The graphics are incredible, the movement and characters are so real. The gaming experience is so much fun, I bought my own copy instantly. I guarantee you will have a great time with this game, and it is very family friendly as well, but very captivating for adults, no age limits on this one. If you really want a fun game everyone can play and you can really get into, I highly recommend this one!