The movie was the worst one Dreamworks have ever done. I'll open with that and see if you can guess were this review is going.
The game felt as if someone had taken a fleeting glance at the film and then thought, how can we make what is already a pile of crap even worse. Well I am happy to say they succeeded. It is the worst game I have ever had the misfortune to play. I only dared play the first level, for fear if I continued my brain would try to escape via my nostrils ancient Egyptian mummy style in a desperate plea for escape. The following is what I found while playing this level:
- A story that could have been better if I barfed alphabetic spaghetti onto a plate
- A camera that had a mind of it's own, with it's default being inverted, and to switch it you have to select 'invert' camera. Thus permanently confusing the children who play this garbage for the rest of their natural lives
- A combat system that was so easy I practically beat any enemy by spamming x, sometimes switching to y on larger opponents. There is a dodge move apparently, but I a) didn't learn it and b) didn't need to use it as the enemies dropped healing food all over the food like a 1 year old flailing his dinner all round the kitchen, so there is an even coating on every surface.
-Quick time events seem to be involved in this game, and quite frankly this is only added into the game if the developer realises there is nothing else you can possibly do otherwise in a game mechanic that sits in a corner, on a stool, wearing a dunce cap.
All in all though this is a kids game, made for kids who enjoyed the film, and some are genuinely entertained by this game, but it lacks the same fun and enjoyment factor for them as Lego Star Wars or Lego Indiana Jones. And that is paraphrased from a 8 year old.
Out of ten the best I can give the game is a 3. But that's if I was feeling nice. So it gets a 2. Possibly 1 if I'm made to play it another time.
J Stanley
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