The Golden Compass (Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, PSP, PlayStation 2, Windows)
common sense media says
Game falls short of both the film and the book.
parents & educators say
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that Lyra, the main character, frequently deceives people -- often by lying -- to get what she wants. For example, she tricks a servant into letting her into her uncle's quarters, and tells her uncle that she's been behaving -- when she'd been throwing plum pits at a teacher. Iorek the armored bear kills lots of wolves and human hunters. There's no blood, but he growls and bares his teeth, and in one cut scene, he's shown biting a wolf through the middle and tossing it around.
Educational value:
Lying is shown as a legitimate and handy way to get what you want.
Violence:
As Iorek the bear, players kill many wolves and human hunters. There's no blood, but Iorek growls and bares his teeth. In one cutscene, Iorek bites a wolf through the middle and tosses it aside. Iorek tells Lyra that "armored bears enjoy fighting as you do breathing."
Sex:
Not applicable.
Language:
Lyra is taught to "swear" by a Gyptian sailor in order to fit in and uses curses like "squid-head."
Consumerism:
The game is a tie-in to The Golden Compass film.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
Not applicable.
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moviebash
teen, 15 years old
teen, 15 years old
I lost six brain cells playing this!
This is the Worst game ever!
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shadowfire976
teen, 13 years old
teen, 13 years old
In reply to walnutman4...
IT DOES NOT TEACH KIDS TO BE ATHEISTS! IT IS A GREAT BOOK TRILOGY! but the game isn't that good.
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emiguin
teen, 15 years old
teen, 15 years old
Ugh........ not another bad game
The Golden Compass Game could be summarized in two words:
Very Bad
The Books were amazing and the film.... erm ...... it was okay... ..... .... ..., but the videogame was a waste of money!
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lillf2
parent of 13 , 19 , and 22 year old
parent of 13 , 19 , and 22 year old
If you liked the book and movie you'll like the game
I rented this game for my ten year old son before we saw the movie. Having seen the movie the game now makes more sense. I myself find the graphics leave something to be desired but my son LOVES the game. It does show clips of the movie between "scenes", which surprised me because I did not know the Wii was capable of that type of graphic.
I find the choice of only to playable characters limiting but the addition of Lyra's Daemon in several forms almost makes up for it.
Players need to understand each Daemon's abilities and choose which form to take in order to advance in some areas, which might prove frustrating to younger children or those unfamiliar with the book/movie.
All in all it is a fun game.
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walnutman4
teen, 16 years old
teen, 16 years old
BEWARE
this is a tereble book, game, movie its teaching kids to be athiest dont have anything to do with golden compass
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Tsion
parent of 15 year old
parent of 15 year old
Great Game. Fun to Play.
There's really nothing to be concerned about with this one. Anyone over 10 can handle the mild violence that entails hitting people with swords, fists, ect. and having them explode in dust. No language or sex. Great fun.
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