Common Sense Media Review
By Jinny Gudmundsen
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Cute & varied gameplay makes this a gaming feast.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 7+?
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Where to Play
What's It About?
Based on the hit movie Ratatouille, the video game presents six beautifully drawn environments that are jam-packed with intriguing interactive objects. As culinarily talented rat Remy, you explore these environments to discover ways for a rat to move from the kitchen floor to the rafters as you take on over 20 missions. While, at its core, this is a platform puzzle game, it's more than that. There are special cooking games, wild rides down sewer pipes, chase games, and logic games. For families with kids of different ages, the game can be played on five levels of difficulty. Also, there are several mini-games for two players to enjoy. And four players can compete for best score in Championship Mode.
Is It Any Good?
Based on the charming animated film that became the darling of the 2007 summer movie offerings, RATATOUILLE the video game does justice to this beguiling license. While the story line is a little different, the characters and environments are the same and equally enchanting. The animations are adorable and fun, and the experience is further elevated by the variety of gameplay, which calls for players to be inventive as they scurry around as a rat.
If your family liked the Ratatouille movie, they will adore this console game.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the story line of this game and how it differs from the movie. How was the rat able to use things in the human world in different ways from the way they were intended? What do you think about Remy's secretive relationship with Linguini? How is it different to see the world through the eyes of a rat?
Game Details
- Platforms : Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , PSP , Nintendo Wii , Nintendo DS , Windows , Mac , PlayStation 2 , Nintendo GameCube , Game Boy Advance
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- Available online? : Not available online
- Publisher : THQ
- Release date : June 26, 2007
- Genre : Role-Playing
- ESRB rating :
- Last updated : July 7, 2024
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