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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory


3.3

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Step inside the magical world of Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory. Based on the feature film directed by Tim Burton and the classic Roald Dahl book, the game allows players to explore deep inside the factory and play the beloved story as Charlie Bucket. Find a Golden Ticket and, along with four other children, win a personal tour of Willy Wonka's factory guided by the notorious and reclusive candy-maker himself. Embark on a fantastic adventure exploring the many extraordinary environments of the factory, including some from the book that do not appear in the film. Discover what happens after the other children, greed-driven and unrestrained, wreak havoc throughout the factory. Then save the chocolate factory from their destruction by solving mystifying puzzles and using inventive candy powers. By helping the Oompa-Loompas and restoring order to the factory, Charlie can earn the respect of Willy Wonka and win an unexpected prize. Acquire incredible abilities by using fantastic new candies in order to save the factory. Stop the "rotten" children from causing chaos and destruction throughout the candy factory. Repair huge, bizarre candy-making machines by solving puzzles and enlisting the help of the Oompa-Loompas. Explore numerous rooms and environments inside Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. [Global Star]

PUBLISHER:	2K Games
DEVELOPER:	High Voltage Software - Backbone
GENRE(S):	Action, Platform, Puzzle
PLAYERS:	1
ESRB RATING:	E (Everyone)
RELEASE DATE:	July 12, 2005

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

AceGamez

Kids aren't going to want to rescue the bad guys of the movie, kids want to explore the factory, swim in the chocolate lakes and hijack cars.

GameBiz

The whole game feels rushed. The graphics are very poor and the characters besides the Oompa Loompas really don?t look like their movie counterparts.

Cheat Code Central

Atrocious. And not "atrociously good fun" either. Simply atrocious. It's like biting into an Oh Henry and discovering that it is indeed, a big fat solid chunk of stanky human dung and undigested peanuts.

Computer and Video Games

The ominous Willy Wonka himself, whether it was intended or not, looks and sounds disturbingly like Michael Jackson, and his army of Oompa Loompa slaves are no longer the orange-skinned and green-haired midgets we know and love. [PC Zone]

GameSpot

This game is terrible in every area, with unresponsive controls, choppy graphics, and uninteresting minigames that look and feel a lot like the free Java/Flash games available on the Web.

PC Gamer

With little satisfying gameplay to back it up, Charlie's $30 price tag borders on insult. [Nov 2005, p.80]

EuroGamer

The controls are awful, the camera is beyond appalling, the graphics are hideous, the environments are bare, the gameplay is unbearably repetitive and the whole thing is an utter chore to play.

Computer Games Magazine

Like Veruca Salt, this game should be dumped down the garbage chute. [Nov 2005, p.79]

The average user rating for this game is 3.3 (out of 10) based on 15 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

[Anonymous] gave it a0:
The worst I ever played. My opinion is that games who based on movies made for kids can't hold the standart the film does. It may be better to put games like this on free sites to the free stuff.

Blake T. gave it a0:
Someone should take these guys to court. It should be illegal to put this out and call it a game. We should be able to get a refund.

Kavveen K. gave it a10:
tHIS GAME is excellent who said this game sucks.Man this game is the best for knifing.To bad it is not suitable for children with all the gore. Go charlie its your birthday we going party like its your birthday

Pendi gave it a0:
Utter bollocks... crap graphics, crap story line, crap side missions, why is this called a game?

flyawayaway gave it a0:
After an hour of this you'll develop a hunger to play a GAME.

Carl gave it a9:
I thought it was really good for what it was trying to be. It set out to entertain kids and it did just that. So stop the complaining.

Bob gave it a0:
Utter crap. I want my money back.