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Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, The ps2 Game Reviews
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, The
Critic Score
Metascore: 68 Metascore out of 100
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9.1 out of 10
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is an action adventure based on the Disney and Walden Media film capturing the book series from author C.S. Lewis. Players enter the world of Narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter by the evil powers of the malevolent and evil White Witch. In order to end this frigid captivity and free his people, the mighty lion Aslan, true ruler of Narnia, invokes an ancient prophecy. It will become the destiny of four young siblings from our world: Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie to work together and use their unique combat skills, weaponry and abilities to defeat the Witch and her armies and save Narnia. These four unlikely heroes must battle the evil forces of the White Witch by waging war against a vast variety of creatures, including Centaurs, Minotaurs, Minoboars, Cyclops, Werewolves, Wraiths, Ankleslicers, Wolves, Satyrs, Boggles and more. Battle the evil forces of the White Witch by waging war against a huge variety of creatures, including Centaurs, Minotaurs, Minoboars, Cyclops, Werewolves, Wraiths, Ankleslicers, Wolves, Satyrs, Boggles and more. Utilize the unique combat skills, weaponry and special moves of each character to fight and fend off hordes of dark mythical beasts, or solve intricate puzzles and progress through the adventure. Two-player action featuring all four characters. [Disney Interactive]

PUBLISHER: Buena Vista Games
DEVELOPER: Traveller's Tales
GENRE(S): Action, Adventure
PLAYERS: 2
ESRB RATING: T (Teen)
RELEASE DATE: November 15, 2005

What The Critics Said

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84
Cheat Code Central
The relative ease of the gameplay and the downplay of violence makes this an excellent game for kids of all ages - yet it's not completely sucky. A first-rate adventure for everyone.
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83
IGN
Narnia stands as a near perfect example of how to make a movie-based videogame the right way. Everything from the combat system and level design to the game’s visual presentation just scream quality.
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80
Yahoo! Games
A refreshingly good -- albeit a bit short -- movie-based game with a dose of ingenuity and plenty of memorable game-play moments for fans and action-adventure gamers alike.
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80
Just RPG
A beautiful, action-packed game that fans of the genre will find very interesting.
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78
Gamer 2.0
It’s impossible to deny this title’s appeal, with its excellent use of an excellent license, adept implementation of team combos, and picturesque scenery. If you’re a hardcore gamer, you’ll notice the flaws and lack of depth, but even then, Narnia is still likely to weave a spell on you.
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75
TotalPlayStation
What's here is good -- better than you would expect -- and yet it all feels a little to cookie-cutter at times, and the gameplay tends to deteriorate towards the end. It's a solid licensed game, but minus the license, it's just too average.
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75
Play Magazine
Things start off a little dodgy, but in the end this is a fitting game for a film that has so very much to live up to. [Dec 2005, p.64]
75
TotalGames.net
There's plenty of puzzling-out what to do next but it's never too basic or too complex. You get a good sense of achievement out of completing chapters and get to regularly unlock new moves for your efforts.
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75
Game Chronicles
I don't give it my highest recommendation, but fans of the film should be delighted with the game, and the rest of you may be pleasantly surprised by it.
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75
GamerNode
If you are a big fan of the movie, your enjoyment of the game, regardless of its weaknesses, will probably be good. However, if you know nothing of the plot of Narnia, the game may very well become a tedious and confusing encounter.
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74
IC-Games
Kids with better patience than adults will marvel at the great visuals and probably forgive any of the shortcomings we have picked out. For starters it’s immensely frustrating in places and perhaps a little on the short side.
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73
Games Radar UK (Pre-2006)
A Lord of the Rings clone that's a bit like an ice sculpture: solid and pretty, but doesn't last long. [GamesMaster]
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71
Ferrago
Children might not be too critical of the game's smaller blemishes such as the mind numbing collecting of coins and an often unfair camera that is completely fixed in position.
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71
Pelit (Finland)
Has a good feel of the world of Narnia in it, but as a game it is rather dull and average. Good fun for the fans of the movie. [Jan 2006]
71
GameZone
It’s small on action, has a restricted camera angle and is pretty weak in the challenge department, but the act of working with four different characters to help them save Narnia (and themselves) is pretty fun.
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70
GamePro
Although it may not match the majesty of the books, The Chronicles of Narnia is still a solid choice for a group of younger gamers.
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70
EuroGamer
With its varied mission objectives, well designed co-operative gameplay and highly impressive graphics, it's a joy to play - most of the time.
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70
AceGamez
I can happily recommend Narnia to people who really enjoyed the films, particularly the younger 9-11 age group, but if you really are a fan of the licence and you are older than my recommended age group then just ignore me, because I'm sure you'll love it - and I'm sure you'll really appreciate the snowy adventurous levels, complimented with those classic clips from the film.
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70
3DAvenue
The Chronicles of Narnia does have its problems but it also succeeds bringing the movie across to a fairly decent and playable game.
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70
Boomtown
Narnia is a slay ride with Santa Claus level of novelty for big fans of the books and/or movies, but a simplistic, repetitive but sometimes fun fantasy-action game for anyone else. Who are you gonna be?
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70
1UP
In spite of all these problems and all the times I threw my controller at the screen while yelling at the fellow Pevensie children for being such dolts, I kept coming back to play. It is engaging, and in parts quite enjoyable.
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69
GameSpot
This console and PC trip through the Wardrobe is a mostly run-of-the-mill action adventure that might hold some measure of appeal to fans of the film, but not so much anyone else.
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67
Gaming Age
Narnia makes for a decent adventure title on both systems, but it fails to do anything new or astounding. The game is also on the short and easy side, even with some of the unlockable extras.
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65
PALGN
The incredibly stupid AI is unforgivable and is something that shouldn't be an issue in any game these days.
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65
Game Informer
As the game wears on, the simple pleasures of the gameplay fade, and the incredibly frustrating boss battles mount in aggravation, leaving us with nothing more than another unsatisfying licensed game. [Dec 2005, p.159]
60
GameSpy
While The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe does have some issues with the A.I. not being smart enough to help you out when you most need it, it's not bad enough to make this a totally horrible game.
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60
Jolt Online Gaming UK
But while there is enjoyment to be found in co-operative play, the single player aspect ultimately suffers immensely as a result.
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60
eToychest
While somewhat interesting in parts, most players will be only marginally amused by the effort, while those who grew up on the source material will be more inclined to come away feeling sadly disappointed.
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60
G4 TV
While the outdoor and indoor locales making up the game’s 15 stages are beautiful to behold, they are limiting in what you can and cannot do, which is disappointing.
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60
Sydney Morning Herald
A decent start to what will inevitably be a games series.
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60
Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK
A faithful recreation of the world of Narnia, which frustrates and delights in not quite equal measure, but avoids being whiffy. [Apr 2006, p.98]
60
GameBiz
The game is visually appealing but does also suffer a few problems such as poor AI for your team mates, this is alleviated in multiplayer mode.
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58
Just Adventure
I don’t think you can fully appreciate the game without experiencing it in its other incarnations. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have some reading to finish.
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50
Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
The melee combat is competent, but when many enemies are onscreen, things turn into a bit of a button-mashing clusterf***.
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50
Computer and Video Games
The four Narnia kids all have skills which complement one another, and they can be upgraded by exchanging the many tokens that can be found around the levels.
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40
PSM Magazine
The different challenges and abilities are so contrived that it's laughable. [Holiday 2005, p.90]

What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this game is 9.1 (out of 10) based on 8 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Pete H. gave it a10:
amazing. All the creachers you can face all the puzzles you get to face. You'll be crazy not to buy it.

Duan D. gave it a7:
a really cool and interesting game. the scene from the film is awesome. the gameplay is interesting. anyone could get attrected by this one. but.. the last boss was a bit hard.

M. J. gave it a10:
2 player Co-Op play is fantastic. Tons of creatures, action and some nice puzzles to solve. Well balanced design overall.

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