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Barnyard

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Barnyard
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4.8 User Score:

Mixed or average reviews

Based on 15 critic reviews
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Based on 5 votes
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Game Info

Publisher: THQ

Developer: Blue Tongue

Genre(s): Adventure

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older)

Release Date: November 30, 2006

Summary

Enter the world of Nickelodeon's newest adventure and bring the Barnyard movie to life. Battle the coyote invaders, tee up for a game of golf, target the bull's-eye with your flying chicken and race downhill on your speedy bike. Players can explore a fully interactive, 3-D world and prove they have what it takes to be the biggest party animal of them all. Replayable action-packed games based on the wild antics of Otis. Open-world gameplay through areas seen in the movie. Unique controller functions - steering cars, swinging golf clubs, throwing darts, shooting a tomato gun at coyotes, and more. Up-rez'd graphics including 60 fps, progressive scan, and widescreen support. All-new mini-games and customization options. [THQ]

What The Critics Said

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...

80

PGNx Media

The motion-sensitive controls work very well and the graphical upgrade is appreciated.

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76

Digital Entertainment News

Really a pretty fun game. Worth a rental at least. If you've got a kid, it's probably worth buying, especially if they enjoyed the movie.

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75

NintendoWorldReport

A great game for the little one in your life, and you might have some fun with it, too.

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74

Official Nintendo Magazine UK

One mini-game made us laugh out loud as our cow did an MC Hammer dance. [Jan 2007, p.83]

72

GameSpot

While the motion-sensitive controls don't fully justify the Wii version's higher price tag, they do make a fun sandbox game seem even more engaging.

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72

N-Insanity

It’s deep, full of fun minigames, and definitely not one to slack off and show sloppy Wii controls.

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68

NGamer UK

It has a slightly goofy and laid-back approach to gaming, but it's solid and way more fun than the other recent movie-licensed launch titles. [January 2007, p.61]

60

GameDaily

Regardless of its shortcomings, Barnyard's mini-games and activities on the farm make it worth at least a rental. Just accept the fact that bovines ride bikes and mix drinks.

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60

Games Radar (in-house)

Ultimately, Barnyard is an easy, mildly entertaining grab bag of minigames and missions. Kids will undoubtedly enjoy the game and their parents will find themselves sucked into numerous minigames as well.

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60

AceGamez

If the Wii controls had been more responsive and a bit easier to understand when navigating menus, more activities and incentive to explore the sprawling environments had been included and the sound was more varied, then Barnyard would have scored higher.

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60

Game Chronicles

Barnyard was a surprisingly solid release in the fall of 2006, but this Wii version tries too hard to incorporate the unique Wii controls, and it all ends up falling flat.

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60

Eurogamer

A strangely compelling, if completely non-essential, diversion for adults and definitely a recommended rental for the youngsters.

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58

IGN

Where Barnyard builds on the main game using Wii control, it fails in many of the mini-games, delivering everything form mildly entertaining time-wasters to full-fledged broken attempts.

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55

Extreme Gamer

Don't expect miracles, just a fun sand boxed movie based game that can hold your attention for a short while.

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42

Gaming Age

Unfortunately, due to the boring missions and the slow moving character and pace, I would pass on Barnyard.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 4.8 (out of 10) based on 5 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Dave W. gave it a3:
Too easy and some of the mini game controls just don't work or work intermittently. I would spend money elsewhere - luckily I rented first.

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