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The Golden Compass
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Overall Critic Score:1.4629
The Golden Compass Critic Reviews
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The Golden Compass for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 owes a lot to 2005's The Chronicles of Narnia. Like Narnia, it is a game based on a film based on a fantasy novel, and it even goes so far as to summarily lift hunks of gameplay directly from the...read the complete The Golden Compass review at GameSpot
Even if you were completely charmed by Philip Pullman's work or enjoyed the movie adaptation, there's absolutely no reason to give this game a try. Even the music, as pretty as it is, can't redeem such poor gameplay and atrocious presentation....read the complete The Golden Compass review at IGN
3.2Whether you’re a fan of the book, the movie or both, it would be unwise to invest any amount of money (even the cost of a rental) in The Golden Compass....read the complete The Golden Compass review at GameZone
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Cheat Code Central
Despite its uninspired gameplay, the simple tasks and challenges may appeal to a younger audience, especially those that've seen the film. But if you're part of the "+" demographic in The Golden Compass' "E10+" rating, then you'll likely be bored soon...read the complete The Golden Compass review at Cheat Code Central
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Game Informer
quick work of a pack of wolves, these sequences are dreadfully boring and completely void of any form of challenge.If you were hoping to be swept up in the narrative, this game also ignores critical plot points from Philip Pullman’s brilliant story, lea...read the complete The Golden Compass review at Game Informer
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Game Revolution
read make the Simon Says mini-games vary from merely annoying to intolerable. The combat is simplistic and lacks any challenge – which is especially a pity given how amusing it is to swing people around as a gigantic armored bear. The loose controls...read the complete The Golden Compass review at Game Revolution
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