Useful for breaking down barriers, but it does look a bit silly and is reminiscent of Crash Twinsanity, in which Crash whirls Cortex around in a similar manner (Crash Twinsanity, incidentally, was developed by Traveler's Tales.). Edmund, in a rather more hilarious fashion, can take Lucy by the hand and whirl her around like a sledgehammer. Peter can carry Susan on his shoulders, for example, protecting her from close-up attacks as she unleashes a volley of arrows at far away enemies. You can switch between characters by pressing R1 at any time, and they can also team up to perform special moves. Peter is best at hand-to-hand combat, and Edmund is, er, sort of like Peter only a bit rubbish, and therefore not much use. Lucy can heal people and crawl through small spaces, while Susan uses ranged weapons (snowballs, tennis balls and later a bow and arrows).
The game follows the same storyline, and as you progress throughout the game you'll need to take on the roles of all four different characters - each with their own unique abilities.
Edmund betrays them all and the lion dies only he doesn't really die and then there's a big fight. Lucy discovers a magical land called Narnia that can only be entered through a wardrobe, and meets a lion and a witch. But TT must be commended for doing such a good job of translating that storyline into a game that you'll often find yourself swept up in the excitement of it all, and eager to find out what happens next.įor those who are too young or forgetful to be familiar with the story, here's a synopsis: four brothers and sisters - Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter - are sent to stay in a big country house until the Germans have finished bombing up London. Narnia benefits from a superb storyline, for which of course we have good old CS to thank rather than the developer, Traveler's Tales.
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Telling tales How come the only things in the back of our wardrobes are stinky trainers and a bent up Dreamcast box?īut more of the game's shortcomings later - let's start with the plus points. With its varied mission objectives, well designed co-operative gameplay and highly impressive graphics, it's a joy to play - most of the time. Narnia, however, is a cut above the average.
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Which, let's face it, is where most movie tie-ins belong, since far too many of them are shonkily put together and rushed out in time for the movie's release. And besides, we have a theory he nicked the whole idea off George Lucas (Edmund is Judas, you say? Lando, more like).Īnyway, what is surprising is that come Christmas day, Mums and Dads are unlikely to find the game shoved under the sofa by the time the Queen's speech is on. That isn't surprising, since it's a movie tie-in for a blockbuster film that promises to offer fun for all the family.īillions of people are bound to go and see it, and billions of Mums and Dads are bound to buy a copy of the game for their kiddies this festive season, confident that it won't feature any guns, blood or mission objectives that involve murdering prostitutes.Īll right, so it might be based on a rather dark biblical allegory that was penned by a man who has since been accused of being a racist and a misogynist, but we didn't notice all that stuff when we were eight. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe, or TCONTLTWATW as we'll call if for short, is hotly tipped to top the gaming charts this Christmas.
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