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The Spiderwick Chronicles(video game)

The Spiderwick Chroniclesis anaction-adventurevideo gameadaptation of thefilm of the same name.It was released on February 6, 2008, in North America, and on March 14, 2008, in Europe forMicrosoft Windows,Nintendo DS,Wii,Xbox 360andPlayStation 2.

The Spiderwick Chronicles
Developer(s)Stormfront Studios
Publisher(s)Vivendi Games[a]
Designer(s)KnowWonder
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Nintendo DS
PlayStation 2
Wii
Xbox 360
Release
  • NA:February 6, 2008
  • EU:March 14, 2008
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player,multiplayer

Plot

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See also:The Spiderwick Chronicles (film) § Plot

When Jared, Simon and Mallory Grace move into the Spiderwick estate, they discover the late owner's field guide tofairies.They soon discover a hidden world all around them, populated with creatures such asbrownies,goblinsandsprites.However, Jared and his family are in grave danger, because Mulgarath, an ogre, wants to steal the book for himself.

The Spiderwick Chroniclesscript mixes the events of the film with some elements from the original books.

Gameplay

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The game's playable characters are Jared, Simon and Mallory, and Thimbletack can be used to explore small areas. Each character has a unique weapon with which to fight against evil creatures. The Grace children can capture Sprites to give them special power-ups. The gameplay is a mix of exploration, puzzle solving, and combat. There are items to find, Sprites to catch, and areas to check.

Reception

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The Spiderwick Chroniclesreceived "mixed or average" according toreview aggregatorMetacritic.[51]

Notes

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  1. ^Released under theSierra Entertainmentbrand name
  2. ^abEurogamer.netrated the game 5/10, meanwhileEurogamer.derated the game 6/10.

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