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Gameplay 4.9
Graphics 4.0
Sound 4.0
Value 4.0
Distributor: THQ
Classification:
M15+
Review Date:
March 2005
Reviewer:
Andrew B

4.0


Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Well here we are at the console end of this game having reviewed the title on PC recently and hoping that there would be something better to talk about here. I’m sorry but simply put there isn’t. I find this simply irksome and very annoying. You would think after the amount of time it takes to make a game and the energy behind it that they would say, look sure the movie is coming out but if WE wait one more month for testing it will be perfect. They didn’t.

Man, I didn’t know what to make of this game!!! You can tell it’s been aimed at the younger audience, however it is quite badly put together and a fairly ordinary attempt at a cash in on the movie soon to be released.  

There are a series of mini games that whilst brightly coloured and lit, play pretty poorly and are cumbersome to control. The characters in the game are very exaggerated and I actually found them all pretty creepy.  

The game takes you through the factory owned by the eccentric Willy Wonka with the player taking the part of innocent little Charlie. As the naughty children fall prey to the various enticements that are located around the place, Charlie has to get jiggy wit’ it and try to stop the damage to the kids being a little too permanent. 

The games are pretty wacky and there is not enough time to get a good idea of the instructions until the game is already underway. It’s hard to figure out what to do in most games and when the “intuitive” moves don’t work you find that you are well and truly stuffed! 

Graphically this game suffers and the lack of ability to jack up the resolution also makes for some shocking gameplay. I ultimately found that this had a lot to be desired over the long run. Lines are jaggy and the characters look as though they fell straight out the 1990’s express! 

About the only thing that is in the favour of this title is that they’ve made it for extremely low end systems so everyone gets to experience this little… ahem.. treasure. 

Younger gamers might be a bit more out of this but I think that they will eventually get just as annoyed as us adults giving the game a crack. I would have to say give this one a miss but if you are going to push ahead anyways, then make sure that you are renting first! It’s a low down effort to milk a movie with low end games that enthusiasts will pay up for any way.






 
 



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