The Golden Compass

Game details

Game:: The Golden Compass
AKA
Genre:: Action
Sub Genre:: Adventure
Release Date (US):: December 4th, 2007
Release Date (UK):: November 30th, 2007

Players:: 1
Online Players:: N/A
Developers:: Shiny Entertainment
Publisher:: SEGA
Rating:: E10+ [Everyone 10+]
PSU Rank:: 344 of 1169 Games
PSU Rank on PS3:: 277 of 0 Games

Additional Information:: Also available on Xbox 360, PC, PS2, PSP, Wii, and DS

About The Golden Compass

Players assume the role of a young girl named Lyra as she travels through the frozen wastes of the North in an attempt to rescue a friend kidnapped by a mysterious organization known as The Gobblers. Travelling with her are an armored polar bear and her pet demon Pantalaimon (Pan). Together, they must use a magical golden compass and other items to explore the land and fight their way through confrontations in order to help Lyra's friend.

Review

PSU Review Score: 1.5
Avg. user review score:: 0.8

Add your rating

Summary

If the PS3 had a recycling bin, this would offer the perfect fit. Avoid it regardless whether or not you are a fan of the movie.

We like

Lyra's demon is the highlight of the action

We dislike

Ridiculously simplistic gameplay
Flawed mechanics
Visual tearing is abundant

See PSU's review on Metacritic & GameRankings

It’s not often in the life of a gamer that he comes across a title that not only impresses him but also captivates him completely. Golden Compass isn’t one of those titles. That’s not exactly surprising considering it is a movie to game adaptation. We all know those types of games rarely live up to any degree of mediocrity let alone the movie itself, and this one is no exception. Golden Compass tries to f...

Posted Jan 1st 2008
4222 Comments
Read full review