The Spiderwick Chronicles

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Description

The Spiderwick Chronicles is based off of the film by the same name. In this version, the player takes control of the Grace siblings, Jared, Simon, and Mallory, each with their own strengths abilities as well as Thimbletack the Brownie who's small size can explore small passages on the Spiderwick mansion.

The gameplay consists of exploring the estate with their characters in a series of quests looking for ordinary items such as hose nozzles, solving puzzles, fighting mythical creatures such as trolls and goblins with novel weapons distinctive to each character such as slingshots, baseball bats, and squirt guns filled with vinegar. The player can also acquire special abilities and replenish health by capturing fairies using a fairy net that are scattered throughout the stages.

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Alternate Titles

• "Спайдервик. Хроники" -- Russian spelling
• "Spiderwick: Le Cronache" -- Italian title
• "Ogre" -- working title
• "Les Chroniques De Spiderwick" -- French title
• "Las Crónicas de Spiderwick" -- Spanish title
• "Kroniki Spiderwick" -- Polish title
• "Kronika rodu Spiderwicků" -- Czech title
• "Die Geheimnisse der Spiderwicks" -- German title
• "De Spiderwick Kronieken" -- Dutch title
• "A Spiderwick Krónikák" -- Hungarian title
• "As Crônicas de Spiderwick" -- Brazilian title

Part of the Following Group

• Inspiration: Movies

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Critic Reviews

Game Vortex	Wii	Mar 02, 2008	85 out of 100	85
videogamer.com	PlayStation 2	Apr 22, 2008	8 out of 10	80
XboxAddict	Xbox 360	Feb 28, 2008	78 out of 100	78
Cheat Code Central	Windows	Feb 25, 2008	3.6 out of 5	72
GameZone	Xbox 360	Feb 12, 2008	7 out of 10	70
USA Today	Xbox 360	Feb 28, 2008		60
PAL Gaming Network (PALGN)	PlayStation 2	Mar 30, 2008	6 out of 10	60
Jeuxvideo.com	Xbox 360	Apr 11, 2008	11 out of 20	55
Officiel Nintendo Magazine	Wii	Jun, 2008	5.5 out of 10	55
DarkZero	Xbox 360	Apr 29, 2008	5 out of 10	50

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• X360A achievement guide (X360A's achievement guide for The Spiderwick Chronicles.)