The Spiderwick Chronicles (Windows)

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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

IGN	Feb 20, 2008	7.5 out of 10	75
Cheat Code Central	Feb 25, 2008	3.6 out of 5	72
Daily PC Game Reviews	Mar 28, 2011	7 out of 10	70
Game Over Online	Feb 25, 2008	70 out of 100	70
Absolute Games (AG.ru)	Jun 05, 2008	65 out of 100	65
USA Today	Feb 28, 2008		60
Game Chronicles	Mar 21, 2008	5.7 out of 10	57
GameZone	Feb 20, 2008	5.5 out of 10	55
Jeuxvideo.com	Apr 11, 2008	11 out of 20	55
Game Revolution	Feb 15, 2008	C-	42

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