GamesRadar+ Verdict
Pros
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Variety of minigames
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Inventive advent calendar puzzles
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Includes the text of the book
Cons
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No minigames are very well-executed
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Pointing 'n' clicking is sometimes maddening
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Scrooge bestowing good cheer on beggars?
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Like a mad aunt who sends birthday cards at Easter, we’re a bit late with this festive game, but hey, it’s the thought that counts, right? Disney’s A Christmas Carol (we always thought it was Dickens’, but what do we know?) accompanies the film, and, as the classic story doesn’t lend itself to platforming, it’s a mish-mash of minigames and point ’n’ click puzzles.
The minigames are varied but neither hard or that well-executed; the pointing ’n’ clicking oscillates between obvious and maddening. Scrolling sections have you doing things like bestowing good cheer on beggars. Odd. It’s a packed cart that includes the text of the book as well as ‘advent calendar’ puzzles that unlock in the run-up to Christmas (fiddle with the DS’ internal clock if you must). It’s a bumper festive parcel, but one full of fruit rather than chocolate.
Jan 25, 2010
More info
Genre | Adventure |
Description | It’s a packed cart that includes the text of the book as well as ‘advent calendar’ puzzles that unlock in the run-up to Christmas (fiddle with the DS’ internal clock if you must). It’s a bumper festive parcel, but one full of fruit rather than chocolate. |
Platform | "DS" |
US censor rating | "Everyone" |
UK censor rating | "7+" |
Release date | 1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK) |
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