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The Golden Compass

The PC version sucks just as bad as (if not worse than) its console siblings.

Genre: Adventure
Release date: Dec 4, 2007
Published by: Sega
Developed by: Shiny Entertainment
Multiplayer Modes:
Offline
1 player SOLO
2 BROKEN
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Screenshots updated Jan 24, 2008
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The Golden Compass
Great book. Iffy film. Game from hell
PC Review - Jan 24, 2008
Warren Spector Tried to Make The Golden Compass?N4G
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The Golden Compass - updated impressions
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PC Preview - Nov 5, 2007
The Golden Compass
The first game in the His Dark Materials saga kicks up some Dust
PC Preview - May 11, 2007
Warren Spector Tried to Make The Golden Compass? N4G
1UP expects most movie videogames to be less-than-memorable. Occasionally, a few that break the mold...
News from N4G Jan 3, 2008
Sega reveals new Golden Compass info
Movie's major actors lend their likenesses
Feb 27, 2007
Warren Spector recently claimed that he would have loved to have worked on games set within Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials universe. This, frankly, would have been amazing - the books fit him like a glove. Their themes of alternate parallel universes, their steampunk mentality, the weighty references to works of literature, their hive of moral ambiguity, and the homosexual angels would have been right up his street. This game could have been a legendary RPG, and it wouldn't have shied away ...
The Golden Compass - updated impressions
The bear essentials on one of the biggest games this winter
Nov 5, 2007
Nov 5, 2007 Frankly, anyone who's read the His Dark Materials trilogy should want to experience the game and film almost as much as wanting a monkey-shaped demon of their own. By now, the film trailer will be playing in cinemas and you'll probably have seen the amazingly recreated world of Jordan College, Bolvangar and the North on screen for yourself. And we can report that the game - which is being developed by Shiny - is shaping up to have all the best bits from the film, and more on top of ...   » Read Full The Golden Compass preview
The Golden Compass
The first game in the His Dark Materials saga kicks up some Dust
May 11, 2007
With all the success of the Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter films spilling over onto our consoles its hardly a surprise that were about to be up to our comically large sleeves in anything remotely wizardly. But you wont hear fantasy fans complaining, as the much beloved, million-selling His Dark Materials series kicks off this winter with the release of The Golden Compass in theaters and every console known to man or beast. An important distinction to make; since animals play a part thats ...   » Read Full The Golden Compass preview
ESRB Rating
The Golden Compass is rated:
Everyone 10+
Violence, Mild Language
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