Barnyard

An easy, mildly entertaining grab bag of minigames and missions, which is more or less what we expected from a game based on a family film.

Genre: Adventure
Release date: Nov 15, 2006
Published by: THQ
Developed by: Blue Tongue
6 DECENT
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Screenshots updated Jan 18, 2007
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ESRB Rating
Barnyard is rated:
Everyone 10+
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