The Spiderwick Chronicles

This bland, by-the-numbers adventure would take an hour or two to finish if not for exasperatingly numerous fetch quests and a lame drawing minigame that you must complete 60+ times if you actually want to see the ending.

Genre: Adventure
Release date: Feb 5, 2008
Published by: Sierra
Developed by: Stormfront
Features: Progressive scan(480p), Widescreen
Multiplayer Modes:
Offline
2 player VS
4 FLAWED
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Screenshots updated Feb 5, 2008
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ESRB Rating
The Spiderwick Chronicles is rated:
Everyone 10+
Animated Blood, Mild Fantasy Violence, Mild Language
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