The Basics
Here's how Activision describes the game:
How to Train Your Dragon launches gamers into a third-person action-adventure as a Viking hero where they must embark upon an epic quest to become the ultimate dragon trainer. Gamers can play as characters Hiccup or Astrid on the vast Island of Berk, which features expanded locales from the film including Vikings Village, Wild Zone, Training Zone and Fight Arena. In this truly larger-than-life adventure, players will train dragons, explore environments and battle in prestigious dragon tournaments as they battle for Viking victory. Plus, gamers can become the Dragon hero of their living room as they square-off with friends and family in endless head-to-head multi-player combat!
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My kids are really loving this game! They get to take care of dragons, train with them and complete challenges with them. We haven't even watched the movie yet and they feel like they know all the dragons already. There's a lot of confidence building and instant gratification in this game, like getting rewarded for completing challenges by gaining the ability to customize your dragon, or getting more dragons to take care of. which is great for young kids (my 6-year olds have no problem figuring out how to play this game, even though it's supposed to be for ages 10+ and they're not too good at reading instructions that show up on the DS screen).
The graphics in this videogame are really superb, and look like scenes straight out of the movie (here's a screenshot from the Xbox360 version of the game). As a parent with 3 kids, I like that the game is "funny" rather than "violent". I also love the fact that they can play on separate accounts, which minimizes the bickering and "why did you mess up my game!" complaints.
The graphics in this videogame are really superb, and look like scenes straight out of the movie (here's a screenshot from the Xbox360 version of the game). As a parent with 3 kids, I like that the game is "funny" rather than "violent". I also love the fact that they can play on separate accounts, which minimizes the bickering and "why did you mess up my game!" complaints.
The Blah
Even though you can have separate accounts in a single DS game, all the accounts are represented by either a girl or a boy icon -- so The Pea would have to play as a boy since 3Po and Jammy already started playing as boys. I don't know how it works with the other platforms but I think this is an unfortunate limitation that would have been easy to do away with.The Bottom Line
How to Train Your Dragon, the videogame, is a great way for kids to take all the fun of the movie home with them and continue their dragon adventures!Win It!
Three lucky Bonggamom Finds reader will receive a copy of the How to Train Your Dragon videogame. To enter, simply leave a comment on this post and tell me which platform you want -- Nintendo DS, PS3 or Xbox360 . Note: I have one game for each platform to give away, so pick the platform you really want because that's the drawing you'll be entered in!
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The Rules
Maximum of 9 entries per person. This giveaway ends at midnight PST on May 20, 2010; I will draw three winners at random on May 21 (1 winner from the pool of commenters who want a DS game, 1 winner from the pool of commenters who want a PS3 game and 1 winner from the pool of commenters who want an Xbox360 game) and post the winner's name after the winner confirms acceptance. For additional giveaway rules, click here. Good luck!
Three lucky Bonggamom Finds reader will receive a copy of the How to Train Your Dragon videogame. To enter, simply leave a comment on this post and tell me which platform you want -- Nintendo DS, PS3 or Xbox360 . Note: I have one game for each platform to give away, so pick the platform you really want because that's the drawing you'll be entered in!
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Maximum of 9 entries per person. This giveaway ends at midnight PST on May 20, 2010; I will draw three winners at random on May 21 (1 winner from the pool of commenters who want a DS game, 1 winner from the pool of commenters who want a PS3 game and 1 winner from the pool of commenters who want an Xbox360 game) and post the winner's name after the winner confirms acceptance. For additional giveaway rules, click here. Good luck!
Disclosure: I received a product sample to review, and additional samples to give away, but was not paid to review the product or give my opinions. Unless clearly stated, the views and opinions expressed here are my own.
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