GideonsDad's Blog - Christmas Games - Elf - The Movie (GBA)

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Let's start with some good points: It's in 5 languages! It has 3 mini-games all of which DO NOT have to be unlocked! Snowman Building is like Sokoban, then there's Santa Says... which is a memorization game, and finally there's Cobbler's Workshop in which you match up elves' shoes to drop them in boxes.

 

If that's not enough excitement for you already then you are in for a platforming treat! Enter Story Mode where you will be treated to still images of the movie and hopping for lollipops and candies while avoiding chasms and polar bears. If you run into a polar bear you are sent back! You just don't take damage you are also punished! And the bears look about as aggressive as the Coca-Cola Polar Bears.

 

The graphics aren't bad it's the repetitive goals, scenery (don't get me wrong I really like snow scenery and falling snow it is my favorite), and game play that spell doom for Story Mode. On a positive not you can restart where you left off with a password system.

 

The mini-games are overall more fun than the Story Mode.

 

Overall Score: 4/10 (Mostly because of the mini-games)

 

GideonsDad

 

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