Napoleon Dynamite: The Game | |
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Developer(s) | 7 Studios |
Publisher(s) | Crave Entertainment |
Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS |
Release | October 30, 2007 |
Genre(s) | Action |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Napoleon Dynamite: The Game is a video game by American developer 7 Studios based on the film Napoleon Dynamite . The game was announced on May 9, 2007, [1] and released October 30, 2007.
In the PlayStation Portable version of the Napoleon Dynamite game, there are 30 minigames, while the DS version has 25 minigames.
Aggregator | Score |
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GameRankings | 53% (DS) [2] 40% (PSP) [3] |
Metacritic | 45/100 (DS) [4] 37/100 (PSP) [5] |
Publication | Score |
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1Up.com | 3/10 [6] |
GameSpot | 4.0/10 [7] |
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IGN | 7.0/10 (DS) [9] 4.5/10 (PSP) [10] |
PlayStation: The Official Magazine | 3/10 [11] |
Napoleon Dynamite: The Game received generally unfavorable reviews. On review aggregator Metacritic, it received a 45/100 and a 37/100 for the DS and PSP versions, respectively. [4] [5] Review aggregator GameRankings gave the DS version a 53% and the PSP version a 40%. [2] [3]
An initial review from IGN gave the PSP version of the game a 4.5 out of 10, but gave the DS version a 7.0, praising how closely the look and feel of the game matched that of the film. [10] [9] GameSpot called the game "irrelevant" and "a poor effort", calling the gameplay not "even halfway amusing" and rated it a 4.0/10. [7] 1Up.com stated that the game "totally disregards the humor of the film" and gave it a 3/10, [6] while GamesRadar+ gave it a 1/5, stating that it "butchered" the source material and recommending readers stay "far, far away." [8] PlayStation: The Official Magazine gave the PSP version a 3/10, calling the experience "totally unsatisfying". [11]