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The Spiderwick Chronicles

Based loosely on the events of the motion picture, The Spiderwick Chronicles puts you in control as Jared, Simon and Mallory.

69 5 February 2008

The Spiderwick Chronicles is an adventure developed by Stormfront Studios, released 5 February 2008 on Nintendo DS, Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2.

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What The Spiderwick Chronicles is

The Spiderwick Chronicles is an adventure game developed by Stormfront Studios and released in 2008. It was published by Sierra Entertainment. It is available on Nintendo DS, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.

How it was received

The Spiderwick Chronicles holds a critic score of 69 out of 100. That places it above 32% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 4 points above the year average.

What it launched against

The Spiderwick Chronicles launched on 5 February 2008, within three weeks of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Burnout Paradise, Devil May Cry 4 and Audiosurf. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Burnout Paradise, Devil May Cry 4, Audiosurf.

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When did The Spiderwick Chronicles come out?
The Spiderwick Chronicles was released on 5 February 2008 for Nintendo DS, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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