# The Spiderwick Chronicles (video game)

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2008 video game

2008 video game

The Spiderwick Chronicles Developer Stormfront Studios Publisher Vivendi Games[a] Designer KnowWonder Platforms Microsoft Windows Nintendo DS PlayStation 2 Wii Xbox 360 Release NA: February 5, 2008[1] EU: March 14, 2008 Genre Action-adventure Modes Single-player, multiplayer

***The Spiderwick Chronicles*** is an [action-adventure](/source/Action-adventure_game) [video game](/source/Video_game) adaptation of the [film of the same name](/source/The_Spiderwick_Chronicles_(film)). It was released on February 5, 2008, in North America, and on March 14, 2008, in Europe for [Microsoft Windows](/source/Microsoft_Windows), [Nintendo DS](/source/Nintendo_DS), [Wii](/source/Wii), [Xbox 360](/source/Xbox_360) and [PlayStation 2](/source/PlayStation_2).

## Plot

See also: [The Spiderwick Chronicles (film) § Plot](/source/The_Spiderwick_Chronicles_(film)#Plot)

When Jared, Simon and Mallory Grace move into the Spiderwick estate, they discover the late owner's field guide to [fairies](/source/Fairies). They soon discover a hidden world all around them, populated with creatures such as [brownies](/source/Brownie_(mythology)), [goblins](/source/Goblin) and [sprites](/source/Sprite_(creature)). However, Jared and his family are in grave danger, because Mulgarath, an ogre, wants to steal the book for himself.

*The Spiderwick Chronicles* script mixes the events of the film with some elements from the original books.

## Gameplay

The game's playable characters are Jared, Simon and Mallory, and Thimbletack can be used to explore small areas. Each character has a unique weapon with which to fight against evil creatures. The Grace children can capture Sprites to give them special power-ups. The gameplay is a mix of exploration, puzzle solving, and combat. There are items to find, Sprites to catch, and areas to check.

## Reception

Reception

Aggregate scores Aggregator Score DS PC PS2 Wii Xbox 360 GameRankings 64.13%[2] 63.50%[3] 65.00%[4] 64.36%[5] 63.00%[6] Metacritic 60/100[7] 61/100[8] 64/100[9] 62/100[10] 59/100[11]

Review scores Publication Score DS PC PS2 Wii Xbox 360 1Up.com 20/100[citation needed] N/A 50/100[citation needed] N/A 50/100[citation needed] 4Players N/A 71%[12] 70%[12] 70%[12] 70%[12] Eurogamer N/A 6/10[13] 6/10[13] 5.5/10[b][14][13] 5.5/10[b][14][13] Game Informer N/A N/A N/A N/A 6.5/10[15] GameRevolution C−[16] C−[16] C−[16] C−[16] C−[16] GamesMaster N/A N/A N/A N/A 7.3/10[17] GameSpot N/A N/A N/A 6/10[18] N/A GamesRadar+ 2/5[19] 2/5[20] N/A 4/10[21] 2/5[20] GameStar N/A 59%[22] N/A N/A N/A GameZone 7/10[23] 5.5/10[24] 7.9/10[25] 5/10[26] 7/10[27] IGN 7.8/10[28] 7.5/10[29] 7/10[30] 7.5/10[31] 7.6/10[32][33] Jeuxvideo.com 11/20[34] 11/20[34] 11/20[34] 11/20[34] 11/20[34] NGamer N/A N/A N/A 6.9/10 N/A Nintendo World Report 6/10[35] N/A N/A 7/10[36] N/A PlayStation Official Magazine – UK N/A N/A 5/10[37] N/A N/A Official Xbox Magazine (UK) N/A N/A N/A N/A 6/10[38] Official Xbox Magazine (US) N/A N/A N/A N/A 6/10[39] PALGN N/A N/A 6/10[40] N/A N/A PC Gamer (UK) N/A 5.9/10[41] N/A N/A N/A Pocket Gamer 6/10[42] N/A N/A N/A N/A PSM3 N/A N/A 5/10[43] N/A N/A TeamXbox N/A N/A N/A N/A 4/10[44] VideoGamer.com N/A N/A 8/10[45] N/A 8/10[46] Absolute Games N/A 65%[47] N/A N/A N/A Nintendo, le magazine officiel [fr] N/A N/A N/A 5.5/10[48] N/A Official PlayStation 2 Magazine (UK) N/A N/A 7/10[49] N/A N/A PC Action [de] N/A 67%[50] N/A N/A N/A USA Today N/A N/A N/A 6/10[51] N/A

*The Spiderwick Chronicles* received "mixed or average" according to [review aggregator](/source/Review_aggregator) [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic).[52]

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Released under the [Sierra Entertainment](/source/Sierra_Entertainment) brand name

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-EuroG_15-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-EuroG_15-1) *Eurogamer.net* rated the game 5/10, meanwhile *Eurogamer.de* rated the game 6/10.

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