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The Golden Compass (video game)
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| Developer | Shiny Entertainment |
| Publisher | Sega |
| Released |  December 4, 2007 December 14, 2007 December 20, 2007 Q1 2008 |
| Genre | Action/Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer (DS only) |
| Ratings | ESRB: Everyone 10+ PEGI: 12+ OFLC: PG CERO: B |
| Platform(s) | PC, Wii, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360 |
The Golden Compass is an action-adventure game developed by Shiny Entertainment and published by Sega[1]. The game is based on the novel-adapted movie of the same name. It was released in December before the movie for most major consoles.
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Based on the book and movie, players assume the role of Lyra Belacqua and Iorek Byrnison in Lyra's attempt to save her uncle, Lord Asriel, and friend, Roger from the General Oblation Board.
According to Video Game Chartz (vgchartz.com), the Golden Compass did poorly across all platforms. While the Wii version came in with the best numbers (17,000 sales in the first week), they were still pretty lackluster. Other versions (360 pulling in 13,000), (DS 11,000), (PS2 10,000) were not that far behind. However, the PSP and PS3 versions were failed to be mentioned in the top 200 games sold that week, meaning sales of less than 7,000 per platform. GameSpot rated The Golden Compass a 4.5 for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PS2, the Wii a 4.0 and the PSP with the worst with a score of 2.0. Nintendo Power rated the Wii version a 4.0, noting the repetitive enviroments, simplistic minigames, low resolution visuals and hard to grasp story.
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| Books | Northern Lights/The Golden Compass · The Subtle Knife · The Amber Spyglass Lyra's Oxford · Once Upon a Time in the North · The Book of Dust |
| Films | The Golden Compass |
| Games | The Golden Compass |
| Characters | Lyra Belacqua · Will Parry · Lord Asriel · Marisa Coulter · List of characters |
| Locations | Jordan College, Oxford |
| Other | Races and creatures · Dæmons · Dust · Intercision · Objects · The Republic of Heaven · Terminology |