(continued from previous page) ...was pretty intuitive and that only spot in the game that had any resemblance to something special.

Finally, the game offers a lacking supply of unlockables if you've already seen the movie itself. They range from things such as featurettes, movie clips, and even photograms. If you haven't seen the movie, I guess this would be like an extended trailer - the problem is, this only helps demonstrate how terrible this experience is in comparison to the real thing.

In the department of graphics you’d be pleasantly surprised if you were looking for a PS2 game disguised on a BD disc as a PS3 title. The look of the game is just lacking and belongs in the last generation of consoles. There is absolutely nothing within the look of this title that makes you feel as though you’re playing the game on your next-gen console. There happens to be a lot of visual tearing on top of the already pressing problems the game has to offer. The sound effects throughout the experience are also depressingly bad.

The score is decent and pretty majestic, but obviously the soundtrack isn’t going to save the game. You’d be better off trying to find the OST and just being satisfied.

Golden Compass does everything wrong and nothing right. The game would have been perfectly fine if it were centered for the target age range of 4-6 years old, however, that’s not even close to the age range targeted. The one thing this game does give its users the privilege of doing is giving you the ability to turn it off. Outside of that, you might as well just enjoy the cover art at the game store and then move on.