Gormiti Season 1 - Vol. 1 A Tale of Two Worlds   Starring (voice): Brian Beacock, Sam Riegel, and Melissa Fahn Clear Vision RRP: £9.99 GMT001 Certificate: U Available 11 April 2011

Life is pretty good in the town of Venture Falls - just ask Nick, Toby, Jessica and Lucas. These four average kids all share one BIG secret... Unbeknown by their family and friends, this incredible foursome is responsible for saving their city from creatures living in a parallel dimension... beasts known as Gormiti. Whilst travelling through a parallel dimension into the magical Gorm Dimension, they transform themselves into Super Gormitis. These powerful creatures harness the abilities of the four elements Water, Earth, Air and Forest, to fight for the power of good and stand as the last line of defence against the primeval, dark forces of the evil Gormiti...

A Tale of Two Worlds collects the first six episodes of the show's first season (which is made up of 17 episodes in total): The Sulfur Stone; Lucas Goes Green; The Keeper Kept; Tidal Wave Goodbye; Curse of the Crown and Beastly.

The show is based on the Italian 2-inch tall figures which are available in play sets. The story's fairly straightforward. Four children share a secret - that they are all able to transform into beasts that can harness one of the four elements (Water, Earth, Air and Forest) to fight for the causes of good. Each episode sees another challenge which the four must work together to overcome.

The animation, vocal talents and picture quality are all great, as you'd expect from a modern animated series. This is certainly a series that can be enjoyed by both the very young, and older children.

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Nick Smithson