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Step inside the magical world of Willy Wonka's famous chocolate
factory. Based on the feature film directed by Tim Burton
and the classic Roald Dahl book, the game allows players to
explore deep inside the factory and play the beloved story
as Charlie Bucket. Find a Golden Ticket and, along with four
other children, win a personal tour of Willy Wonka's factory
guided by the notorious and reclusive candy-maker himself.
Embark on a fantastic adventure exploring the many extraordinary
environments of the factory, including some from the book
that do not appear in the film...
In
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, you get the chance
to discover what happens after the other children, greed-driven
and unrestrained, wreak havoc throughout the factory. Then
save the chocolate factory from their destruction by solving
puzzles and using inventive candy powers.
By
helping the Oompa-Loompas and restoring order to the factory,
Charlie can earn the respect of Willy Wonka and win an unexpected
prize. Acquire incredible abilities by using fantastic new
candies in order to save the factory. Stop the "rotten" children
from causing chaos and destruction throughout the candy factory.
Repair huge, bizarre candy-making machines by solving puzzles
and enlisting the help of the Oompa-Loompas. Explore numerous
rooms and environments inside Willy Wonka's chocolate factory.
Bearing
in mind that this is a kids game, this is quite well conceived.
It's not too taxing for the little ones to get their heads
around and it does neatly follow Roald Dahl's original tale.
You
start the game as Charlie Bucket and have to race after a
$10 bill that is flying around the back streets. Why are you
chasing this money? Well, you are from a poor family and you
want the money to help your relatives, as well as buying a
Wonka bar to see if you can find the last golden ticket. Although,
a thoughtful 14-year-old pointed out to me that you pass at
least two boxes of Wonka bars that have fallen off lorries,
so why not open them and take the chocolate?
Once
you are inside the factory the game takes a neat twist and
has you helping Willy Wonka to get the other children out
of trouble. To do this you need to employ the help of the
different types of Oompa-Loompas that are wandering around
the factory. Some are skilled at repairing machines, others
can reach sweets trapped in tall trees, and some are skilled
at working the complexed looking contraptions that make the
sweets.
The
majority of the levels are very much a kind of trial and error
affair. It's not always clear what you are supposed to do,
although Charlie's grandfather is always on hand to lend a
helpful hint.
My
only real complaint is that it is not possible to reconfigure
the controls. This meant that I had problems rotating the
camera - when I wanted it to go one way, it went the other.
This made some of the more advanced levels really tricky.
But
what it all boils down to, is a neat little game that will
appeal to fans of the movie, as well as Roald Dahl fanatics.
Nick
Smithson
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