Barnyard

"Having fun with Farm Animals"

INTRO
This was a cute movie, now it's turned out to be a cute game. Let me say I first played the game, than later was curious and saw the movie. Most of you that saw the movie and liked it, this game is definitely for you. Disney knows how to make animated movies. They have proved this a lot in the past. But when it comes to video games, they sometimes seem to strike out, but the did a great job this time.

GAME PLAY
This game has a lot to offer. Let me start out by saying it has a similar story line like the movie, but is different in some ways. You get to roam, you can take as long as you want to complete a quest, or you can do side quests most of the time, before you do the main quests. You start out in the barn every morning, you must be back by a certain time, and otherwise bad things will happen to you. It's a unique game from other action platforms. You have a pretty big farm map, considering it is a hand held game. The console version I would imagine is bigger. Think of this game like grand thief auto, but instead you have animals. And of course you do not have all that violence in here, just the format of the game style is all I'm talking about.

APPEARANCE
Really nicely down, as you would expect from any Game Boy Advance games these days. Nothing but top of the line graphics. All the barnyard animals look good and in great character detailed. You can easily tell who's who, from the biggest animal to the smallest chick or mouse. Even the background is nice; you see the differences in the different areas when you travel in the countryside. I mean it is well designed can't complain. The sound and music is nice too.

OVERALL
If your tired of your routine games, like action, killings, fighting, etc. And you looking to try something different, this might be for you. And the best part is you get plenty of replay value out of this game. Well of course that is if you like it, and I think you would. Like I said before if you a fan of the movie, then this is a must for you. If not, you still are going to find good things to like about this game.

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 05/01/08

Game Release: Barnyard (US, 08/01/06)