The Polar Express (video game)

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The Polar Express
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PAL region cover art for PS2
Developer(s) Blue Tongue Entertainment
Publisher(s) THQ
Distributor(s) Warner Bros
Director(s) Douglas Carrigan
Platforms Game Boy Advance, Windows, GameCube, PlayStation 2
Release date(s) GameCube
    Game Boy Advance & PlayStation 2[1]
      Windows
        PlayStation 4
          Genre(s) Adventure
          Mode(s) Single-player

          The Polar Express is an adventure video game released in 2004 by Blue Tongue. Based on the film of the same name, the game follows the same plot as the film.

          Gameplay and Premise

          The Polar Express is a platform game which follows the main plot as the film, except that unlike the original film, it has the Ebeneezer Scrooge puppet as the main villain who plans to keep the children from believing in Santa Claus by stealing their tickets and having them thrown off the train so they would never reach the North Pole. The game is broken down into six different chapters, giving the player the opportunity to explore areas like the train itself, the North Pole, and more. The player controls a young boy in each of the 6 chapters.[2] The game also contains puzzle-solving as well as some minigame-styled elements.[3]

          Development

          THQ first unveiled the game to the public at the E3 convention in 2004.[3][4] The PS2 version contains EyeToy support, though specifics were unavailable at the time. A portable version of the game was also in development for the Game Boy Advance, with experienced portable developer Tantalus at the helm.[3]

          Reception

          Reception
          Aggregate scores
          Aggregator Score
          GameRankings (PC) 71.50%[5]
          (GBA) 48.20%[6]
          (GC) 46.80%[7]
          (PS2) 46.29%[8]
          Metacritic (PC) 63/100[9]
          (GBA) 48/100[10]
          (GC) 40/100[11]
          (PS2) 39/100[12]
          Review scores
          Publication Score
          GameSpot 3.1/10[13]
          GameZone (GC) 7.2/10[14]
          (PC) 6.3/10[15]
          (GBA) 4.5/10[16]
          IGN 3.5/10[2]
          Nintendo Power (GBA) 3/5[17]
          (GC) 2.9/5[18]
          OPM (US) 3/5 stars[19]

          The game was met with average to negative reception upon release. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it 71.50% and 63 out of 100 for the PC version;[5][9] 48.20% and 48 out of 100 for the Game Boy Advance version;[6][10] 46.80% and 40 out of 100 for the GameCube version;[7][11] and 46.29% and 39 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version.[8][12]

          References

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