CSM writes: "How to Train Your Dragon, based on the movie of the same name, puts players in the shoes of a young Viking (the player's choice of either a boy named Hiccup or girl called Astrid) who trains dragons and then enters them in fighting tournaments against other trainers. About half of the game is spent on quests that have players searching for items for villagers and looking after and customizing dragons. Players feed them, let them sleep, and apply special herbs and materials to earn their trust and improve their mood. When the dragons' are in good health, players can take them out for training exercises, where new moves and attacks are learned, or to a challenge area where they can guide them in various tests -- such as flying through a series of rings -- to earn experience points. Properly trained and cared for, they can then be placed in tournaments which, if won, will unlock new quests, challenges, and training exercises. A secondary mode dubbed Arcade lets players take on groups of computer-controlled dragons or go up against a friend on the same screen."
"For this Movie Magic Monday, we are taking a look at how many hours have been reported trying to train dragons!
How to Train Your Dragon was released for the Wii on March 23, 2010, just a few days before the movie it was based on. Surprisingly (to me anyway), this movie tie-in game was developed by Etranges Libellules, the same studio that developed the last Movie Magic Monday game we looked at, but it was published by Activision. The game received an ESRB rating of "EVERYONE 10+" with "Fantasy Violence" listed as content for parents and gamers to be aware of.
About how many U.S. Wii owners have gameplay data reported and how many hours have been reported playing How to Train Your Dragon, since it released just over 3 years ago? Brew yourself some coffee, and let's take a look!", writes CoffeeWithGames.
How to Train Your Dragon was a great movie, but how did the Wii/DS versions of the game turn out? Check out Pure Nintendo's review to find out.
Loot Ninja writes: "I haven’t seen the movie but I volunteered to play this game and give it a review. I didn’t have a very good attitude going in, in truth I kind of dreaded it. With that said, the game pretty much met my expectations but I did have a bit of fun. It wasn’t great but I could see how it would appeal to the right people. It just was not my cup of tea."
