Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Electronic Games

Based upon the film equivalent, which in itself is based upon a classic series of children's novels, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events is exactly what it says it is, telling the tale of a trio of orphans who live in a world of madness where happiness is far outweighed by sorrow. Depressing as that may sound, the harsh plot of the adventure makes it very easy for a young target audience to feel connected with the game's three leads and become immersed in what is a short, but involving adventure. Where the game's console counterparts were brought to life in a fully-fledged 3D offering, the GBA rendition of the book-cum-film-cum-game is portrayed as a classic 2D scrolling platformer - a genre very well suited to Nintendo's handheld. From the outset, the Lemony Snicket adventure feels comfortable. Playing as any of the three orphans, you'll be charged with scaling multi-tiered levels, laying to rest a number of enemies and generally jumping from platform to platform in order to progress further into the adventure. It's not exactly revolutionary, but that's hardly the point. It sets out to be a quirky, fun platform game and that's just what it is. While the GBA version of A Series of Unfortunate Events is nothing ground-breaking, it's a solid game and a brilliantly well-told story that will leave its mark on many who come across it.

Buy Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events for 4.99 GBP

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