Reception
The game itself received mostly positive reviews from critics.
- Metacritic 69/100
- ONM (Wii): 88%
- GameTrailers.com (PS3): 8.0
- 1UP.com (Wii): 8.0
- X-Play (PS3, Wii, Xbox 360): 4 out of 5
- IGN (Wii): 7.8
- IGN (Xbox 360): 7.6
- IGN (PS3): 7.6
- IGN (PC): 7.3
- IGN (PS2): 7.0
- IGN (DS): 6.0
- Gamestyle (Wii) 6.0
- PSM3 (PS2): 56%
- PSM3 (PS3): 55%
- GameSpot (All versions): 5.0
- Gamestyle (Xbox 360) 4.0
- The Wiire (Wii): C+. The Wiire also awarded the game with the Family Friendly and Ease of Use awards.
- Game Revolution: C-
- Nintendo Power: 8/10
- Game Informer: 6.5/10
- NGamer (Wii): 60%
- NGamer (DS): 55%
Hyper's Daniel Wilks commends the game for its "great looks, the Wii-wand and in-game exploration". However, he criticises the game for its "repetitive quests and poor waypoints".
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