The Tale of Despereaux (video game)

The Tale of Despereaux
North American Microsoft Windows cover art
Developer(s)Sensory Sweep Studios
The Fizz Factor (Nintendo DS)
Publisher(s)North America
Atari[1]
Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group (DS)[2]
Europe
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Platform(s)
ReleaseNintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 2
December 2, 2008
Microsoft Windows
December 16, 2008
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Singleplayer

The Tale of Despereaux is a 2008 action video game based on the 2008 film of the same name, which itself is based on the 2003 novel of the same name. It was first released for Nintendo DS, Wii, and PlayStation 2. A few days later, the game was also released on Microsoft Windows.

While the Nintendo DS version of the game received positive reviews, the other versions were mostly rated negatively.

  1. ^ "Atari Telling Tale of Despereaux". www.animationmagazine.net.
  2. ^ Staff, I. G. N. (October 10, 2008). "Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group Creating The Tale of Despereaux Game for DS". IGN.