Editorial Review: Beauty and the Beast is the debut result of a collaboration between Disney and Nintendo that promises to yield great things in the future. Unfortunately, this first meeting of creative corporate powers yields only a pretty game with very little depth.
Taking the form of a board game and utilizing the characters from the charming animated film, Beauty and the Beast challenges gamers to guide their game pieces around a colorful board. Once they land on a square, gamers are faced with one of eight minigames that are initially amusing, but quickly become repetitious after only several repeat plays. The game is almost worth playing just to spy some of the fabulous artwork that is displayed on the Game Boy Color screen, but the action is so repetitive that kids of any age will likely look elsewhere for amusement. --Jeff Young
Pros:
Fabulous original artwork
Still frames of some of the most loveable characters from the film
Cons:
Shallow, repetitive gameplay
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Best gameboy game we've tried
My 9 year old daughter loves this game and so does the rest of the family. I would recommend it for ages 8 and up. The child should be able to read. But it is so fun because it has such a variety of games. If you like board games you'll like this one. You can play the computer or other players by taking turns.
Rating: - Great fun for the whole family
I purchased this game for my 6 year old son. This Game Boy game allows our whole family to play together and allows different levels for the more experienced gamer and less experienced gamer. We have spent hours playing as a family. This is a great game for all ages.
Rating: - More a story than a game
I got this for my preschoolers, figuring they would enjoy seeing the familiar characters. But you have to be able to read the stories and the instructions on the screen to be able to get to the game part. My kids don't even bother to pick it up now.
Rating: - Brill
HI ! I rented this game from a video shop and because it was beauty and the beast I thought that it would be boring , but I was wrong ! This game is unique because you can play it like a board game.There are different levels of adventure ,hard,medium,easy . This makes the game sutable for all ages . Trust me if you don't like shooting game or racing but you don't want something sissy then this is the game for you ! Bye !
Rating: - Great Game!
Because it was Beauty and the Beast I thought it wasn't going to be good ....but it's really great for all ages because you can select hardness . You can play against the computer or challenge yourself it has endless gaming fun ! I'm 12 so I should know by now a good game when I see one . This does not have shooting or any voilence in it . Very good!
- Best gameboy game we've tried
- More a story than a game
- Brill
