Charlotte's Web

Description

There are few children's novels as timeless as Charlotte's Web. First published in 1952, the book has been discovered and enjoyed by over five decades' worth of young readers. An animated movie adapted the story to the silver screen in the early '70s, but it isn't until later this month that the tale will be told in live action for the first time. To accompany the new Nickelodeon film, a video game was naturally commissioned. The game arrives here on both the DS and Game Boy Advance in the form of a fairly basic action platformer, and while it doesn't tarnish the legacy of E.B. White's literary masterpiece, it certainly won't go down as a classic itself.

Wilbur is a pig, the runt of the litter. He's adopted at a young age by a girl named Fern, and is raised to adulthood. His grown-up years aren't meant to last, though, as he's destined to serve the Zuckerman family as a Christmas ham when the next holiday season rolls around. An animal house full of barnyard friends recognize his porkchop plight, and start working together to save him. Chief among these supporters is Charlotte.

Charlotte is a spider, and spins her webs to spell out messages about Wilbur – that's where the game begins. For Charlotte to do her spinning, she needs words. You'll take command of Wilbur on a collect-a-thon quest to gather them, one letter at a time, while exploring the environments in and around the Zuckerman farm.