Napoleon Dynamite

Napoleon Dynamite, released on Nintendo DS and PSP, is a simple arcade game. This title refers in a very clear way to the popular and at the same time quite crazy comedy from 2004 (under the same title). Interestingly, this is not the first film by Jared Hess that was adapted into a video game. The other game was based on Nacho Libre. Differences between the different versions of the game concern mainly graphics and controls. As for the graphics, the PSP version is better. The DS edition, on the other hand, is distinguished by more interesting touchscreen controls. Both versions were released by Crave Entertainment studio, also known from George of the Jungle or Trigger Man games.

During the game, we meet all the characters known from the film. Besides Napoleon, there are also uncle Rico and Pedro Sanchez. Napoleon Dynamite offers a set of several dozen different mini-games (24 for NDS and 30 for PSP). Many of them, of course, refer to the funniest scenes from the film. One of the most interesting mini-games consists of performing dance movements according to the pattern displayed on the screen. The player's task is to press the appropriate buttons. The initial levels leave a large margin of error. However, the next dance missions require precision.

Other interesting mini-games include throwing a ball, where it is important to determine the height and strength of the impact or playing with bakery products. The game also has tasks in which we can play as a hacker. Our goal is to modify computers and avoid traps left in the security system. Most mini-games are based on a very simple scheme, so it does not take much time to get to know all the mechanics. Between individual tasks we watch simple cut-scenes, referring to the events from the movie.

Last updated on 10 December 2007