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The Golden Compass

Release Date calendar
December 4, 2007
Game Type type
Released
Max Players players
1
Overview

The Golden Compass is an adaptation of the 2007 movie of the same, which in turn is based on the novel Northern Lights, the first in the His Dark Materials trilogy by British novelist Philip Pullman. The game is set in a fantastical parallel universe where the soul of person resides out of the body and lives in the form of animals known as dæmons. The main character is Lyra Belacqua. Her best friend Roger is kidnapped by evil Gobblers and her uncle Lord Asriel is imprisoned when he discovers evidence that proves the existence of Dust particles, much to the dismay of the Magisterial representatives who rule the world as a dogmatic theocracy and do not allow people to contradict their doctrine. Lyra has to leave the safe haven that is Jordan College in Oxford to right the situation.

Alternate Names
  • La Brujula Dorada: El Videojuego Oficial Spain Spain
  • Der Goldene Kompass: Das offizielle Videospiel Germany Germany
Cooperative

No

ESRB

E10+ - Everyone 10+

Genres
Action
Developers
Shiny Entertainment
Publishers
Sega of America
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