Alex Rider: Stormbreaker

Alex Rider: Stormbreaker
North American DS box art
Developer(s)	Razorback Developments (GBA) Altron (DS)
Publisher(s)	THQ
Composer(s)	Allister Brimble, Anthony N. Putson
Platform(s)	Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance
Release	UK: 7 July 2006 NA: 6 October 2006[1]
Genre(s)	Action-adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player

Alex Rider: Stormbreaker is the name of two video games based on the 2006 film Stormbreaker, which in turn was an adaptation of the original 2000 novel. They were released in 2006, on 7 July in UK, and 25 September in the U.S. for Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance,^[1] with the former platform itself prominently appearing in the film as part of a marketing deal with Nintendo.

Gameplay

The Game Boy Advance Stormbreaker is an overhead action and stealth game, where players take control of Alex (and once, his uncle Ian) in several missions. Alex gains several gadgets over the course of the game, which are integral to mission completion. Also included is an array of minigames by weapon inventor Smithers. There is also an MI6 training camp mode for players to test out their skills.

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	51.10%[2]

Review score

Publication	Score
GameZone	3.9/10[3] 3.6/10[4]

The game was criticised by many gaming sites and magazines, with Pocket Gamer writing that it "just isn't good enough".^[5] Review aggregator Metacritic lists the game's rating at 48 out of 100 based on 11 reviews, with Nintendo Power commenting that the "basic gameplay is flawed in every way".^[6] IGN gave it a 'poor' rating of 4.0/10.^[7]

References

1. "DS Gets 'Stormbreaker' Movie Product Placement". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
2. "Alex Rider: Stormbreaker". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
3. "Alex Rider: Stormbreaker – NDS – Review". GameZone. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
4. "Alex Rider: Stormbreaker – GBA – Review". GameZone. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
5. "More like a storm in a teacup". Pocket Gamer. 29 July 2006. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
6. "Alex Rider: Stormbreaker DS". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
7. Craig Harris (12 October 2006). "Review: Alex Rider: Stormbreaker". IGN. News Corporation. Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 22 January 2013.