Alex Rider Stormbreaker

A difference between the plot of the film version of Stormbreaker and that of the book that it is based on is that in the film, the hero, Alex Rider, is given a Nintendo DS. The system was therefore the primary one that the Stormbreaker video game was released on. A more basic version of the game was ported to the Game Boy Advance, and that version is the subject of this review.

The presentation is good; the menu design has been thought out and, because the GBA cannot play video, photographs are used instead. For the system, the quality of the graphics is acceptable but not fantastic and the sound quality is very good, but this is entirely dwarfed by the fact that the music itself is only average (and repetitive).

Most levels share the same format - the player controls Alex Rider, who must use his DS to help track down key cards which allow him access to areas where he can complete objectives. However, a few levels, two of which are transport-based, do not follow the format mentioned above, so there is just enough variety to avoid boredom. The difficulty of the levels is almost perfect, until the second to last one. This, and the level that follows it, would be hard for a player without great skill to complete.