The Golden Compass

November 30, 2007 Shiny Entertainment, A2M Sega
Adventure
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About

The Golden Compass is an action-adventure/puzzle game played from a third-person perspective. It was released prior to the film by the same name and features a slightly different sequence of events towards the end of the story, as well as additional footage at the end of the game not seen in the film.
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User Score
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Game Info

Release Date November 30, 2007
Developer Shiny Entertainment, A2M
Publisher Sega
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective Third person
Themes Action