Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

 GameCube
Metascore
39

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 16
  3. Negative: 12 out of 16
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  1. IGN
    45
    Bad control and poor execution ruin the experience.
  2. Game Informer
    45
    This has to be one of the worst games I've had the displeasure of playing in quite some time. [Sept 2005, p.100]
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  3. Play Magazine
    45
    A bare-bones run-of-the-mill 3D puzzle-actioner saturated with eye-bleeding color and overflowing with tired devices and clunky gameplay. [Sept 2005, p.56]
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  5. AceGamez
    40
    Kids aren't going to want to rescue the bad guys of the movie, kids want to explore the factory, swim in the chocolate lakes and hijack cars.
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  6. GameSpot
    40
    The console releases are better than the truly execrable PC game of the same name, but there's still no reason for it to exist.
  7. Games Radar
    40
    Totally devoid of fun for any age. Non-existent level design and about three ideas repeated endlessly. Steer clear. [NGC]
  8. Deeko
    40
    It's pure repetitiveness is enough to make any chocolate lover long for a nice salty snack treat. So make your dentist happy and stay far far away from this title. It will leave a very bitter aftertaste and have you reaching for your mouthwash.
  9. Cheat Code Central
    30
    Atrocious. And not "atrociously good fun" either. Simply atrocious. It's like biting into an Oh Henry and discovering that it is indeed, a big fat solid chunk of stanky human dung and undigested peanuts.
  10. 1UP
    30
    As I painfully maneuvered my Charlie from room to room, I grew more and more desperate in my attempt to find redeeming qualities in the game.
  11. Nintendo Power
    25
    The effect is disastrous. [Sept 2005, p.84]
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  12. Eurogamer
    20
    The controls are awful, the camera is beyond appalling, the graphics are hideous, the environments are bare, the gameplay is unbearably repetitive and the whole thing is an utter chore to play.
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  13. Gaming Age
    16
    The product just feels unfinished, likely rushed to launch alongside the film, lacking the polish and additional development time that would have made this a worthwhile experience.

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#78 Best GameCube Game of 2005
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#61 Most Discussed GameCube Game of 2005

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User Score
3.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 5 out of 6
  1. GamecubeLover
    Jun 9, 2016
    3
    Graphics look so ugly. Controls are as bad as Link & the Faces of Evil. The levels are so annoying and repetitive. God this game....do not buyGraphics look so ugly. Controls are as bad as Link & the Faces of Evil. The levels are so annoying and repetitive. God this game....do not buy it at all...… Full Review »
  2. AndrewC.
    Aug 27, 2005
    8
    I'm no video game expert, but my 6- and 3-year old boys and I had a great time with this game on our GameCube. This is a figure-it-out I'm no video game expert, but my 6- and 3-year old boys and I had a great time with this game on our GameCube. This is a figure-it-out type of game, and the "a-ha" moments gave them a lot of satisfaction.… Full Review »
  3. RyanM.
    Aug 13, 2005
    4
    Another infamous example of how a movie game is rushed onto shelves and placed into homes before the game is even ready. The game feels like Another infamous example of how a movie game is rushed onto shelves and placed into homes before the game is even ready. The game feels like its missing a core premise. Is it the gameplay? A little bit of that. graphics? there lame, but not the biggest complaint. My patience has almost run out, where we constantly are getting these movie games, and for the majority of them, there below average to terrible. This game has really know reason to exist, except for the fact that it is a blatant milking of a popular movie. Nothing stellar here in any meaning of the word, and when your playing this you'll just miss the magic of the movie and the entertainment of thousands of other far superior games.… Full Review »
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