Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game

Rise of the Guardians is a 2012 action-adventure game based on the film of the same name. It is developed by Torus Games and published by D3 Publisher.^[2] The game was released on 20 November 2012 in North America and 23 November 2012 in Europe for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo 3DS; and on 4 December 2012 in North America and 14 December 2012 in Europe for Wii U.^[3][4]

Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game
Developer(s)	Torus Games
Publisher(s)	D3 Publisher
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS
Release	NA: 20 November 2012 EU: 23 November 2012[1] AU: 29 November 2012 Wii U NA: 4 December 2012 AU: 13 December 2012 EU: 14 December 2012
Genre(s)	Action-adventure
Mode(s)	Single player, local multiplayer

Gameplay

The player is able to play as Jack Frost with the help of Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, and the Sandman as they battle the evil Pitch Black and his Nightmare minions in order to restore world belief in the Guardians.

The game features drop-in/drop-out cooperative play for up to four players, as well as a levelling system that allows the player to unlock greater attacks and special team moves.^{[citation needed]}

Cast

• Kevin Noonchester as Jack Frost
• Fred Tatasciore as North/Santa Claus
• Thomas Bromhead as E. Aster Bunnymund/Easter Bunny
• Danielle Kaplowitz as Toothiana/Tooth Fairy
• Fabio Tassone as Pitch Black/The Bogeyman

Reception

Aggregate scores

Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	(Wii U) 48%[5] (X360) 40%[6] (Wii) 38%[7]
Metacritic	(Wii U) 48/100[8] (X360) 43/100[9] (PS3) 35/100[10] (3DS) 10/100[11]

Review scores

Publication	Score
4Players	52%[12]
Game Informer	(X360) 6.5/10[13]
Gamekult	(PS3) 3/10[14]
GameRevolution	(Wii U) 6/10[15]
Jeuxvideo.com	5/20[16][17]
Nintendo Life	(Wii U) [18] (3DS) [19]
Nintendo World Report	(Wii U) 6/10[20]
Official Nintendo Magazine	(Wii U) 40%[21]
Official Xbox Magazine (UK)	(X360) 3/10[22]
The Digital Fix	(X360) 3/10[23]

Reception

The game received "generally unfavourable reviews" on all platforms except the 3DS version, which received "overwhelming dislike", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^{[8][9][10][11]}