How cool is it to expand on your favorite movies by playing their accompanying video game! Brave was in the theaters earlier this year and now Disney’s heroine Mirada has her own action video game!
Disney’s “Brave” is set in the mystical Scottish Highlands where the film’s headstrong protagonist, Merida, is forced to discover the meaning of true bravery. Merida is adventurous and defies her mother, the Queen, wishes for her to marry. Things go awry once Merida runs away and meets a wood carving witch.
Merida searches for her mother, the Queen of Clan DunBroch. Photo courtesy of http://disney.go.com/
We received the Wii version to test out. The video game allows single players, co-op or Bear modes for fans/gamers. The game’s storyline picks up right after the Queen has been turned into a bear. Explore the colorful Scottish country side in eight different levels. Difficulty ranges from easy (great for beginning gamers) to “brave”. As the brave Merida (using both the remote and nunchuck), players can destroy flowers, fight off monsters and creatures . This destruction and conquering allows Merida to collect gold coins to upgrade her tools. There are times when players can also take control of the Queen (in bear form) in some battles.
Conquer monsters! Photo courtesy of http://disney.go.com/
I do wish that players could change views or zoom into the characters like in the video game Epic Mickey. Occasionally Merida seemed to get lost in the environment. I’m glad that the game occasionally takes breaks from combat mode and offers cute puzzles. My daughter, like most young children, loves puzzles. She used her problem-solving skills and had a blast once she figured out how to maneuver the bear-cub brothers around.
Cute puzzles! Photo courtesy of http://disney.go.com/
This game is rated Everyone 10+. My family found this to be a fun cooperative game and easy enough for kids under 10 to play. I’ve played along side with my daughter who is five and she was able to figure out controls and has been practicing her “archery skills”. There is video game violence but no blood or gore which I think is appropriate for younger audiences. The game is entertaining and can be enjoyed even if you’re not familiar with the Disney Pixar movie.
Have a family video game night and make these Chocolate Bear Paws from Disney Family.com! – Tee
Brave is available on Kinect for XBox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS, Playstation Move for PS3.
GIVEAWAY: One (1) That’s IT Mommy reader will receive Brave: The Video Game (Winner’s choice of game platform. Based on availability.) This giveaway is open to US residents only (18+). Ends 9/11/12 Midnight EST
Bonus Entries are optional.
* We did not receive monetary compensation for this review. Tee received Brave from Disney Interactive free of charge to facilitate this review. Giveaway item will be provided by sponsor. Sponsor has the right to refuse filling prize for duplicate winners from other blogs. This will in no way sway our opinion of the product or service. The review is in our own words and is our opinion. Your results and opinions may differ.
124 comments
I would like to win because my daughter loved the Brave movie and I know she would love the game.
My son would love this
Merida is our favorite character on Brave. We absolutely LOVED this movie!
Merida is my favorite character.
Id love to win tis for my grand-daughter, a budding gamer,who loves Brave.
my daughter love brave and Merida is my favorite
I liked the boys.
I liked the mom when she turned into a bear because of the dainty way she walked.
Merida is the favorite character for us.
My favorite character was Merida. She was a great strong character. I’d like to win this for my son.
I’d love to win because I think my kids would love it! I haven’t seen the movie yet but can’t wait to! I heard it was great!
I’d like to win because I think it would be fun for the family to play.
Thank you!
I would love to win so I can play it with my kids.
My favorite char’s are the triplet boys they are soo cute
My boys like Lord Dingwall and the Crow
We have not seen the movie yet, but we like to play video games.
My son loves these kinds of video games. We haven’t seen the movie yet, but can’t wait for it to come out on DVD.
My granddaughters would love this game.
I would pick Merida.
Merida is my favorite character.
This woudl be great to have at our house for our grandkids.
We haven’t seen the movie yet, but my daughter has been really into all things Brave, so I think she’d love the game too.
The boys
I love Merida, a strong female character! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
Merida is my favorite character
Our family love the 3 triplets.
My favorite character is Merida
My favorite character is Merida. I love her hair! I also love the Wii, so these go hand in hand 🙂
I would love this game because my two little ones would enjoy it!
Thanks for the chance to win!
mrsmchappell at gmail dot com
merida is our favorite character and we would love to win this because we enjoyed the movie so much!
rypm25@aol.com
My favorite is Merida!
Merida of course! From the moment I saw that flowing, curly, red hair, I loved her and everything she stands for!
My favorite is Merida of course!!
I loved Merida! She reminded me of myself growing up and not wanting to fit the norm!
I like Merida.
My granddaughter would love this
Kims2312@verizon.net
Love Merida!
I think my niece would love this! I would love to win it for her! Looks so cute!
I like her little brothers.
cody_endres(at)hotmail(dot)com
would love to win for my little sister she loves Brave
I’d like to win so I’d have more than 2 games to play.
Merida is our favorite for sure! Even my boys adored this movie and we would all love to see the action come to life again in video game form!
I want this because my son loves the movie!
We love Merida and my daughter is just getting into the Wii.
Thanks for the entry.
Laura
Merida is my favorite character
I love playing video games of all styles
I love Merida! She’s feisty & fun 🙂
I have not seen this movie but my granddaughter loved it
I like Merida. I think my kids would love to play this game
merida is my favorite 🙂 she is a good role model for young girls
Princess Merida is my favorite.
I’d love this in the DS version
This movie was so great…my daughter would love the game.
Thanks for the chance.
mogrill12@gmail.com
My favorite is Princess Merida. I would like it in DS if I win. I want to thank you for this awesome sweep and hope to win 🙂 Thanks !!!!!!!!!!!
We loved the three triplet boys
Merida of course! We always love a new game to try!
We haven’t seen it yet, but the kids saw the commercial for the game & wanted it.
We have not yet seen the movie. I would love to win this for my girls for a Christmas present! Thank you!
Dd’s favorite is Merida. I haven’t seen it yet so I couldn’t say who my favorite is! LOL
merida for us too!
Merida our favorite.
I want to win it because my daughter absolutely loved the movie
sibabe64 at ptd dot net
This would be awesome to use with my Kinect lol!
My daughter would love this! she loves merida!!
My daughter loves Merida
My favorite character is Merida!!!
i’d love this for my son who has already asked for a ds for christmas and will need games
nannypanpan@gmail.com
I would like to win this for my son for a Christmas present. Thanks
Merida is both my daughter’s and my favorite! And I would love to win this game for her since she loved the movie!
My favorite character is Merida and I’d like to win because my daughter loves this movie.
this game looks good
we love Merida!
Merida is my daughter’s favorite character. I like her also, because she is not the normal princess type. Not that I have anything against them, but it was refreshing to see a strong, female character. Thanks for the review and giveaway.
Merida is a great character and I would love to win this for my son.
we love merida, thanks for the awesome giveaway!
I would love to win it for my boys…they both loved the movie!
I want to win for my kids, they loved the movie.
My favorite character is Merida.
We all love gorgeous brave Merida!
My niece and nephew would love this!
My son would love this game and he likes the triplets.
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Merida
Merida is my favorite character
Merida is my fave and I think my daughter would love this game.
I want to win this video for my niece.
My sons would love this
I want to win this for my daughter
The boys are our favorite. My daughter & I think they are just like my sons, her brothers.
my daughter watched the movie with her mom and step dad and she really liked it would love to win the game for her
I like Merida the best.
i want to win this for my 2 daughters. i don’t know who my fave character is because i haven’t seen the movie yet.
I want to win this for my son because every time we go to the store he looks at it but because there is a girl on the cover he says it’s not for boys….if I was playing it I know he would love it!
I want to win for my nephew. He loves the movie and playing video games.
I want to win so that i could use this as my niece’s bday present
want to win for my nephew!
I’d love to win this because my niece loved the movie.
I like Merida
Our favorite is Merida.
jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com
Merida is our favorite. It is so nice to see a strong female character instead of a damsil in distress.
I would love to win because this is something my children would enjoy.
I want to win so I can play this with my kids!
My niece would love this game and I would love to win it for her.
My daughter is obsessed with Merida! She’d love this!
I would like to win this for my daughters.
I haven’t seen Brave, so I don’t know the characters, but I know my daughter would love this. Sounds like a great game for girls!
coriwestphal at msn dot com
I think my daughter would enjoy this game very much. We have not yet seen the movie
I would love to win this for my daughter, we havent seen brave yet, so dont really have a favorit.e
My sons would love this game! And my husband I’ll have an excuse to get back to playing games.
Merida is our favourite
I love the mom and Merida….I think this movie was a beautiful example of the special relationships between mothers and daughters!
merida is our favorite character!
Some friends would love it, I have not seen the movie yet…
id love to win this for my son jordan
favorite is Merida.
The two kids that like to steal things.
I love Princess Merida.
lauraemerson17 at yahoo dot com
Merida is my favorite and my family would play this game a lot!
Merida is my favorite
tanyajoshanti81@gmail.com
I want to win this for my 10year old daughter since she loves her wii and loves adventure games.
My daughter loves Merida and would LOVE this!
Our favorite character is Merida.
my kids really like Merida
Merida is my favorite character.
I want to win for my daughter who handles her autism with bravery