Friday, June 4, 2010

How to Train Your Dragon adventures from home!

We've not yet been lucky enough to see the How To Train Your Dragon movie, I debated and debated about taking Connor to the theater to see it as he's a huge fan of dragons in general but in the end decided he's still just not quite ready enough to sit still long enough to see a full movie in public. We have however been playing the How To Train your Dragon game on the 360 and Wii as of late.

Both versions of the game on the 360 and Wii are very simular other than the controllers as though you end up with a little more movements required to play the Wii version in many ways the Wii version is the simpler of the two to play especially for younger players as you can get away completing the fighting sequences by just shaking the controler and hitting buttons like mad but I'm getting ahead of myself here.

How to Train your Dragon is very simular to the pokemon type games as there are basically two aspects of play. Choosing a dragon down to customizing it the way you want and then caring for the dragon by feeding and giving him attention. This is honestly my favorite part of the game as I'm one of those crazy farming game lovers and I really enjoy the challenge of getting my dragon to full stars. You end up having to complete mini games to get all the resources you need to take care of you dragon and I would be absolutely fine with the game if this is all that was involved. As well as taking care of your dragons you can compete in tournaments to gain experience and unlock more "story" parts of the game that involve a lot of exploring.

The tournaments are fun and again remind me a lot of a pokemon type battle. Though both the Wii and 360's fight sequences are pretty much the same if you are dealing with a younger player the Wii version in many ways is the better way to go as you can really accomplish a lot with the Wii controller by just really moving the controller around like mad and pushing buttons. Not saying you wont loose a ton of matches that way, but if push comes to shove not a ton of skill is needed to accomplish the battles if you have a little patience.

Though I'm sure many people love the exploring and story line sequences of this game I really was not interested all I wanted to do was get back to caring for my dragon and battling. Maybe once I've seen the movie and understand more of the storyline my attitude will change but then again that's just my play style.

You can buy your own copy of How To Train Your Dragon on Wii, 360, PS3 or DS right now on Amazon!

I have two copies of How to Train Your Dragon to give away to my readers. A Wii and DS version.


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155 Comments:

DARLA KIDDER said...

I would like to win because my son loves dragons also and I'm a HUGE fan of Gerard Butler who does one of the voices in the movie.
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Anonymous said...

I want to win because my kids love Dragons and have been wanting to see the movie since it first came out. jen2418@hotmail.com

Beth @ TheAngelForever said...

I think my oldest son would love this. He is fascinated by dragons and needs something new and fun for the Wii. Thanks for the opportunity. the_angel_forever at yahoo dot com

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Anonymous said...

I would love to be win a DS version for my son. He loves How to Train Your Dragon and would love to play this.
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Kristie said...

I would love to get this for my kids and their cousins to play together.

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anthy said...

I'd love to win this because both my niece and my nephew loved the movie, and love dragons in general. So I think they'd love the game. I think the "Create a Dragon feature sounds really neat, too.

Thank you very much for the giveaway!

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i want to win because my husband bought our son a Wii when he had surgery a couple months ago but we only have 2 games and the kids are getting bored of the games we have

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Shelly Leatham said...

We loved the movie and are big Dragon fans! Thanks so much for the chance to win!
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Andrea Hatfield said...

My sons would love this game because they really enjoyed the movie.

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VickieC said...

Id like to win this game because I have one of my grandsons who is nuts about dragons,an he would love this so much,make a wonderful birthday surprize

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Annmarie Weeks said...

I would love to win this game! (on either version, since we have both a Wii and DSs in our home!). Our whole family saw this movie at the theater and we LOVED it! It's family friendly enough that I would be fine with my children playing it!

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Katrina said...

would love to win this for me since I love love dragons and I never get anything for me :)

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Unknown said...

I would love to win the How to Train your Dragon Wii game because my boys would love to be able to create thier dragons and quite frankly I have always wanted to ride a dragon! The game looks like great family fun and I know we would enjoy and get plenty of use out of it!

peg42 said...

I want to win this because my son loves Dragons and loved this movie. Either the wii or ds would be great. Thanks so mush for this giveaway.
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crboyd said...

I would like to win this because I think my daughter would really have fun playing it. She has been playing the same games for months now and this would really make her day.

abfantom said...

I'd like to win this game for my daughter because she loves to play games on her Wii and is really into dragons.

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Sarah G. said...

We loved the movie so much and that's why I want to win the game (for my kids).

Denise S. said...

My kids like dragons and I think they would really like this game.

wendy said...

My son thinks this game is Awesome!! He loved the movie, and LOVES the toys!!

samarcy said...

my grandkids love this movie, and would love this game!!!

mlswin@triad.rr.com said...

my granddaughter loves dragons & her Wii. She loves games

Mary said...

We'd love to win it because we saw the movie and loved it. It was one of the best kids' movies in a long time, in my humble opinion. The kids would love to play this one. It would make a good travel game in the DS.

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Tricia316 said...

The movie had such a great message! Would love to win the game so my daughter and I could play it!
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Amber said...

I would love to win tis for my nephew because we saw the movie together and both loved it!
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Miranda Ward said...

My daughter would love this game

tawndam said...

this seems like a great game that my daughter(s) will love on the DS!

Nanci said...

My daughter would like the fact - The "Create Your Dragon" feature allows players to customize six different types of dragons

Claire said...

I would like to win this because my whole family loved the movie, and it would be nice to extend the experience! ;)

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Jennifer said...

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Jennifer said...

Both my boys love Dragons and they have heard of How to train your dragon and they both said they wanted this game! Thanks for the chance!

clc408 said...

I'd love to win because my nephew loved the movie and would enjoy the game.

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Anonymous said...

I'd like to win because my niece would love to play this!
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Stephen Saunders said...

Woot, awesome giveaway! Create a dragon, can't get much cooler. Thanks for the chance.

stepperB said...

My son would love to win this. He enjoyed the movie so much.

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Jessica said...

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Jessica said...

I would love to win for my nephew. I think all the mini games would keep him interested for longer than the average video game
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Terra Heck said...

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Terra Heck said...

My boys would have so much fun with this. I think they'd particularly enjoy being able to "create" their own dragon. Thanks.
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shelley said...

My nephew loved this movie and would love this game for his WII

tlcfromtn said...

I'd like to win this for my grandsons. They would especially like the "Create Your Dragon" feature.

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Jay said...

My son loved that movie and I think he would really enjoy playing it on the Wii too.

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Sue said...

I have a very "dragon" obsessed boy and I'd love to win this for him to play on his DS. Thanks for the giveaway.

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ohstac said...

The "Create your own dragon" feature that allows you to customize six different types of dragons would be pretty cool.

jlafount said...

Looks like a fun little game

Becky said...

My kids loved the movie How to Train a Dragon...their favorite was toothless.

Lindley A said...

My son really enjoyed the movie and we could use a new Wii game to entertain us this summer. He loves using his imagination and enjoys the fantasy genre- thanks!
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Summermouse said...

I would love to win this game for my son. Thanks for the chance!

Marcia said...

From what I can tell by the website this game would be perfect for my 5 year old granddaughter; she hasn't seen the movie as yet but we will rent it this summer

littlelatina said...

I'd love to win this for my boys

Hoa said...

I'd love to win this, because this would make a great gift for my nephew!

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mogrill said...

My daughter loved this movie. Thanks for the chance.
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Abby said...

My daughter's bday is next month and she is mad crazy about this movie so this would be an awesome addition to your birthday!

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Amanda said...

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Amanda said...

Oh, I would love to win this for my nephew! His birthday is in August and he LOVED the movie. He just got a Wii a couple months ago and only has the Sports game that came with it. I know he'd flip over this. Thanks so much for the chance!

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Mike R. said...

My son loved the movie and so did I. I'd love to win this for him.

Dave said...

To me, one of the most interesting features is the Arcade Mode, which allows friends to select a team of four customized dragons and battle against each other. Thank you for the chance to win.

Tia said...

I would love to win the DS version for my son because he loves this movie!
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Daniel M said...

want to win it for my nephew who got a wii for xmas and still needs more games - regnod(at)yahoo(d0t)com

AStarrA said...

My daughter loves dragons and the movie so I think she would enjoy this also think we would like the mini games and create your dragon
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Jill Myrick (jsc123) said...

My children loved this movie so I know they would be thrilled to have the game.
My favorite feature is the ability to customize six different style dragons.
Thank you so much for the giveaway.

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ky2here said...

Because our grandson Eric is an ardent fan.

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Anonymous said...

I would love to win for Wii...my son is a big fan of the movie. Checked out the game and it looks fun!!

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Crazy Christa said...

My son would love this game. I don't let him play much though

Hotsnotty2 said...

My son loved the movie, I'd love to win him the game, thanks!

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I'd like this for my nephews. They loved this movie!

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AEKZ2 said...

I'd love to win this game for my son because we loved the movie and this game is rated E, which is something that I look for in a game.

turboterp said...

I'd love to win this for the DS because even the mini games sound like fun! Thank you!

Sue said...

I'd like to win it for my 6 year old son. We saw the movie and thought it was great! He's been talking about getting this game for the Wii. Thanks for the giveaway!

Mary T said...

Our whole family loves Wii and the kids love How To Train Your Dragon. We'd love to win the wii version of this game!

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Melissa said...

I would like to win this because it would be a fun game to play with my son over the summer. Last year we played Lego Star Wars together. We haven't picked out a game this year, yet.

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Amanda S. said...

I'd like to win this game because it's one of my son's favorite movies!

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i'd like this because youngest really loved the film

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I would like to win it because my son really enjoyed this movie and would love to have the game. Thank you for the chance to win.

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Anonymous said...

I would love to win this because my son is obsessed with this movie and he would really love this game, but we can't afford it,so he would be thrilled

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Unknown said...

I like the create your dragon featuer and the fact you can create upto 6 different dragons.

angjfuller said...

I would love to win this game because my two sons absolutely loved the movie. It has such a great message and I know the game will be great.

Sheila Hickmon said...

I would like to win it because I'm sure my duaghter would love it, she loved the movie!
I think it's neat that you can choose your dragon and customize it!

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I love that you can customize and create your own unique dragon on the game. This alone will create hours of amusement for my kids!
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Anonymous said...

My son just got a DS for his birthday and has only 2 games -- so he would be thrilled to win this!
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Steph said...

I liked the Mini Games and the Create Your Dragon feature.

Kerry said...

I want to win because my kids loved this movie in the theater!

Anonymous said...

I would like this game because it is my son's favorite movie and he really like playing video games.

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Susan said...

My daughter loves dragons, and this was a great movie! she would love this game.

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chlorinebrain said...

I would love to win this for my daughters! They loved the movie & would love the game for the Wii!

idahomom said...

I would like to win because my son is fascinated with Dragons. He will read any book with Dragons in it. He loved the Eragon series.

Tracysweetangl said...

The kids love this movie and they would love this game. Thanks for the chance.

Unknown said...

My entire family (from ages 2-40) are completely addicted to dragons. We can't wait to see the movie when it comes to DVD and we would love to win this for my daughters DS. I would choose Wii but ours is broken right now. Thanks for this giveaway!

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Valeen said...

I would love to win this because my son loved this movie, and loves to play the Wii! How fun to combine two of his loves!

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Viva said...

My kids loved this movie. I love that you can customize dragons, very fun.

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Eryn said...

I'd love to win this because our whole family enjoyed the movie, How to Train your Dragon & I think our whole family would enjoy playing this game on the Wii! I love good wholesome stories that use humor so well.

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I'd like this because my kids would have lots of fun with it

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I would love to win because the kids love dragons!

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cman said...

My kids like dragons so this would be fun for them.

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I would love to win this for my son, he absolutely loved the movie.
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Phoenixx said...

I would love to win this game. I'm a huge dragon fan, seen every dragon movie :D, own a big collection of dragon artbooks...and....I'm a gaming addict! What could be better! Woot, my 2 favs come together <3

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