''Arctic Tale'' is a
video game for the
Nintendo DS
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,
Game Boy Advance and
Wii
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. The game is about trying to survive as a polar bear (adult or young), a walrus, a killer whale, or an Arctic fox. It is loosely based on the
National Geographic
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documentary about Arctic wildlife also called ''
Arctic Tale
''Arctic Tale'' is a 2007 American documentary film from the National Geographic Society about the life cycle of a walrus and her calf, and a polar bear and her cubs, in a similar vein to the 2005 hit production ''March of the Penguins'', also f ...
''.
The game was released on December 3, 2007 in the
USA
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.
Reception
Arctic Tale received mixed reviews for the Wii, but received negative reviews for Nintendo DS and GBA.
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Puissance-Nintendo
2007 video games
Educational video games
Game Boy Advance games
National Geographic Society
Nintendo DS games
Polar bears in popular culture
Video games based on films
Wii games
Video games set in the Arctic
Destination Software games
Video games scored by Allister Brimble
Video games about bears
Video games about foxes
Video games developed in the United Kingdom
Video games set underwater
Atomic Planet Entertainment games
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