The Three Musketeers: One for all!
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The Three Musketeers: One for all! is a WiiWare
WiiWare
WiiWare is a service that allows Wii users to download games and applications specifically designed and developed for the Wii video game console made by Nintendo. These games and applications can only be purchased and downloaded from the Wii Shop Channel under the WiiWare section...

 version of The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers (video game)
The Three Musketeers is a Windows XP and Windows Vista platform game published and developed by Swedish developer-publisher Legendo Entertainment. It was released in Europe on February 22, 2006, and is rated 7+ by PEGI...

by Legendo Entertainment
Legendo
Legendo Entertainment is a Swedish video game developer and publisher that was founded in 1998 under the name Iridon Interactive. The company specializes in the creation of computer and video game entertainment and intellectual properties based on myths, legends, classic novels and historical events...

 and it was released in North America on July 27, 2009 and in the PAL regions on July 31, 2009.

Gameplay

The game, which features two-dimensional movement through a cartoonish three-dimensional environment, is loosely based on the Dumas
Alexandre Dumas, père
Alexandre Dumas, , born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie was a French writer, best known for his historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world...

 classic The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, first serialized in March–July 1844. Set in the 17th century, it recounts the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan after he leaves home to travel to Paris, to join the Musketeers of the Guard...

. It is the first video game to use this novel as its source material. In the game, the player controls Porthos
Porthos
Porthos, Baron du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds is a fictional character in the novels The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After and The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas, père. He and the other two musketeers Athos and Aramis are friends of the novel's protagonist, d'Artagnan...

 in an attempt to save his kidnapped companions.

Reception

The PC version of the game was nominated for a 2006 Swedish Game Award
Swedish Game Awards
Swedish Game Awards is Sweden's largest video game development competition. It has been held annually since 2002 and is organized by the student-driven, non-profit entrepreneurship association at the Royal Institute of Technology, Excitera. The competition's audience is students at Swedish...

 in the category Family Game of the Year. The WiiWare version holds an average score of 53 from metacritic.

External links

  • Official Game Page on Nintendo's website (US)
  • Official Game Page on Legendo's website (Sweden)
  • Story Trailer from GameTrailers
    GameTrailers
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  • The Abbey Trailer from GameTrailers
    GameTrailers
    GameTrailers is a media website that specializes in video game related content. It provides free access to original programming , game trailers and recorded game play. Along with standard definition , many of the video clips are offered in a higher resolution .Users can upload videos, create...

  • NintendoLife review of the Wii version
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