Brave: The Search for Spirit Dancer
Encyclopedia
Brave: The Search for Spirit Dancer is a platformer video game of the action-adventure
genre originally released by VIS Entertainment
for the PlayStation 2
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mythology, it follows a young Native American boy named Brave embarking on a journey to save his tribe. Brave needs to find Spirit Dancer, a legendary shaman who disappeared a long time ago, to save his tribe from the evil Wendigo.
The main game features a diversity of levels, with Brave needing to make his way to the end of each level. Brave learns a number of attacks and skills as the player makes his way through the game.
gave the game a 5.1 out of 10 saying the game lacked objection, and also had a bad camera. 1UP gave it a better review, giving the game a B, while GameSpot
gave the game a 6.6 out of 10 saying the game was hindered by bugs but liked the pace the game moved at.
Action-adventure game
An action-adventure game is a video game that combines elements of the adventure game genre with various action game elements. It is perhaps the broadest and most diverse genre in gaming, and can include many games which might better be categorized under narrow genres...
genre originally released by VIS Entertainment
VIS Entertainment
VIS Entertainment was a video game developer based out of Scotland. It was founded in 1996 by Chris van der Kuyl and Peter Baillie. The company worked closely with BAM! Entertainment.-Games developed:-External links:* from MobyGames* from GameSpot...
for the PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
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Overview and Gameplay
The game is set in a world of Native AmericanIndigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
mythology, it follows a young Native American boy named Brave embarking on a journey to save his tribe. Brave needs to find Spirit Dancer, a legendary shaman who disappeared a long time ago, to save his tribe from the evil Wendigo.
The main game features a diversity of levels, with Brave needing to make his way to the end of each level. Brave learns a number of attacks and skills as the player makes his way through the game.
Reception
Brave: The Search for Spirit Dancer received mainly mediocre reviews, IGNIGN
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gave the game a 5.1 out of 10 saying the game lacked objection, and also had a bad camera. 1UP gave it a better review, giving the game a B, while GameSpot
GameSpot
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gave the game a 6.6 out of 10 saying the game was hindered by bugs but liked the pace the game moved at.