<s>
Eragon	B-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Stormfront	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
released	O
are	O
unique	O
versions	O
of	O
Eragon	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
mobile	O
phone	O
handheld	O
gaming	O
systems	O
,	O
primarily	O
developed	O
by	O
Amaze	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
2006	O
Eragon	B-Application
film	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
2002	O
book	O
Eragon	B-Application
,	O
by	O
Christopher	O
Paolini	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
protagonist	O
from	O
the	O
book	O
and	O
film	O
,	O
Eragon	B-Application
,	O
and	O
occasionally	O
controls	O
his	O
dragon	O
Saphira	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
console	O
versions	O
(	O
excluding	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
)	O
there	O
are	O
sixteen	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Protagonist	O
Eragon	B-Application
sits	O
on	O
Saphira	O
's	O
back	O
during	O
these	O
sections	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
made	O
to	O
fire	O
magic	O
arrows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
hunting	O
in	O
The	O
Spine	O
,	O
15-year-old	O
Eragon	B-Application
finds	O
a	O
mysterious	O
blue	O
stone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eragon	B-Application
names	O
the	O
dragon	O
Saphira	O
from	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
dragon	O
names	O
he	O
heard	O
from	O
the	O
storyteller	O
Brom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
king	O
dispatches	O
servants	O
to	O
Eragon	B-Application
's	O
village	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
dragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
unsuccessful	O
and	O
Eragon	B-Application
's	O
uncle	O
is	O
killed	O
and	O
his	O
home	O
burned	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brom	O
,	O
whom	O
Eragon	B-Application
considers	O
as	O
nothing	O
more	O
than	O
an	O
old	O
storyteller	O
,	O
helps	O
him	O
fight	O
his	O
way	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
village	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
gives	O
Eragon	B-Application
an	O
old	O
sword	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Zar'roc	O
in	O
the	O
book	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eragon	B-Application
and	O
Saphira	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
Daret	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
attacked	O
in	O
the	O
docks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
are	O
caught	O
in	O
an	O
ambush	O
:	O
Saphira	O
becomes	O
trapped	O
under	O
debris	O
and	O
Eragon	B-Application
must	O
both	O
try	O
to	O
free	O
her	O
and	O
hold	O
off	O
the	O
Ra'zac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
the	O
nearby	O
enemies	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
Gil'ead	O
,	O
where	O
Eragon	B-Application
and	O
Brom	O
sneak	O
through	O
the	O
city	O
and	O
keep	O
to	O
try	O
and	O
free	O
Arya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
lengthy	O
battle	O
through	O
Durza	O
's	O
fortress	O
,	O
Eragon	B-Application
meets	O
Arya	O
and	O
Murtagh	O
,	O
who	O
now	O
join	O
the	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
helps	O
alleviate	O
the	O
mournful	O
situation	O
when	O
Brom	O
jumps	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
of	O
a	O
spear	O
intended	O
to	O
kill	O
Eragon	B-Application
and	O
is	O
fatally	O
injured	O
and	O
dies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eragon	B-Application
and	O
Saphira	O
then	O
face	O
Durza	O
a	O
second	O
time	O
,	O
mounted	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
a	O
huge	O
,	O
batlike	O
monster	O
,	O
eventually	O
killing	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
18	O
,	O
2006	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
Games	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
to	O
publish	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
Eragon	B-Application
film	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
slated	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
game	O
platforms	O
(	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
versions	O
were	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Stormfront	O
Studios	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
adaptation	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Two	I-Application
Towers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amaze	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
versions	O
of	O
Pirates	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Caribbean	I-Device
and	O
Over	O
the	O
Hedge	O
,	O
were	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
handheld	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
2006	O
it	O
was	O
confirmed	O
by	O
Yahoo	B-Application
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
since	O
pre-production	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2006	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
actors	O
from	O
the	O
Eragon	B-Application
film	O
would	O
lend	O
their	O
voices	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
adaptation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
and	O
PC	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
very	O
similar	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
edition	O
features	O
two	O
exclusive	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
is	O
on	O
foot	O
as	O
Eragon	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Saphira	O
is	O
controlled	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
handheld	O
games	O
are	O
significantly	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
console	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
centers	O
on	O
role-playing	O
rather	O
than	O
combat	O
,	O
whilst	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
game	O
focuses	O
on	O
multiplayer	O
action	O
and	O
aerial	O
dragon	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
edition	O
uses	O
its	O
touchscreen	O
in	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
alternate	O
control	O
of	O
Eragon	B-Application
and	O
Saphira	O
,	O
but	O
unlike	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
it	O
allows	O
multiple	O
paths	O
to	O
be	O
taken	O
whilst	O
still	O
following	O
the	O
main	O
storyline	O
and	O
allows	O
customization	O
of	O
the	O
playable	O
character	O
(	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
skills	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
selected	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eragon	B-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
sites	O
Metacritic	O
and	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-Device
Gamer	O
UK	O
slated	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
describing	O
the	O
plot	O
as	O
"	O
thinner	O
than	O
hospital	O
undies	O
"	O
,	O
complaining	O
about	O
the	O
tedious	O
and	O
repetitive	O
side-scrolling	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
received	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
from	O
IGN	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
solid	O
gameplay	O
,	O
enjoyable	O
quests	O
,	O
being	O
long	O
for	O
a	O
movie	O
license	O
,	O
and	O
having	O
thorough	O
menu	O
and	O
tutorial	O
system	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
surprisingly	O
well	O
developed	O
for	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
