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|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Buena Vista Games}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Buena Vista Games}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Noviy Disk}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Nu2}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 14, 2005}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 14, 2005}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|the-chronicles-of-narnia-the-lion-the-witch-and|71}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-Time Game Purchase}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Cinematic camera }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, Adventure }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Stylized }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy, Medieval }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | The Chronicles of Narnia }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki = The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
 
|strategywiki = The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
 +
|mobygames    = chronicles-of-narnia-the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe__
 
|wikipedia    = The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (video game)
 
|wikipedia    = The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (video game)
 
|winehq      = 8020
 
|winehq      = 8020
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Series|The Chronicles of Narnia}}
+
 
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 
 +
|release history  =
 +
 
 +
|current state    =
 +
}}
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
−
{{Availability/row| Retail |  | disc | | | Windows }}
+
{{Availability/row| Retail |  | disc | {{DRM|SecuROM|5}} | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|programdata}}\Buena Vista Games\Narnia\narnia_[0-3]\}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|programdata}}\Buena Vista Games\Narnia\narnia_?\}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} Replace {{code|?}} with the save number ({{code|0}}-{{code|3}})
  
−
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
−
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/chronicles-narnia-lion-witch-and-wardrobe
 
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/chronicles-narnia-lion-witch-and-wardrobe
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = limited
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = limited
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
−
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = false
−
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
+
|ultrawidescreen notes      = 4:3 and 16:9 only.
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
−
|antialiasing notes        = Up to 8x in game menu
+
|antialiasing notes        = Up to 8x [[FSAA]].
 +
|upscaling                  = false
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps                    = true
−
|120 fps notes              = Game has unlocked fps.
+
|120 fps notes              = Uncapped. Running the game at over 30 FPS can cause physics and enemy AI problems.
−
|hdr                        = unknown
+
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
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The game natively supports only 2 widescreen resolutions: 1280x720 and 1600x900. To use any other resolution, you have to open the game's configuration file, then search for the lines '''NU_PCRESW''' and '''NU_PCRESH'''. Change the number next to '''NU_PCRESW''' to the desired horizontal resolution (e.g. 1920) and '''NU_PCRESH''' to the desired vertical resolution (e.g. 1080). Then run the game and in the options menu, change the option that says '''Widescreen''' to '''On''' to expand the FOV.
 
The game natively supports only 2 widescreen resolutions: 1280x720 and 1600x900. To use any other resolution, you have to open the game's configuration file, then search for the lines '''NU_PCRESW''' and '''NU_PCRESH'''. Change the number next to '''NU_PCRESW''' to the desired horizontal resolution (e.g. 1920) and '''NU_PCRESH''' to the desired vertical resolution (e.g. 1080). Then run the game and in the options menu, change the option that says '''Widescreen''' to '''On''' to expand the FOV.
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
−
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = true
 
|acceleration option      = true
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
−
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu                = false
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|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
−
|controller remap          = unknown
+
|controller remap          = true
−
|controller remap notes    =  
+
|controller remap notes    = Game uses D-input commands to emulate keyboard keys
−
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
+
|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
−
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
+
|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|xinput controllers        = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = false
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 
|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
 
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
−
|dualshock 4              = unknown
+
|dualshock 4              = false
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
−
|other controllers        = unknown
+
|other controllers        = true
 
|other controllers notes  =  
 
|other controllers notes  =  
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
−
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
+
{{Audio
−
|separate volume          = unknown
+
|separate volume          = false
−
|separate volume notes    =  
+
|separate volume notes    = No way to adjust audio in-game
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
−
|subtitles                = unknown
+
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|closed captions          = unknown
 
|closed captions          = unknown
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
−
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = As ''Le Cronache di Narnia: Il leone, la strega e l'armadio''.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = As ''Crônicas de Nárnia: O Leão, a Feiticeira e o Guarda-Roupa''.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Swedish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = As ''Berättelsen om Narnia: Häxan och Lejonet''
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Norwegian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Bokmål
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Danish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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|local play          = true
 
|local play          = true
 
|local play players  = 2
 
|local play players  = 2
−
|local play modes    =  
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|local play modes    = Co-op
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
−
|lan play            = unknown
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|lan play            = false
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
−
|online play          = unknown
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|online play          = false
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play modes    =  
 
|online play modes    =  
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==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
 
===Visual C++ error abnormal closure when launching on Windows Vista===
 
===Visual C++ error abnormal closure when launching on Windows Vista===
−
Install the [http://a.disney.go.com/adownload/bvg/support/nar_download.html Chronicles of Narnia Update].{{CN|date=August 2015}}
+
{{Fixbox|description=Install the [[#Patches|Chronicles of Narnia Update]].|ref={{CN|date=August 2015}}|fix=
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Going up some stairs takes longer===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Cap the frame rate at 30 fps.|ref={{cn}}|fix=
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Crash game on level Battle of Beruna===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Cap the frame rate at 30 or 60 FPS.|ref={{cn}}|fix=
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Snowball doesn't grow up===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Set the game .exe compatible mode to Windows 98.|ref={{cn}}|fix=
 +
}}
  
 
==VR support==
 
==VR support==
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
−
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
−
|macos 32-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 32-bit app =  
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|macos 64-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 64-bit app =  
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
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Latest revision as of 16:54, 8 January 2024

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe cover
Developers
Traveller's Tales
Publishers
Buena Vista Games
Noviy Disk
Engines
Nu2
Release dates
Windows November 14, 2005
Reception
Metacritic 71
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Cinematic camera
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Adventure
Art styles Stylized
Themes Fantasy, Medieval
Series The Chronicles of Narnia
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe guide on StrategyWiki
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe on MobyGames
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe on Wikipedia
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The Chronicles of Narnia
Subseries of Disney
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 2005
Prince Caspian 2008

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a singleplayer and multiplayer cinematic camera action and adventure game in the The Chronicles of Narnia series.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 SecuROM 5 DRM
Windows

Essential improvements

Patches

Chronicles of Narnia Update updates the game to the latest version.

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video files[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\narnia_data\Movies\ntsc
  2. Delete or rename the following files: disney.bik, legal.bik, nvidia.bik, PC_legal.bik and tt.bik.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %PROGRAMDATA%\Buena Vista Games\Narnia\nuconfig.txt[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %PROGRAMDATA%\Buena Vista Games\Narnia\narnia_?\[Note 1]
Replace ? with the save number (0-3)

Video

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
 See the Widescreen support section.
Multi-monitor
 
Ultra-widescreen
 
 4:3 and 16:9 only.
4K Ultra HD
 
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Up to 8x FSAA.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Uncapped. Running the game at over 30 FPS can cause physics and enemy AI problems.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Widescreen support

The game natively supports only 2 widescreen resolutions: 1280x720 and 1600x900. To use any other resolution, you have to open the game's configuration file, then search for the lines NU_PCRESW and NU_PCRESH. Change the number next to NU_PCRESW to the desired horizontal resolution (e.g. 1920) and NU_PCRESH to the desired vertical resolution (e.g. 1080). Then run the game and in the options menu, change the option that says Widescreen to On to expand the FOV.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Game uses D-input commands to emulate keyboard keys
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
PlayStation controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Generic/other controllers
Button prompts
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
No way to adjust audio in-game
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Italian
As Le Cronache di Narnia: Il leone, la strega e l'armadio.
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
As Crônicas de Nárnia: O Leão, a Feiticeira e o Guarda-Roupa.
Russian
Swedish
As Berättelsen om Narnia: Häxan och Lejonet
Norwegian
Bokmål
Danish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Co-op
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

Visual C++ error abnormal closure when launching on Windows Vista

Install the Chronicles of Narnia Update.[citation needed]

Going up some stairs takes longer

Cap the frame rate at 30 fps.[citation needed]

Crash game on level Battle of Beruna

Cap the frame rate at 30 or 60 FPS.[citation needed]

Snowball doesn't grow up

Set the game .exe compatible mode to Windows 98.[citation needed]

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce4 MX 440


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References