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Charlotte's Web for PlayStation 2
Charlotte's Web for PlayStation 2 takes you to the farm where Wilbur the pig receives help from Charlotte the spider and Templeton the rat. You investigate the surroundings, talk to the other animals and carry out tasks to save Wilbur. The adventure follows the familiar friendship from the story, but lets you walk around the farm yourself. Meeting a resident gives you a reason to search further or solve a problem.
Wilbur, Charlotte and Templeton are all playable. Each has their own levels and abilities, so the differences between a pig, a spider and a rat matter during tasks too. You consider which action fits the current situation and account for obstacles around you. The farm provides the connecting setting, while the changing protagonists reveal different sides of events. Conversations and exploration sit alongside short, more action-focused challenges.
This variety includes a ride in an out-of-control pram. Elsewhere you must avoid being hit by a giant egg and keep out of the farmers' clutches. Timing and recognising danger then matter more than leisurely exploration. You follow this journey alone: the three animals are different protagonists within one story, not a team for three simultaneous players. The PS2 release combines farm conversations and puzzles with individual obstacles and chase situations.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 2 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
The case for this edition of Charlotte's Web lists Dutch and French as game languages.
Manual
Charlotte's Web for PlayStation 2 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web was released for PlayStation 2 in 2007, developed by Atomic Planet Entertainment and published by Blast! Entertainment. It accompanied the new feature film about Wilbur and Charlotte, based on E.B. White's book. Blast! announced the PS2 adaptation in January that year. The publisher regarded the film launch as an important moment for its range of budget PS2 games in Europe and linked the announcement to that interest.
This was a separate PS2 adaptation with its own developer. The original publisher information emphasised controlling Wilbur, Charlotte and Templeton, each with their own levels and abilities. The story therefore gained more than one viewpoint. The farm became a place to explore and talk to animals, while short challenges translated familiar events into avoiding obstacles and performing actions with the controller.
The announcement named exploration and puzzles as elements of the design. The final PS2 fact sheet illustrated these with concrete situations such as the pram and giant egg. Saving Wilbur remained the common goal, without every scene needing the same style of play. Charlotte's Web thus represents a late PS2 film adaptation in which encounters on one farm alternate with different animal protagonists and short challenges involving movement and danger.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
Barnyard for PS2 also features a farm with talking film animals and tasks from residents. There you create your own cow and return to familiar places between activities, with a BMX and changes between day and night. Charlotte's Web follows Wilbur's rescue and alternates three established story characters with their own levels. Both connect conversations and action, but Barnyard's everyday farm life differs from Wilbur's fixed rescue story and individual obstacles.
Madagascar for PS2 also lets you control different film animals with movements suited to their bodies. The zoo residents travel from New York to an island and face different obstacles in each chapter. Charlotte's Web concentrates its encounters around a farm and Wilbur's rescue. Both alternate exploration and action, but Madagascar uses roaring, sneaking and charging during a larger journey; Charlotte gives a pig, spider and rat their own levels within one story.
Ratatouille for PS2 shares the animal viewpoint and the need to avoid people and obstacles. Remy remains the protagonist, using climbing, balancing and scent trails as he pursues his dream of cooking. Charlotte's Web divides the story between Wilbur, Charlotte and Templeton with their own levels. Both make movement part of a film story, but Remy's ongoing platform skills differ from the alternation of farm conversations, a pram ride and other short challenges surrounding Wilbur.
Over the Hedge for PS2 also has talking film animals perform tasks in a world where humans can be dangerous. Two active animals collect food in houses and gardens, optionally with a second local player. Charlotte's Web tells its story for one player and divides the leads between Wilbur, Charlotte and Templeton. Both feature animal skills and human obstacles; shared raids and battles differ from farm exploration and challenges surrounding Wilbur's rescue.
Open Season for PS2 also alternates quiet animal encounters with action and escaping humans. Boog and Elliot get help from forest residents in their struggle against hunters. Charlotte's Web keeps saving Wilbur as its goal and also makes Charlotte and Templeton playable in their own levels. Both turn a film cast into concrete actions, but Boog's strength and driving away hunters give Open Season a different focus from farm puzzles and avoiding obstacles.
