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The Grinch is a video game based on the film How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The game was released around the time the film hit theaters in 2000. George Lowe does uncredited work as the narrator of the game. The Game Boy Color version was ported to Japan for release on November 22, 2000.[3]

The Grinch
North American cover art for PlayStation
Developer(s)Artificial Mind & Movement (PS & DC)
Konami Computer Entertainment Nagoya (GBC)
Konami (PC)
Publisher(s)Konami
Platform(s)PlayStation, Dreamcast, Game Boy Color, Microsoft Windows
ReleasePlayStation
  • NA: November 10, 2000[1]
  • EU: December 8, 2000
Dreamcast
  • NA: November 22, 2000[1]
  • EU: December 15, 2000
Game Boy Color
  • EU: November 24, 2000
  • NA: November 2000
Windows
  • NA: December 4, 2000
  • EU: December 15, 2000
Genre(s)Platformer[2]
Stealth (GBC)
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay


As the Grinch, the player can jump, ground pound, and use his smelly breath to guide his way through various obstacles in the game. As the game progresses different gadgets are unlocked which are used to complete different tasks.


Plot


The Grinch stares down at Whoville through his telescope from Mount Crumpit, planning to take the Whos' presents using his gadgets. He goes in his cave, and looks through his blueprints deciding which gadget to make first. However, the Grinch accidentally falls off his mountain of boxes and his blueprints fly away down to Whoville and various parts of Wholand. The Grinch visits Whoville, the Whoforest, Whoville Municipal Dump, and Wholake, destroying Christmas presents, playing pranks on the Whos and recovering pieces of his blueprints in the process so he can steal Christmas.


Reception


The Dreamcast, PC, and PlayStation versions received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[8][10][9] John Gaudiosi of NextGen said of the latter console version, "If you have a little brother or sister who asks for this game for Christmas, you might find a few hours of amusement yourself, but only a few."[24]

The Game Boy Color version was a runner-up for the "Action Game of 2000" award in Editors' Choice at IGN's Best of 2000 Awards for Game Boy Color.[29]


Notes


  1. In Electronic Gaming Monthly's review of the PlayStation version, two critics gave it each a score of 3/10, and the other gave it 2/10.

References


  1. GameSpot staff (2000-11-10). "The Grinch Ships for the PlayStation [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on 2001-02-10. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  2. Provo, Frank (2000-12-20). "The Grinch Review (PS)". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  3. "グリンチ [ゲームボーイ]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  4. "The Grinch for Dreamcast". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  5. "The Grinch for Game Boy Color". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  6. "The Grinch for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  7. "The Grinch for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  8. "The Grinch for Dreamcast Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  9. "The Grinch for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  10. "The Grinch for PlayStation Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  11. House, Michael L. "The Grinch (PC) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  12. Saltzman, Marc (2000-12-26). "The Grinch - PC Review". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on 2001-01-29. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  13. D'Aprile, Jason (2000-12-04). "The Grinch - PlayStation Review". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on 2001-01-24. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  14. Johnston, Chris; Mielke, James "Milkman"; Lockhart, Ryan (January 2001). "The Grinch (PS)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 138. Ziff Davis. p. 203. Archived from the original on 2001-01-29. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  15. "The Grinch (PS)". Game Informer. No. 94. FuncoLand. February 2001.
  16. "The Grinch (PS)". GameFan. BPA International. 2000-11-16.
  17. Star Dingo (2000-12-13). "The Grinch Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2005-02-08. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  18. Provo, Frank (2001-02-02). "The Grinch Review". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  19. The Mad Giraffe (2001-02-06). "The Grinch". PlanetDreamcast. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2001-06-19. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  20. Suzi Sez (2001-02-13). "The Grinch Review - PlayStation". GameZone. Archived from the original on 2008-02-07. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  21. Harris, Craig (2000-12-01). "The Grinch (GBC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  22. Shif, Gil Alexander (2000-12-08). "The Grinch (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  23. Conrad, Jeremy (2000-12-06). "The Grinch (PS)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  24. Gaudiosi, John (January 2001). "The Grinch (PS)". NextGen. No. 73. Imagine Media. p. 106. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  25. "The Grinch". Nintendo Power. Vol. 138. Nintendo of America. November 2000. p. 132.
  26. Steinman, Gary (December 2000). "The Grinch". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 39. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 2001-01-27. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  27. Pratchett, Rhianna (February 2001). "The Grinch". PC Zone. No. 99. Dennis Publishing. p. 73. Archived from the original on 2007-09-15. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  28. Saltzman, Marc (2001-01-17). "Grinch game no bonus, thanks to outdated look". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on 2001-04-28. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  29. IGN staff (2001-01-29). "IGN.com's Best of 2000 Awards (Pocket: Action Game of 2000)". IGN. Snowball.com. Archived from the original on 2001-08-18. Retrieved 2022-05-30.




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