The Grinch

The Grinch is a 2000 platformer game based on the 2000 film How the Grinch Stole Christmas, which in turn is based on Dr. Seuss' 1957 book of the same name.

Why It's a Mean One

 * 1) Very poor grasp of the source material, as a bunch of events happen in the game that do not happen in the movie, cartoon and book. There are several locations that weren't in the film, cartoon and book and they aren't covered in snow despite the film taking place inside a snowflake. Also, it doesn't follow the story very well either.
 * 2) Hideous character models, The Grinch looks like a hairy Kermit the Frog and Max looks like a lump of polygons. The Whos don't look any better either.
 * 3) Ridiculous animations, The Grinch looks like he's skipping around or he's rushing to the nearest restroom.
 * 4) Terrible voice acting, the voice actors don't put any good effort into their roles. It can be unintentionally hilarious because it's so bad. The Grinch also says these random catchphrases that make no sense when completing a mission. Also, none of the original actors of the movie reprised their roles for the game.
 * 5) * Speaking of which, every time you die, you have to see this short cutscene of The Grinch yelling: "ARRRGGGHHHH!!!! IT'S UNBEARABLE!!!" which can get annoying.
 * 6) Unbelievably terrible controls, the controls are delayed to the point where the game is unplayable. Swinging off a pole is so unbelievably delayed that you'll think your controller is broken.
 * 7) Rotten Egg ammo is very scarce. You need Rotten Eggs for all of your gadgets in this game. The problem is that your gadgets drain your ammo very quickly and trying to refill is a pain, Rotten Egg plants are so spread out that you'll be traveling for miles trying to search for them.
 * 8) Terrible camera. The camera has a mind of its own and goes wherever it feels like. In some sections of the game, the camera goes in a fixed position making platforming difficult.
 * 9) Several glitches, such has models clipping through objects and textures not appearing sometimes.
 * 10) The combat is terrible, as you can only defeat certain enemies with specific gadgets which are not clear at first.
 * 11) The Grinch doesn't really steal anything in this game. He doesn't do that until the very end of the game. Heck, The Grinch doesn't break into anyone's houses, instead he catches presents being dropped by Santa. Even the DS game made 7 years later is more faithful to the source material than this.
 * 12) Rushed Ending, The Grinch gets a change of heart much quicker than in the movie, cartoon and book. It also ends with a song that is sung terribly.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) The music is decent
 * 2) The death animations are hilarious such as when The Grinch steps on a land mine.
 * 3) The "It's Unbearable!" line can be funny to some.

Reception
The game received mixed to negative reviews from critics and gamers. Rerez covered this game in their "Just Bad Games" series and called it an utter broken mess. Caddicarus was less critical of the game, however. He stated that it was better than Santa Claus Saves the Earth, but still had its own share of problems. The game holds a 55% on Metacritic.

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