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Over the Hedge
(2006, Video Games - Action/Adventure, Rated E10+, Play it on: PlayStation 2)
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Finally -- a movie-based game worth playing.
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for Ages 7 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Over the Hedge was written by Jinny Gudmundsen
Parents need to know that kids play this family-friendly game in the same animated world as the movie. Animals fight with golf clubs, hockey sticks, etc., but no one dies (the defeated just fade away); there's some crude humor, but none of it is too offensive. Kids can play the game in the single-player mode or with a friend in a cooperative mode. The game challenges kids to think logically as they figure out how to navigate through each mission, and there's a positive message about sticking up for friends.
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What’s the Story?
In the OVER THE HEDGE video game, kids have a chance to become the stars of the Over the Hedge movie. Primarily set one year after the movie, the game focuses on a group of undomesticated animal friends who sneak through the hedge that separates the wild from the suburban world, searching for human food and gadgets. They also need to rescue a friend who's trapped by an exterminator.
Kids complete over 30 mission-filled levels to win this game, which has three levels of difficulty. Each mission has clearly delineated primary and secondary goals; completing the primary goals unlocks the next level. Kids can play alone or with a friend in a cooperative mode. Players seamlessly switch between characters, and a second player can come in and out of the game on the fly.
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Dialogue is spoken as well as presented with subtitles. Kids can't get lost in the suburban sprawl because the game limits the area for play within each level. It's meaty, too. There are 135 primary goals, and there are three fun Mini games to unlock.
In the end, the game's not as funny as the movie, but it does extend the experience, even providing new characters and locations. Over the Hedge fans will certainly enjoy this game since it provides the same fast-paced action and clever interaction with the human world, while also offering a wide variety of gameplay.
ClosePublisher’s Details
Released on 06/02/2006, price $39.99 , not online enabled
ESRB rating: E10+ (for cartoon violence and crude humor)
ESRB rating: E10+ (for cartoon violence and crude humor)
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it is a good game
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I loved This Movie
it was so funny if anyone likes food this is the movie for you so apporite
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Ok movie.
It was a bit boring towards the beginning but the end was very fastpaced and exciting. I enjoyed the end. I think it should've been a bit shorter though.
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