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The Grinch (video game)

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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/JP: November 2000
Windows
  • NA: December 4, 2000
  • EU: December 15, 2000
Genre(s)Platformer[2]
Stealth (GBC)
Mode(s)Single-player

The Grinch is a 2000 platform video game loosely based on the film How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Developed by Artificial Mind & Movement and published by Konami, the game was released in North America one week prior to the film's theatrical release—November 10, 2000. George Lowe does uncredited work as the narrator of the game. The Game Boy Color version was released that same month, which was ported for a release in Japan on November 22, 2000.[3]

Gameplay

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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. Various characters from the book and film appear as well, usually as an obstacle for the Grinch to bypass.

Plot

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The Grinch stares down at Whoville through his telescope from Mount Crumpit, planning to take the Whos' presents using his gadgets. He goes into 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

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The Dreamcast, PC, and PlayStation versions received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[8][9][10] John Gaudiosi of NextGen's review for the latter console version had positive comments on controls and graphics, but called the gameplay dull and not challenging and recommended the game only for Grinch fans.[26] Star Dingo of GamePro's website-only review said, "While a scant few of The Grinch's tasks are fun, the rest are either boring, frustrating, or both."[32][b]

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.[33]

The game sold almost 20,000 units and generated $660,000 in revenue.[34]

See also

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Notes

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  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.
  2. ^ GamePro gave the PlayStation version three 2.5/5 scores for graphics, control, and fun factor, and 4/5 for sound.

References

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  2. ^ a b Provo, Frank (December 20, 2000). "The Grinch Review (PS)". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on February 10, 2001. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "グリンチ [ゲームボーイ]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Archived from the original on 2022-05-30. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
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  5. ^ "The Grinch for Game Boy Color". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
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  8. ^ a b "The Grinch critic reviews (DC)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on December 20, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "The Grinch critic reviews (PC)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on December 20, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "The Grinch critic reviews (PS)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on December 20, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  11. ^ Rovi Games. "The Grinch - Overview". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  12. ^ Deci, T.J. "The Grinch - Overview". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  13. ^ House, Michael L. "The Grinch (PC) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
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  15. ^ Saltzman, Marc (December 26, 2000). "The Grinch - PC Review". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on January 29, 2001. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  16. ^ D'Aprile, Jason (December 4, 2000). "The Grinch - PlayStation Review". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on January 24, 2001. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  17. ^ Johnston, Chris; Mielke, James "Milkman"; Lockhart, Ryan (January 2001). "Review Crew: The Grinch". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 138. Ziff Davis. p. 203. Archived from the original on January 29, 2001. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
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  21. ^ The Mad Giraffe (February 6, 2001). "The Grinch". PlanetDreamcast. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 19, 2001. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
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  23. ^ Harris, Craig (December 1, 2000). "The Grinch (GBC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 20, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  24. ^ Shif, Gil Alexander (December 8, 2000). "The Grinch (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 20, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  25. ^ Conrad, Jeremy (December 6, 2000). "The Grinch (PS)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 4, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  26. ^ a b Gaudiosi, John (January 2001). "The Grinch (PS)". NextGen. No. 73. Imagine Media. p. 106. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  27. ^ "Now Playing: The Grinch". Nintendo Power. Vol. 138. Nintendo of America. November 2000. p. 132.
  28. ^ Steinman, Gary (December 2000). "The Grinch". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 39. Ziff Davis. p. 172. Archived from the original on 2001-01-27. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  29. ^ Pratchett, Rhianna (February 2001). "The Grinch". PC Zone. No. 99. Dennis Publishing. p. 73. Archived from the original on September 15, 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  30. ^ a b Saltzman, Marc (January 17, 2001). "Grinch game no bonus, thanks to outdated look". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on April 28, 2001. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  31. ^ "Reviews: The Grinch". Pocket Games. No. 5. Ziff Davis. Winter 2001. p. 36.
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  33. ^ "IGN.com's Best of 2000 Awards (Pocket: Action Game of 2000)". IGN. Snowball.com. January 29, 2001. Archived from the original on August 18, 2001. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  34. ^ Donahue, Ann; Swanson, Tim (December 26, 2000). "Pic vidgames tilt to gilt". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on February 9, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
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