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85The mixture of action, stealth, and minigames will keep your attention for the game's direction. The solid gameplay is made better because of the excellent presentation.
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82Over the Hedge surprises with some really creative DS technology and game design that feels completely unique to the handheld library.
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80Over The Hedge serves quite well as a light-hearted stealth action game. It's not enough to make you forget that there's no Metal Gear on DS, but it does boast a somewhat new use of the system's features, and for a portable game based on a family movie property, exceeds all expectations.
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As one of the few genuinely impressive movie-to-game conversions, Over the Hedge smacks of the old PlayStation and N64 Toy Story adventure games of yore – with top-notch presentation, killer graphics and solid gameplay throughout.
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80The game is very competent and offers up a fairly meaty single player experience. Taking cues from Metal Gear Solid and Prince of Persia, Over the Hedge is a well designed adventure that requires patience and planning.
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80Don't let the movie license scare you away. The game looks good, controls well, and is entertaining to play. Vicarious Visions did a great job with the license here.
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80As a licensed game, it's fantastic. It does justice to the source material in both the movie and comic strip, while providing a good game on top of it.
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80Don't let the movie license deter you from this stellar title, as you may end up missing out on one of the more impressive DS titles released this year.
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79The concepts behind the gameplay aren't exactly original, but their use and execution makes up for any stolen ideas. What the developers have done is unexpected: they've taken an excuse to make a truly forgettable game, and instead produced a quality product that keeps the player playing, and occasionally makes them laugh as well.
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It's loaded with variety and will engage your mind, not just your reflexes.
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78The mixture of simple platforming and stealth make for an enjoyable experience, not to mention the fact that it's a pleasure to look at.
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It was very fun for the first few stages, but didn't really change enough from level to level.
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Your kids will love it, and even older gamers can find something to enjoy in the lighthearted stealth gameplay.
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There's just not too much to do, and what activities there are become incredibly tedious after a short time. [July 2006, p.94]
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All in all, Vicarious Visions has created a very generic 3D platformer that just traverses old territory. Even for a children's game, Over the Hedge completely lacks challenge, subtlety, and length. The game does show signs of high production values, as evidenced by the lovely graphics, convincing voice-acting, and clever use of the two screens. However, those elements just prevent the game from being downright poor.
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54Go into your own bedroom and bring three objects, one at a time, into the living room. Over the Hedge on the Nintendo DS is the video game equivalent of this precise action, repeated ad nauseam.
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It's dull, unsatisfying far for fans of the movie or the less discerning gamer. [Aug 2006, p.66]
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EricM.10The game was great along the chracters and the different missions was fun.
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PatrickA.0This game is a lot of fun I play it with my friend every day.