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Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat gba Game Reviews
Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat
Critic Score
Metascore: 40 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
5.0 out of 10
based on 7 reviews
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It's Fun to Have Fun, But You Have to Know How... Go beyond the zany fun of the movie with an unbelievable adventure starring YOU as The Cat in the Hat. The Cat's crate has been opened and Seussian magic has turned the house inside out. Bring all the wacky fun home from the movie as you race to restore order to the house before Mom comes home! Master floating moves and other tricks as The Cat using his amazing umbrella. Jump, dodge and capture wacky Seussian creatures, including new ones created just for the game. Features all your favorite characters from the movie. Unlockable bonus content from the film. 20 wacky levels feature highly animated 3-D environments that capture the topsy-turvy movie world. [Vivendi Universal]

PUBLISHER: Vivendi Universal
DEVELOPER: Vivendi Universal
GENRE(S): Action, Adventure, Platform
PLAYERS: 1
ESRB RATING: E (Everyone)
RELEASE DATE: November 5, 2003

What The Critics Said

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50
GameZone
While not a bad children's game in the sense of being too hard or frustrating, neither is it a good game, and it won't keep anyone's attention for long.
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50
Computer and Video Games
Its banality is perfect. Even an inexplicable side-scrolling fish-tank shoot-'em-up level that pops up between the soporific platform stages fails to raise an eyebrow.
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50
Cheat Code Central
Intended for young gamers it's nice to see that attention was paid to the graphics and control system but the uninteresting gameplay will assure this game will see little action beyond the Holiday season.
46
Nintendo Power
The difficulty level is a tad high for young players and the gameplay is very repetitive. [Jan 2004, p.160]
40
IGN
It's a fairly dull game with all of its pieces done well enough, there just wasn't much put into this. And as a game on its own, it doesn't hold up too well.
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38
GameSpot
It's a collect-a-thon that's not so big, not so deep, and not so tall, and it's also devoid of the fun that's craved by all.
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20
Pocket Games
There is no reason for such a simplistic, thrown-together game. It doesn't even have any excerpts from the original story! [Spring 2004, p.40]

What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this game is 5.0 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Jhonny V. gave it a 10:
A good game in total. But it's not very challenging game. It's a fair and easy game to have fun with. But people who do not like journey around, it's not a good game for them. If you do like those kind of games, i recommend Dr. Seuss' The cat in the Hat.

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