dr seuss how the grinch stole christmas book

It would have been great to really play up the Grinch's stealthy abilities like the cartoon did, which painted him as sort of a masterful thief. Whereas both of those works had the Grinch stealing Christmasy items in meticulous, creative ways, this game is limited to a handful of generic items and the same swooping bag animation each time. The game misses big on recreating the humor and style of either Seuss' book or the Chuck Jones cartoon. Each level has a minimum number of presents that need to be collected in order to advance, but each level can be revisited later to sweep up any remaining gifts. There are only seven levels in the game, and each can be beaten in about five minute so the amount of gaming here is pretty limited. When a house is cleared of all its goods, the player can exit through the chimney and move onto the next house, identical to the last in every way except its layout. Beyond walking, climbing and nabbing presents, there's very little to this game. Why the house is so bustling on Christmas Eve and why the Grinch isn't allowed to bump into people as awake as him makes no sense other than to set up the mediocre gameplay. Players walk the Grinch left and right, go up and down staircases and chimneys, and duck into nooks to avoid bumping into the dozens of happy, wandering housemates. The game is a shallow Elevator Action-style stealth game where players must navigate the Grinch around a house at night, avoiding night owls and sleep walkers, in an attempt to steal all their presents.

Dr seuss how the grinch stole christmas book