Underrated beat 'em up classic. I love the movie to bits, but the game I also love to bits. This was one of my childhood games but I either lost interest, lost the save or never got that far, ironically I was playing a ripped version without knowing (a.k.a they cut out all the cutscenes, music and voice acting), tho even now I kinda prefer the peaceful feeling no music gives over having music. But I say this without nostalgia or childhood bias, this game fucking rules, it's a lot of fun and I appreciate it acting as not only a sequel to the movie but also taking even more from comic strips. And we know we're not getting a sequel to the movie, so this is the next best thing, well the comic strips are still going, so the material is there but y'know. There is also Hammy Goes Nuts on PSP and DS, and DS version of the movie game here seems impressive, idk about Over the Hedge GBA though. Hammy Goes Nuts doesn't have a plot of insane sigficance, but hey one more Over the Hedge media likely set after the movie, maybe someday, y'know?

Either way, I love this game a lot and I'm glad I finally gave it another shot and beat it in 2020 after all these years.

Reviewed on Sep 10, 2023


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