The Grinch is an adventure developed by Konami, released 26 October 2000 on Dreamcast, PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What The Grinch is
The Grinch is an adventure game developed by Konami and released in 2000. It is available on Dreamcast, PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
First, it was a beloved book, then it was an animated special, next it was a movie, and now Dr. Seuss' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS is a hand-held video game. You play both the Grinch and his faithful pooch, Max, in this creative adaptation. Much like the classic story, THE GRINCH takes place in the idyllic Whoville--where your aim is to cease the event called Christmas. You attempt to do so by wreaking havoc and solving challenging puzzles. The folks of Whoville will try to stop your efforts with love and happiness (blech!), so be on your toes if you hope to avoid them and effectively ruin the holiday. To make things a little easier, you can throw snowballs at the peacenik villagers to…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Dr. Seuss series
The Grinch is the eighth of 23 entries we hold in the Dr. Seuss series. It arrived 10 months after Dr. Seuss Kindergarten. The next entry was The Grinch in 2000.
What it launched against
The Grinch launched on 26 October 2000, within three weeks of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2, Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition, Counter-Strike and Escape from Monkey Island.
Released around the same time: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2, Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition, Counter-Strike, Escape from Monkey Island.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
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