Ah, the poor licensed platformer, what a troubled history you've had. Long have you tried to capture the magic of the movie or show you represented, and long have you failed. Yes, hardware comes and goes, but it seems that mediocrity is forever. Never is this more obvious than with Activision's Over the Hedge, a family-orientated romp based on the movie of the same name. It tries to live up to modern gaming standards almost has hard as the animals in it strive to adapt to suburbia, but as most titles in the genre do, it comes up decidedly short.

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