Sneakers (Microsoft Xbox, 2002)

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Description

Take the role of a cute but tough mouse to lead your homies through larger-than-life escapades and rodent-sized gang rivalry. Sneakers is a team-based adventure featuring a cast of anthropomorphic mice. Much of the game takes place in and around the relatively enormous human household that these mice call home. Though it is the large environments, the realistic textures and lighting, and above all the mouse characters themselves that define the outward style of this release, the original concept of Sneakers was simply for a game in which characters must work as a group. This idea carries throughout the adventure. Different mice may interact differently with objects in the game and many challenges require teamwork. Movement in Sneakers seems more similar to that of a survival horror adventure than of a regular 3D platform game. Characters run along set paths, viewed from different camera angles to emphasize the sense of three-dimensional space. It is also possible at times to "free look" around from the characters' perspective. As the main character finds his way through the house, he meets up with other mice who may be convinced to join his gang. A small cursor allows interaction with characters and objects. In addition to exploring the oversized domicile and scouting for food, the player's mice must also protect their territory from a rival gang of mice. It may even take an all-out rodent rumble to remind encroachers who's in charge of the home turf.