Over the Hedge is a platform video game for the PlayStation 2, set a year after the events of the animated film. Players control characters such as RJ, Hammy, and Verne as they embark on a quest to collect various items for their home beyond the hedge. The game features six distinct areas and includes mini-games. Players must evade the Sniffer, a pest control agent using mind-controlled animals to thwart their efforts.
In the video game, which takes place a year after the movie, RJ, Hammy, Verne, and the gang feel that they need to have more things for the log (the area behind the hedge). This leads them on a wild romp through six different areas to snatch different things such as a popcorn machine and a TV for themselves. There are several mini games as bonuses in the game.
All through the game, they try to take these things while avoiding the Sniffer, (Dwayne the Verminator), who tries to defeat them by using mind-controlled vermin he has captured as his `henchmen.` At one point, many animals, including weasels, badgers, and even Vincent the bear are controlled.