Alpha and Omega 3: The Great Wolf Games

Alpha and Omega 3: The Great Wolf Games is a 2014 American computer-animated comedy/adventure movie. It is the third installment in the Alpha and Omega franchise. Like the second one, this movie is directed by Richard Rich and Perry Andelin Blake and written by Tom Kane. Alpha and Omega 3 follows the story of The Great Wolf Games, a contest where puppies from different packs compete. Runt, Stinky and Claudette also join in, even though their pack "took a pass on the games", with Humphrey as their coach.

Alpha and Omega 3: The Great Wolf Games
Directed by	Richard Rich Perry Andelin Blake (uncredited)
Written by	Tom Kane
Based on	Characters created by Steve Moore Ben Gluck
Produced by	Richard Rich Steve Moore Daniel Engelhardt Ken Katsumoto Susan Gelb
Cinematography	Daryn Okada
Edited by	Joe Campana Louis La Praix
Music by	Chris Bacon
Production company	Crest Animation Productions
Distributed by	Lionsgate Films
Release dates	March 4, 2014 (iTunes) March 25, 2014 (Walmart)
Running time	45 minutes (Walmart release) 54 minutes (iTunes release)
Country	United States
Language	English

The movie is a sequel to Alpha and Omega and Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure. It came out on iTunes on March 4, 2014. It was released on March 25, 2014 as a Walmart Exclusive.

Plot

Kate, Humphrey, and the puppies are back in Jasper. Kate has to leave on a hunting trip with the others. Humphrey has to take care of the puppies. Runt, Stinky and Claudette hear about The Great Wolf Games from another puppy from the Northern Pack named Fleet. He has a crush on Claudette and tells them that the Western Pack won't be in the games. Claudette insists on forming their own team with Brent a grizzly bear cub, and Agnes a porcupine. Humphrey becomes their coach.

Production

Director Richard Rich said there would be third and fourth movies in the franchise. He directs Alpha and Omega 3. Tom Kane wrote the script. He was also the uncredited co-director.

Reception

Alpha and Omega 3: The Great Wolf Games received mixed reviews from critics, having 44% in Rotten Tomatoes and a 42 out of 100 in Metacritic and mostly positive reviews by fans (with audience rating of 77%). However, it wasn't as successful as Alpha and Omega 2. The movie's consensus in Rotten Tomatoes is: "Alpha and Omega 3: The Great Wolf Games does have improved animation, lovable characters and it'll definitely entertain kids and die hard fans of the franchise, but it seems to suffer from a lazy story and a thinly-written script". Critics noted the animation's improvement, nice humor, likable characters and improved ending, but criticized the movie's story and the absence of the rest of the main characters. However, fans of the franchise had mostly positive reactions for the movie. Though they expressed disappointment on the story and for the lack of the original characters, they praised the movie on everything else.

Sequels

Alpha and Omega: The Legend of the Saw Tooth Cave came out on iTunes on September 23, 2014. It was released on DVD, Digital HD and Pay-Per-View on October 7.

Other websites

• Alpha and Omega 3: The Great Wolf Games on IMDb