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.

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.

## Infobox (movie)

- **name**: Alpha and Omega 3:
The Great Wolf Games
- **director**: Richard Rich
Perry Andelin Blake (uncredited)
- **producer**: Richard Rich
Steve Moore
Daniel Engelhardt
Ken Katsumoto
Susan Gelb
- **writer**: Tom Kane
- **based on**: Characters created by
Steve Moore
Ben Gluck
- **music**: Chris Bacon
- **cinematography**: Daryn Okada
- **editing**: Joe Campana
Louis La Praix
- **studio**: Crest Animation Productions
- **distributor**: Lionsgate Films
- **released**: March 4, 2014 (iTunes)
March 25, 2014 (Walmart)
- **runtime**: 45 minutes (Walmart release)
54 minutes (iTunes release)
- **country**: United States
- **language**: English