Platform: PlayStation2
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Interact with characters from the film as well as new characters exclusive to the game in order to take advantage of their unique moves, special abilities and combat skills. Travel through the epic Shrek universe in 20 peril-filled movie-based and game exclusive levels such as Academy Grounds, Evil Queen's Castle (game exclusive), Pirate Ship and more. Epic boss battles draw fans further into the Shrek universe as they defend the kingdom of Far, Far Away against Prince Charming and his bumbling band of down and out fairytale friends. Learn to use each character's unique moves for the challenge at hand. Learn to utilize each character's special abilities and combat skills including Shrek's Ogre Power, Fiona's Flying Kick and Puss N' Boots Cute Puss Unique levels with numerous puzzles and platform challenges including three Princess levels (players play as Fiona and Sleeping Beauty) Six multiplayer mini-games including Castle Attack, Shrekleboard, Frog Herder, Shooting Gallery, Catacombs Leap and Ships Ahoy.
Product Description
Platform:PlayStation2 In Shrek the Third players adventure as Shrek and his friends to save Far Far Away in a hilariously twisted fairy tale from the movie and beyond. The game takes players on an epic journey through the worlds of Far Far Away after Prince Charming storms the city with an army of villains in order to seize the throne. Players are challenged to rescue pals, face off against Charming's henchmen, gather collectibles, test their gaming skills in numerous boss fights and engage in various single-player and multiplayer mini-games.
Review
Video game adaptations of big movies, particularly kids movies, tend to get a lot of flak from more hardcore gamers - and not without some justification. Not offering anything original in terms of gameplay is one thing but theyre usually quite shoddily made and with little real connection to the movie theyre supposed to be based on. Shrek The Third wont be winning any video game awards for innovation but it does at least look and sound like the film and is unlikely to disappoint anyone who simply wants to relive it from the comfort of their own joypad.
In predictable fashion the game is a third person action adventure in which you get to control Shrek, Donkey, Puss in Boots, Princess Fiona, Arthur and Sleeping Beauty. Each has their own subtle differences, from Puss n Boots double jump to Sleeping Beautys guide ability, but combat always comes down to just mashing the attack button as rapidly as possible. Everyone also has their own special move as well, from Fionas flying kick to Puss n Boots cute puss move.
Another inevitable aspect of the game is a series of mini-games, but most are actually quite good, particularly Castle Capture where you have to smash down an opponents walls and Ships Ahoy where you have to defend a beach from invading pirates. All can be played with a friend outside the game, which is more than can be said of the main story mode which is sadly single player only. The graphics are decent though and everyone looks like their movie selves, even if the celebrity impersonators dont sound like them. As a video game its a fairly average affair all round, but as a marketing tie-in it succeeds with flying colours.
Harrison Dent
