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Shrek the Third
An action video game based from the third installment of the Shrek movie series. The Frog King has died and Shrek has inherited the throne. Since Shrek's not a big fan of this idea, he and his friends journey to the Worcestershire academy to recruit Fiona's cousin, Artie, for the job. Unfortunately, while he's away the dastardly Prince Charming ha...
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- Released
- May 14, 2007
- Developer
- Amaze Entertainment
- Genres
- Platform · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Adventure
- Publisher
- Activision
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Shrek the Third Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
Too... many... double entendres. If you enjoy games anywhere near as much as me, you’re probably about to break down under the [...]
Shrek The Third will take players on an all-new adventure filled with fun and exciting new challenges, never-before-seen characters and environments, plus the same humor we've come to love from Shrek and the gang.
Shrek the Third isn’t a bad game; it’s an unpolished one. For the millions upon millions of movie-goers this summer, Shrek will work great as a compliment to the experience, though we can’t endorse it any further than a weekend rental. The game captures the feel of the franchise, but seriously lacks any sort of depth or attention to detail, as the game is ridden with buggy areas, odd animation glitches, and an entirely linear design. Any way you slice it, Shrek cuts corners, and though it’s still fun to rip through levels, beating up on enemies with simple combos and gag-based finishing attack...
It would be fine enough if this was just a case of being for a younger audience, but there are games that fulfill that purpose better than this one. The only group I can recommend this game to would be extreme fans of the movie, and judging from the movie's reviews, there won’t be too many of those.
Shrek the Third is bound to please youngsters eager for more of their favourite loveable green ogre, but it's really nothing more than a cynical cash in.
Based on the highly successful movie franchise, Shrek the Third offers up a beat-em-up action/adventure with humor suitable for all ages. Covering the third movie in the series, out this past summer, the story mostly follows Shrek, Donkey and Puss-in-Boots as they search for the true king of Far Far Away, Arthur (aka King Arthur). The evil Prince Charming however feels the throne should be his and sets out to see Shrek fail, employing thugs and even the evil Hook (aka Captain Hook from Peter ...