![]() ![]() It appeals to adult players as well as a kid audience - a welcome relief from the usual kid-oriented fare, such as the Harry Potter games. The thing Shrek 2 does right is the humor - snarky, irreverent, but not full of itself. Many of the characters from the original Shrek movie make cameo appearances in various forms (who can forget the wolf with his deadpan “What?”) perhaps as adversaries (“Oh, Merry Meeeeennnn!”), or as charges to escort through dangerous territory (The Three Blind Mice). The gang must face various tasks, missions, and challenges as they go along. Little Red Riding Hood fires poison goodies from her picnic basket, and Puss In Boots has a mean tumbling/slashing attack (as well as a devastatingly cute set of peepers). Like the four principal characters, the newcomers each have special moves and abilities. Getting to know their moves before Hero Time is essential.Īs the game (and story) progresses, teammates leave and new characters join the group. In addition, there are act breaks where you play just one computer-chosen character in a heroic challenge - “Hero Time” - a test of that characters skill and stamina. This is not only fun variety-wise, but it is necessary for game play each character has particular strengths that must be used to get through certain obstacles or complete certain tasks. Of the four characters you start out with - Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, and The Gingerbread Man - you can choose any character, then switch between characters at any point during gameplay (the computer, or another player, controls the remaining teammates). When Shrek and Fiona arrive at the King and Queen’s castle, there’s more than a little shock and intrigue to go around. Of course, they don’t yet know that Fiona, who started off as a human who turned into an ogre at night, took her true form as an ogre when she fell in love with Shrek, and she is no longer the demure and dainty daughter they raised and then squirreled away in a high castle tower to await her true love. They send a messenger to request Shrek and Fiona’s presence at their castle. The story is this: it seems that Fiona’s parents, the King and Queen of Far Far Away, have heard of Shrek and Fiona’s nuptials, and are ecstatic about meeting their new son-in-law. The player gets a whole new adventure with everyone’s favorite ogre and his band of fairy tale friends. Shrek 2 delivers on this promise, without being slavishly devoted to the plot details of the movie sequel it is based on. In a market where movie tie-ins are about as common as McDonalds (and, usually, just about as satisfying), it’s almost a surprise to see a game that captures the spirit of the original movie well enough to be considered as good as the film. ![]()
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