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Video Games : Shrek 2 (GameCube)
Rating: 
- Fun, but short-lived, 'Ass' kicking fun!
As a huge Shrek fan, I bought this game as soon as it was released. I was pleased to discover that the game was not just a rushed movie tie-in and could quite easily stand as a great game in its own right. Luckily te Shrek license just adds to this great game.
The gameplay is fast, frantic and furious button bashing - however this is mixed with just the right amount of puzzle solving and mini games. These include chasing a carriage while riding a dragon or finding a needle in a haystack! You can play as one of the 4 characters on screen by simply changing character at any time - you just hit L or R. Each character has special moves and this adds to the gameplay as you require some characters to do certain tasks. It's a good idea and works very well. The only criticism would be the ease of which this game can be completed - The final fight, although initialy challenging, is also annoyingly easy.
Graphically its wonderful, and looks close to the film. It really pushes the Gamecube, which is nice to see, and the framerate is usualy quick. The sounds and voices are done by voice actors. The lines are funny and add to the game lots! The voices sound similar to those in the movie, but by far the best is the eddie murphy (donkey) sound-a-like.
The game also allows up to three of your mates to join in the action, which helps add to the gameplay.
Overall it is a good game that looks lovely and will definately bring a chuckle to all who play it. It is just too short and most gamers will complete it within the weekend. A multiplayer battle would have been a welcome extra, but never mind. Worth buying or at least renting. Well done Activision!
Rating: - SHREK IS NO 'PAIN IN THE NECK'
AFTER BEING A LITTLE SCEPTICAL ABOUT THE TITLE OF THIS GAME AS I A, WELL, HOW CAN I PUT IT, A LITTLE OLDER THAN THE AGE RANGE LISTED ON THE GAME BOX, I SAT DOWN AND BEGAN TO PLAY. AFTER BEING A GREAT FAN OF THE 1ST MOVIE I WAS UNSURE OF WHAT TO EXPECT DUE TO THE 2ND MOVIE NOT BEING RELEASED UNTIL A NUMBER OF WEEKS AFTER THE GAMES WAS ISUED. TO MY SURPRISE, THERE WAS ABSOLUTLY NOTHING TO HAVE WORRIED ABOUT. THE GAMEPLAY WAS FAST AND FURIOUS, YOU HAD FULL CONTROL OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS SIMULTANIOUSLY, (4 IN ALL) EACH WITH THEIR OWN SPECIAL MOVES AND ABILITIES BUT DONT LET THIS PUT YOU OFF IT IN ANY WAY. THE GAME IS VERY EASY TO CONTROL AND WILL HAVE YOU HOOKED FOR MANY HOURS DUE TO THE COMIC COMMENTS FROM THE CAST WHICH WE HAVE COME TO KNOW AND LOVE FROM THE MOVIES....2 THUMBS UP !
- Fun, but short-lived, 'Ass' kicking fun!As a huge Shrek fan, I bought this game as soon as it was released. I was pleased to discover that the game was not just a rushed movie tie-in and could quite easily stand as a great game in its own right. Luckily te Shrek license just adds to this great game.
The gameplay is fast, frantic and furious button bashing - however this is mixed with just the right amount of puzzle solving and mini games. These include chasing a carriage while riding a dragon or finding a needle in a haystack! You can play as one of the 4 characters on screen by simply changing character at any time - you just hit L or R. Each character has special moves and this adds to the gameplay as you require some characters to do certain tasks. It's a good idea and works very well. The only criticism would be the ease of which this game can be completed - The final fight, although initialy challenging, is also annoyingly easy.
Graphically its wonderful, and looks close to the film. It really pushes the Gamecube, which is nice to see, and the framerate is usualy quick. The sounds and voices are done by voice actors. The lines are funny and add to the game lots! The voices sound similar to those in the movie, but by far the best is the eddie murphy (donkey) sound-a-like.
The game also allows up to three of your mates to join in the action, which helps add to the gameplay.
Overall it is a good game that looks lovely and will definately bring a chuckle to all who play it. It is just too short and most gamers will complete it within the weekend. A multiplayer battle would have been a welcome extra, but never mind. Worth buying or at least renting. Well done Activision!
Rating:
- SHREK IS NO 'PAIN IN THE NECK'AFTER BEING A LITTLE SCEPTICAL ABOUT THE TITLE OF THIS GAME AS I A, WELL, HOW CAN I PUT IT, A LITTLE OLDER THAN THE AGE RANGE LISTED ON THE GAME BOX, I SAT DOWN AND BEGAN TO PLAY. AFTER BEING A GREAT FAN OF THE 1ST MOVIE I WAS UNSURE OF WHAT TO EXPECT DUE TO THE 2ND MOVIE NOT BEING RELEASED UNTIL A NUMBER OF WEEKS AFTER THE GAMES WAS ISUED. TO MY SURPRISE, THERE WAS ABSOLUTLY NOTHING TO HAVE WORRIED ABOUT. THE GAMEPLAY WAS FAST AND FURIOUS, YOU HAD FULL CONTROL OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS SIMULTANIOUSLY, (4 IN ALL) EACH WITH THEIR OWN SPECIAL MOVES AND ABILITIES BUT DONT LET THIS PUT YOU OFF IT IN ANY WAY. THE GAME IS VERY EASY TO CONTROL AND WILL HAVE YOU HOOKED FOR MANY HOURS DUE TO THE COMIC COMMENTS FROM THE CAST WHICH WE HAVE COME TO KNOW AND LOVE FROM THE MOVIES....2 THUMBS UP !