''Shrek Forever After'' (also known as ''Shrek 4'', and ''Shrek Forever After: The Final Chapter'') is an

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based on the film of the same name. It was released on May 18, 2010, in North America. It is the fourth video game based on the movie series of ''

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''. Shrek Forever After was the Final game released under

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’s 2002 licensing agreement with

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. It is the only ''Shrek'' video game available for the

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. The ''Shrek'' games were removed from digital storefronts on January 1, 2014.

Gameplay

This

is based on the fourth ''Shrek'' movie. Players can play as

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, and

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, having support up to four players. They can travel through different worlds and solve puzzles.

Plot

It follows Shrek who has become a domesticated family man, living happily with Princess Fiona and the triplets. Instead of scaring villagers away like he used to, a reluctant Shrek now agrees to autograph pitch forks. Longing for the days when he felt like a "real ogre", Shrek's tricked into signing a pact with the smooth-talking dealmaker, Rumpelstiltskin. Shrek suddenly finds himself in a twisted, alternate version of Far Far Away, where ogres are now hunted, and because Rumpelstiltskin is king, Shrek and Fiona have never met. Now, it's up to Shrek to undo all of Rumpelstiltskin's mischief in the hopes of saving his friends, restoring his world and reclaiming his one True Love and family.

Reception

The game was met with mixed to positive reception.

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and

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gave it a score of 87% and 71 out of 100 for the DS version; 65.47% and 62 out of 100 for the

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version; 63.75% and 57 out of 100 for the

and

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versions; 55% and 60 out of 100 for the

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version; and 56 out of 100 for the PC version. In its August 2010 issue, ''

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'' commented that the game is "hamstrung by long, dull stretches", and gave it a score of six out of ten. Gaming Nexus concluded "It is a family oriented action game that sticks to the mold of the genre from beginning to end. The younger gamers will thoroughly enjoy the adventure and older gamers won't be completely annoyed by having to either watch or play along." The game sold 54,000 units in the United States.

References

External links

Official website
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