There have been several licensed video games based on the ''
Shrek
''Shrek'' is a 2001 American computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the 1990 book of the same name by William Steig. It is the first installment in the ''Shrek'' franchise. The film was directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jen ...
'' franchise. They have been released on many different platforms, including
PlayStation 2,
Game Boy Advance
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,
PlayStation Portable
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,
Xbox 360
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,
PlayStation 3
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,
Wii
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,
Microsoft Windows, and mobile devices.
Games
Main series
Spinoffs
Not only have there been games based on the films, but there have also been spinoffs too. They include racing, party and fighting games, and many more.
Racing
Party
Other
Educational
There are quite a few educational Shrek games that exist for the
V.Smile and
V.Flash. They are aimed towards toddlers and young children. They include:
Critical reception
Overview
* The
Game Boy Advance
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version of ''Shrek 2'' received an
IGN
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rating of 7.9, the highest of all the ''Shrek'' video games, while the PS2 version of the game received a score of 7.0.
* The
PlayStation 2 version of ''Shrek: Super Party'' received the lowest IGN rating of all the ''Shrek'' video games with a score of 2.9. ''Shrek Extra Large'' was also received poorly, with a score of 3.0.
* ''Shrek: Fairy Tale Freakdown'' received an abysmal score of 0.5/10 from ''
Game Informer
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''.
Ratings
See also
*
''Shrek'' (series)
* ''
Tony Hawk's Underground 2
''Tony Hawk's Underground 2'' is a skateboarding video game, the sixth entry in the '' Tony Hawk's'' series after ''Tony Hawk's Underground''. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision on October 4, 2004 in the U.S. for the PlaySta ...
''
References
Shrek video games Retrieved on July 28, 2007.
Retrieved on July 28, 2007.
External links
Information on Activision's Shrek video games
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Lists of video games by franchise