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An ogre of a disappointment

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: June 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Even as an adult who prefers gamecube to the other systems and usually goes for the less violent and more cartoony games, I was very disappointed in this game. It's very short, definitely not worth the money to buy, because you can beat it easily in the time it takes to rent it (and I'm not that good at video games). The programming is just shoddy. Shrek and the enemies give no auditory or visual signal when they've been hit, so Shrek can die and you'll get "Game Over" and you'll never even know you were hit. There are many other corners that the programmers have cut throughout the game. The camera is shaky, which gives me a headache. The game is a little funny at times, but the burping and farting thing (one of shrek's weapons) gets old rather quickly and you can get through most of the game without ever using it. I bought the game because I love Shrek's charm and humor, but all of this is lost in the game. The humor may be good for a 12 year old, but the characters scream the same lines over and over so much that you may find your twelve year old banging his head against the wall. She may also bang her head at the monotony of the tasks. They're all so similar, if you feel like you just did this one - chances are you're right. All in all, if you're like me, a Shrek lover, you may have been dying to at least see the game, but I don't even think it's worth renting.

Do Not Waste Your Hard Earned Money !!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 12 / 21
Date: December 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is without a doubt the absolute worst game ever ! Anyone who wrote a good review for this game has never played a decent game in their life. If for some reason you decide you would still like to play it for goodness sake rent it. You will be glad you didn't waste your money buying it. If you live in the Southeastern Mi. area you can play my copy. It is just a dust collector now. I would not have given this game any stars at all but I had to pick at least one.

Limiting and difficult

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: August 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

My first objection is it's too easy to die, and you die without any warning. So I got a Game Replay and programmed infinite life. Then the camera angles are very difficult. It's not easy to see up, and sometimes up is where you need to go. And it's not easy to turn around and position yourself to jump. Then jumping is really hard because Shrek sort of jumps backward. He has to hurl himself in not the opposite but a slightly angled position from where he actually wants to jump to and bounce off something. This is just a pain. Then the final deal-breaker is you have to complete five or six tasks on each level. Two of them, catching fairies and finding Easter eggs, you don't need to complete to move to the next level, but all the rest you do, and if something is very difficult for you, then you're stuck. I am not good at time trials, and each level involves doing something really fast and perfectly, and as it got progressively harder, I had to quit and get rid of the game. My Achilles Heel was the time trial in Molasses Sewer where you had to speedily run to a switch in 30 seconds, and the run involved those dreaded backward jumps. And the visuals are kind of dark and dreary. The game is a real cheap-o considering how much care and excellence went into the movie. Why did they allow this to get made? And where's Donkey? And all that gas passing and lighting your own gas, how stupid. And some of the hints are misleading. Like you get a hint to light your own gas to blow open a door when you are standing next to a door which even has an onion so you can get more gas, but that turns out not to be the door you need to blow open. It's way somewhere else. That door does nothing. Why give it an onion and a hint?

Mixture of laughs, challenges and plain frustration

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: May 11, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Overall, I enjoyed the game - it is a typical quest storyline, with tasks to complete at each level, and there are many challenges to engage your mind. However, parents should note:
1. The game is far too difficult for small children - Shrek can be difficult to manouver in some cases and directions are hard to understand.
2. It is not likely that a small child would have the skill necessary to look at some of Shrek's "problems" from different angles to solve them. I had to stop, retrace my steps, and try a different strategy numerous times.
3. The tasks to complete each level are basically simple... EXCEPT for the last task. The final task of every level includes one item/creature that must be found BUT this item/creature is hidden in such a way that you must search every last space on the level to find it. (This is extremely frustrating!
4. Finally, there are very poor help options - the story book does not provide much information when you are looking for clues.
If you want a challenge, this is your game.

You know you love it!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: April 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game rocks! It has a great storyline, and funny charecter appearences. The humor is HILARIUS! Like some of Shrek's moves are farting and burping! And fairy tale freaks like Hansel and Gretel and Little Red Riding Rood make the game nothing but fun! I love the graphics, but the camera veiw may be slow at some points. All in all, this will be the perfect peice to your Gamecube collection. BUY IT NOW!

Shrek Extra Large

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: December 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is not very good as one could take from my rating it 1 star out of 5. The training in the start of the game is spread out across several different training grounds and their is no logical flow to the training. Also, the aspect of emmiting gas at your enemies is funny to a potty mouthed five year old but no one else. Finally, the usage of the top down view map to get to the different areas is boring and obviously needs some work. In conclusion, Shrek Extra Large focuses on how big a fart you have instead of fun and interesting gameplay (Don't buy it!)

It's okay!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 15
Date: October 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is pretty fun so I'll give it four stars. It can be very intense. (which is hard to believe) It can be hard and easy depending on what you are doing. Buy this game if you like shrek.

WILL SOMEONE PLEASE REFUND MY MONEY! YIKES!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: December 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Words cannot describe how bad this game is. I can't tell if it is the design of the game to not actually be able to accomplish anything other than running around farting and burping, or if something is wrong with it! What a disappointment!! PLEASE, moms and dads reading this, do not waste your money on this poorly designed, silly, horrible game. Find something your kids can actually play!!!

Way to difficult for kids

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: July 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game for my 5 year old son who loves Shrek. This game was way too difficult for him to play by himself. Shrek is just too hard to manouver and the tasks are too difficult for a child.

By reading this, you are fair warned

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: June 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Now, right away, I would give this game no stars, if at all possible. The game has nothing to do with the original plot of Shrek, and, I believe, they just threw his character in there just to make people think, "Wow! I like Shrek. The game must have something to do with Shrek because its not like the video game company would slap the name on the cover to make me, a helpless consumer, be mislead into thinking that it does".

In the game you are of course, Shrek. The game leads you through mother goose kinds of things, and childish jokes and humor (mostly including fart jokes). They even include those things as Shrek's abilities in the game, which makes it ultimately childish. Shreks abilities are simply modeled after a small child's habits, that are most often found by children to be humorous, and hilarious.

The plot itself is not something I would search for, as on the first real level you are sent on a wild goose chase for a certain amount of candy for some ficticious character, many more as you progress in the game.

Overall, this is not a game for someone older than 4, due to all the elements that appeal to the age group. After all, you've got your dumb jokes, no organized plot, cartoon graphics, and no puzzles that could possibly take more than 60 seconds flat to solve. What else could a 4 year-old ask for?

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