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Shrek-N-Roll

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Game Info

Publisher: Activision

Developer: Backbone Entertainment

Genre(s): Puzzle

Players: 2

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Release Date: November 14, 2007

Summary

[Xbox Live Arcade] Join Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Puss in Boots, and 20 other twisted fairy tale friends in Shrek-N-Roll, an addictive and hilarious puzzle game designed for ogres of all ages. Navigate through 16 challenging mazes across four unique evironments in Far Far Away's newest competitive tournament. Test your tilting and rolling skills in Single Player mode, challenge others in Versus mode, work together with friends and family in Co-op mode, or gain bragging rights with the highest points in Score Attack mode. Adventure through Shrek's world: Start rolling at Worcestershire Academy, venture forth onto the Pirate's ship, visit Shrek's Swamp and brave the Evil Queen's Castle. Mastering each of the 16 levels allows you to move on to more fun and challenging puzzles. Play the whole Shrek gang: Play with 24 twisted fairy tale characters, including Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Puss in Boots and other unlockable heroes and villains. Enjoy signature Shrek humor: From fast-talking Donkey to sword-fighting Puss in Boots, the animation, dialogue and environments throughout the game bring the humor of Shrek alive! Experience multiple game modes: Test your tilting and rolling skills in Single Player mode, challenge others in Versus mode, work together with friends and family in Co-op mode, or gain bragging rights with the highest points in Score Attack mode. [Microsoft]

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What The Critics Said

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Console Monster

Fun while it lasts, quirky and true to the Shrek films.

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Team Xbox

The gameplay is fun, but not nearly groundbreaking and unlikely to provide hours and hours of entertainment. The graphics are sharp, but nothing that’ll put the Xbox 360 at risk of overheating because the processors are working too hard.

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IGN

Shrek-N-Roll is more boredom and mundane than fun and exhilarating, even for diehard fans of all three Shrek films.

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MS Xbox World

If you’re thinking of picking up Shrek N Roll you’ve got to take into consideration that you don’t get your 800 points worth. It’s the short single player, the flawed multiplayer, the challenging for the average child difficulty and the shallow game play that bring this game down.

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Eurogamer

The gameplay is repetitive - not a problem for puzzle games if they also have an addictive quality, but Shrek-N-Roll just doesn't.

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Official Xbox Magazine

Local co-op play requires constant communication and generates some small excitement, but isn't enough to make Shrek-n-Roll more than an overpriced novelty. [Jan 2008, p.69]

Games Radar (in-house)

Even as a diversion for the younger set, this game just doesn't have any staying power.

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GamingExcellence

It is fun for the first few levels until you realize that it’s all the same and not particularly imaginative.

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Xbox World 360 Magazine UK

We'll go easy on it for being a kids' game, but it's certainly not a good one. [Feb 2008, p.94]

X360 Magazine UK

Shrek is now dead to us, which is a shame; it all started so well. [Issue#29, p.117]

What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 2.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes

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