Shrek the Third

 PlayStation 2
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4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 16 Ratings

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  • Summary: Save Far Far Away in this twisted fairy tale adventure. When the King falls ill, it's up to Shrek to find the true heir and save Far Far Away. Journey with Shrek, Donkey, and Puss-in-Boots on this all new twisted fairy tale adventure. Along the way, meet new friends, conquer bold enemies,Save Far Far Away in this twisted fairy tale adventure. When the King falls ill, it's up to Shrek to find the true heir and save Far Far Away. Journey with Shrek, Donkey, and Puss-in-Boots on this all new twisted fairy tale adventure. Along the way, meet new friends, conquer bold enemies, and visit never before seen lands from the movie and beyond. [Activision]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 18
  3. Negative: 3 out of 18
  1. PGNx Media
    83
    It won’t keep mature gamers’ attention for very long, but kids will love it.
  2. Digital Entertainment News
    75
    Overall for a legacy system, this is a pretty decent titles, and becuase the PS2 is in almost every family room in America, I can bet this will be on more than few kid's summer gaming list.
  3. Game Almighty
    63
    If you’re a fan of the Shrek movies, there is some fun to be had here. Granted, it’s forgettable and uninspired fun that fades pretty quickly, but it’s still fun for that short while.
  4. Game Informer
    53
    This button-mashing brawler offers decent combat functionality, yet cannot deliver one adversary that you would actually feel good about punching…unless you get a kick out of clocking knights that are as passive as Buddhist monks.
  5. GameSpot
    52
    While there are certainly worse movie-license games out there, Shrek the Third still feels slapdash and thoughtless, plus its function to entertain is overwhelmed by its function to make money.
  6. GameShark
    50
    If I was forced to choose a version out of these three I'd go with the Xbox 360 version simply because it looks better and nearly matches the level of visual quality found in the film.
  7. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    40
    Rather than doing anything very clever, it just nicks some of the best lines from the films, reminds you of the bits you liked, and carries on quietly being an incredibly average platform scrapper. [Sept 2007, p.117]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. Dannyl.
    May 19, 2007
    10
    The graphics are great, the game play is fantstic, it follows the story almost perfectly! A must have for any Shrek fan.
  2. Blanche
    Jun 25, 2016
    6
    All I remember about this game is that it was good but nothing special. The graphics were good, playing the game was decent and the story wasAll I remember about this game is that it was good but nothing special. The graphics were good, playing the game was decent and the story was alright. I reckon this game pleased massive Shrek fans at the time and I admit it did partially please me. But I also definitely remember it having parts which on the other hand were boring, empty and forgettable.

    To sum up, it was a decent game but far from being a world-beater. Expected really, for this franchise.    … Expand
  4. Keitaro004
    Dec 27, 2014
    5
    Your typical beat-em-up, with a few platforming sequences. You run around famous Shrek-releated landscapes, beating up bad guys and collectingYour typical beat-em-up, with a few platforming sequences. You run around famous Shrek-releated landscapes, beating up bad guys and collecting coins to buy power ups. You can run past most of the enemies, which is really handy if you're just rushing through the game. There's also some innuendo (which gave this game a PG rating in the UK) to keep the adults entertained, but even that didn't make me enjoy the game.

    The Shrek 2 (PS2/Xbox) game is ways better than this. I recommend you to stick to that.    … Expand
  5. SiR.
    Aug 22, 2007
    0
    The graphics were appauling, and so was the gamepley.

Awards & Rankings

84
#84 Best PS2 Game of 2007
49
#49 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2007
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#68 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2007