each player being one of the other characters) the job is done faster. Finding out how to get players into and out of the game is quite a challenge, but using the select or plus button with get that done. I set up the promo of the game at the premier of the movies and watched the kids play. It was quite interesting to observe their common behaviour. Each set of four kids found out that it was very easy and satisfying to beat up your friends rather than the enemies. This produces coins and does not hurt the characters… it just very annoying as it stops you, or makes you drop whatever you have in your hands. Players can get a lot of money out of this irritating activity. The story is fun, with each stage having an optional puzzle to do in single player or multiplayer… so fight and solve your way through Rumpelstiltskin riddle. g
AT A GLANCE: This movie based game is good fun, but is full of spoilers. Developer: Activision Publisher: Activision Distributor: Megarom
Parental Advisory Violence Language Sex Drug Use Prejudice
7+ gamecca review • issue 14 • August 2010
Accessibility Hard-Core Medium Casual
Wii Platforms
Shrek is an ogre and what do ogre’s do best? They bash you around the ears and grind your bones to make their bread. Shrek, the strong one, puts his strength to good use to carry large object (usually barrels of oil) and place them in the right spot for Fiona to blow up. Shrek’s special attack is no surprise; a roar of epic proportions. There are a range of different task and puzzles that come up in the game and most of the time require a combination of two, three or all of the characters to get the job done. To load and shoot a catapult, for example, Shrek will need to find the heavy object to load into it. Fiona will then light the object and Donkey’s kick on the wheels will point the catapult in the right direction. When it’s ready to fire, Puss will need to jump on the front to shoot the flaming projectile. In single player thisa will require the player switching between all of these characters to get the job done, but in multiplayer (with
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