Composer(s) David Buckley Series Shrek Film Series | Initial release date 18 May 2010 Genre Action-adventure game | |
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Mode(s) Single player, Multi-player Platforms PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, iOS Developers XPEC Entertainment, Gameloft, Griptonite Games Publishers Activision, Activision Blizzard Similar XPEC Entertainment games, Other games | ||
Shrek Forever After (also known as Shrek 4, and Shrek Forever After: The Final Chapter) is an action-adventure video game based on the film of the same name. It was released on May 18, 2010, in North America. It is the fourth and final video game based on the movie series of Shrek.
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It was the last DreamWorks Animation game released for Windows and the first Shrek game on the PlayStation 3.
Gameplay
This game is based on the fourth Shrek movie. Players can play as Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, and Puss in Boots, having support up to four players. They can travel through different worlds and solve puzzles.
Plot
It follows along Shrek who has become a domesticated family man, living happily with Princess Fiona and the triplets. Instead of scaring villagers away like he used to, a reluctant Shrek now agrees to autograph pitch forks. Longing for the days when he felt like a "real ogre", Shrek's tricked into signing a pact with the smooth-talking dealmaker, Rumpelstiltskin. Shrek suddenly finds himself in a twisted, alternate version of Far Far Away, where ogres are hunted, and because Stiltskin's now king, Shrek and Fiona have never met. Now, it's up to Shrek to undo all of Stiltskin's mischief in the hopes of saving his friends, restoring his world and reclaiming his one True Love and family.
Reception
The game was met with mixed to positive reception. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 87% and 71 out of 100 for the DS version; 65.47% and 62 out of 100 for the Xbox 360 version; 63.75% and 57 out of 100 for both the PlayStation 3 and Wii versions; 55% and 60 out of 100 for the iOS version; and 56 out of 100 for the PC version.
In its August 2010 issue, Official Xbox Magazine commented that the game is “hamstrung by long, dull stretches”, and gave it a score of six out of ten. Gaming Nexus concluded “It is a family oriented action game that sticks to the mold of the genre from beginning to end. The younger gamers will thoroughly enjoy the adventure and older gamers won't be completely annoyed by having to either watch or play along.”