Xbox

Shrek 2

Surprise, surprise, surprise. A licensed game for a movie, aimed predominantly at kids that is actually pretty darn good and even innovative at times. I didn’t really have too high of hopes for this game, especially in light of so many bad movie to game franchises and the unmitigated disaster that was the first game, but I came away very pleasantly surprised and confident that Activision did right by the license. Shrek 2 is one of those rare games that should appeal to gamers and fans of the material, no matter their age or experience level.

Shrek 2 is a polished, easy to grasp, platforming game which has enough spice to keep you along for the entire trip. The movie franchise has been properly represented and is one of the best four-player, multiplayer games out for the Xbox. All Shrek fans should pick this up, and all others should at least rent it once.

Wenn ein Film in die Kinos kommt, kann man fast schon sicher sein, dass es auch ein Spiel zum Movie gibt. So war es auch mal wieder bei „Shrek 2“. Gleichzeitig mit dem Filmstart warfen die Marketing-Strategen auch eine Xbox-Konvertierung auf den Markt. Ob der grüne Oger eine bessere Figur macht, als im ersten Teil, lest ihr in unserer Review.

I'll admit it. Shrek 2 surprised me. I was expecting yet another derivative title of questionable quality. On the contrary, the green ogre delivers with an entirely solid gaming experience.

Another Shrek game -- the mere idea of it may already be sending shivers down your spine. It's actually amazing that someone is willing to make a Shrek game after the catastrophe that was Shrek Extra Large. However, Activision, with the help of the True Crime: Streets of L.A. team (Luxoflux), has decided to take on this rather large and green challenge. Has Shrek regained his video game honor? Read on.

W porównaniu z innymi zręcznościówkami, bazującymi na popularnych filmach animowanych, ta ma więcej jaj, parę ciekawych pomysłów i nieco mniej monotonną rozgrywkę. Mimo to mistrzostwem świata nie jest. Dzieciom na pewno się spodoba, starszym graczom niekoniecznie!

The video game tie-in has basically become a standard part of your average summer family movie package, alongside the plush toys and the backpacks and all the other marketing flotsam. So, it's no surprise that Activision has released a Shrek 2 video game just weeks before the film opens. What is surprising, considering the bottom-of-the-barrel level of quality you usually get from kid-friendly licensed games, is that it's actually pretty good. Hot off of True Crime: Streets of LA, Shrek 2 seems like an extreme shifting of gears for developer Luxoflux, but to its credit, the game comes together fairly well. However, the older kids who found some chuckles in the adult-aimed nudge-and-winks found in the original Shrek movie probably aren't going to find anything too compelling here.

Si ce Shrek 2 est sans aucun doute la meilleure adaptation de la licence à ce jour, avec son gameplay rigolo, surtout en multi, il n'en demeure pas moins trop limité sur la longueur et surtout, agaçant par ses problèmes de jouabilité.

Summer is upon us and that means a slew of "summer movies" where the action is hot and the plotline is predictably thin. Recently, it's also meant more tie-ins than ever, from the predictable fast food trinkets and backpacks to the newer addition of video games. With the recent mediocre entries (Enter the Matrix, The Hulk, the first slew of Shrek games), it's always a little dicey when new games timed with Hollywood's release schedule show up for review. Scarier still, none of the major voice talent from the movie is in the game, and the developer, Luxoflux, is fresh off the success of True Crime: Streets of L.A. An odd concoction, but by sticking to the basics and polishing when necessary, the developers have gone from a bloody, mature rated game to a kid-friendly movie tie-in without too many hiccups.

Dreamworks' Shrek 2 is a rare film for a couple reasons: it's a sequel that's arguably better than the original, it's a computer animated film not made by Pixar, and it appeals to children and adults alike. That's a pretty potent formula, as evidenced by the fact that it's the top grossing animated film of all time.

Few would deny that one of Shrek and its sequel's greatest successes on the big screen was managing to tell a basic child's story in such a way that it genuinely appealed to both children and adults. Sadly, the same is not true of the game developed by Luxoflux to tie in with the film's release. Although perfectly serviceable in many respects, sitting down with the nippers to play the game of Shrek 2 is going to be rather tedious for the rest of us.