Product Description

Shrek the Third X360 Save Far Far Away in this twisted fairy tale adventure! Save Far Far Away as you adventure as Shrek and his friends on a quest from the movie and beyond in this hilarious twisted fairy tale. Play as your favorite characters and new friends from the movie each with unique abilities and outlandish moves. Journey through classic locations like Far Far Away, plus explore all new environments in the Shrek universe. Battle a cast of all-new villains including bosses like the huge Ice Dragon, the musical Captain Hook and the devious Prince Charming.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4683 in Video Games
• Brand: ACTIVISION
• Model: ACTI9
• Released on: 2007-05-15
• ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+
• Platform: Xbox 360
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .75" h x 5.50" w x 7.50" l, .22 pounds

Features

• Defend the kingdom of Far, Far Away against Prince Charming and his bumbling band of fairytale friends
• Travel through the epic Shrek universe in peril-filled levels like the Academy Grounds, Evil Queen's Castle, Pirate Ship and more
• Puzzle and Platform challenges, including 3 Princess levels (players play as Fiona and Sleeping Beauty)
• Each Character has their own special ability - Use Shrek's Ogre Power, Fiona's Flying Kicks, Puss n' Boots' Cute Puss and more -- you'll need them all to get back home to Far, Far Away
• Six multiplayer mini-games - Castle Attack, Shrekleboard, Frog Herder, Shooting Gallery, Catacombs Leap and Ships Ahoy

Customer Reviews

So So
Shrek The Third game is unfortunately just a so-so game overall. The developers did not put a whole lot of time into the graphics considering this is for a next generation console. Honestly, this looks no better or worse than Shrek 2 on the old XBox. My family and I personally enjoyed Shrek 2 much more. You can really see that Shrek and Donkey look sort of distorted and definately different than in the movie. So far, most of the voice acting in the game has not been from the movie actors. Puss' voice is really evident. Unless Antonio had strep throat while recording, that is not his voice.

Gameplay is fairly straight-forward. Mash buttons and follow a predetermined path. There are some hidden things here and there to discover, but so far, they seem too easy to find. Also, unless you just stand there and do nothing, it is fairly hard to die.

The biggest overall disappointment and change from Shrek 2 is this does not have co-op play. The only muliplayer part there is is some mini games and some one on one battles. No co-op in the actual game adventure. We play a lot of games as a family so this is a huge negative for us. Yes, Shrek 2 the game was sort of corny to play, but at least we could play it together.

This game is far from worth $50, so this is a rental at best.

Great Game for Young Ones!
Shrek the Third is a great game. My 4-year-old loves it. She does not get stressed out as it gives her the starting point where she left off if the character croaks. It has an advanced Mario feel while playing. It was easy for her to figure out how to work the buttons and navigate through the levels. I really like this game as it is hard to find an XBOX game that her age level can play. I also enjoy playing the game myself. Sometimes you just need a straight game without all the 'fancy frills and gadgetry'. It brings us back to how games were originally constructed, simple, purposeful, and not too overly complicated. I'm from the Atari and Nintendo age and this is definitely a good buy.

Rated 10+ but determined 5 year old can play with help.
If you want your preschoolers to play games alone, the mini-games on this disc are good for this. The story game is going to need you on stand-by to help them navigate at times. And since children usually have tenacity to succeed, this game will keep them interested for years when they can replay the game from the start without help.
This grandma has found this game fun to play when her then 5.5 year old grandson started playing it. We are still enjoying it a year later with levels still to be unlocked.