Shrek the Third
An action video game based from the third installment of the Shrek movie series. The Frog King has died and Shrek has inherited the throne. Since Shrek's not a big fan of this idea, he and his friends journey…
Shrek the Third is an adventure developed by Amaze Entertainment, released 15 May 2007 on PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2.
What Shrek the Third is
Shrek the Third is an adventure game developed by Amaze Entertainment and released in 2007. It was published by Activision. It is available on PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
An action video game based from the third installment of the Shrek movie series. The Frog King has died and Shrek has inherited the throne. Since Shrek's not a big fan of this idea, he and his friends journey to the Worcestershire academy to recruit Fiona's cousin, Artie, for the job. Unfortunately, while he's away the dastardly Prince Charming has big plans to take over the kingdom.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
Where it sits in the Shrek series
Shrek the Third is the 34th of 53 entries we hold in the Shrek series. The next entry was Shrek: Ogres and Dronkeys in 2007. Its critic score of 57 is almost exactly the series average of 58. The highest-rated entry is Puss in Boots at 80.
How it was received
Shrek the Third holds a critic score of 57 out of 100. That places it above 13% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2007 averaged 64, so it scored 7 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Shrek the Third launched on 15 May 2007, within three weeks of The Lord of the Rings Online, Forza Motorsport 2, Tomb Raider: Anniversary and Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: The Lord of the Rings Online, Forza Motorsport 2, Tomb Raider: Anniversary, Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition.
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