Product Description: Shrek 2 lets players have fun as they take Shrek on a whole new adventure! Shrek's wife Fiona has gotten an invitation to visit her hometown. On the way, they'll have an incredible time with their friends from the first film. Single and Multiplayer modes
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - If you like the Shrek movies, you'll probably enjoy the game
Like several other Mac/Aspyr games, this is NOT the same Shrek game you've seen on TV for the PS2, X-Box, or Gamecube. This is however, a pretty good game. Easy to play but also decently challenging in places, I'd say this game holds its own. The player-switching mechanism is great; playing as Puss-in-Boots and donkey has been a lot of fun.
I'd recommend this game for kids, but since it's keyboard-only, it's a little tough to play unless you've had a lot of practice playing games with a keyboard. You probably could program a game-pad for this game using a tool like Carvware software's "Game-pad companion", but you'd want a controller with a "hat" so you could move the camera around.
The graphics aren't as good as they could be, but are certainly nice enough. The bad-guys don't offer much in the way of a challenge, but the magic potions (power-ups) are a lot of fun to experiment with. Some of the challenges are little too tough, but most range from easy to just right.
As a Mac gamer, I'd like to see a little better set of offerings. We deserve better than ports of second-rate PC games. However, despite its shortcomings, "Shrek 2" for the Mac is enjoyable and has been reasonably priced since it's initial release. I continue to support Aspyr as the best Mac game company.
