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Description: Shrek, Donkey and the Cat are back (again)
Another sequel another mobile game. We haven't had a chance to see Shrek yet but by all accounts the film is more aimed at the adults than the little kiddies. I doubt there are manh parents who have time to play mobile games so it comes as no surprise that the game is very child friendly.
From what we've seen of the movie trailers, the game seems to follow the plot and there's a big spoiler waiting - you have been warned. In the game, you control Shrek as he travels with Donkey and Puss to find Arthur. The levels are platform based and are reminiscent of Prince of Persia particularly with the bouncing canopies. Even though you are controlling a big green ogre this does feel like a proper platform game. 1, 2 and 3 perform diagonal and vertical jumps and the longer you press, the higher you leap. You can even roll into a ball with bottom keys and get your sonic fix. To finish off, 5 is dash and is also the attack button which can be a three punch combo ending in a dragon punch. The platform levels are pretty fluid to play and hark back to the good old days with underwater levels and it even has pipes for Shrek to access secret areas; all that is missing is short, fat Italian.
The game tries to utilise all the main characters at some point; mostly through dialogue and witty jokes at the beginning of the levels. If you get bored of jumping around, you get the chance to control the dragon for a few shoot em up levels. It breaks up the game and is pretty good fun. These levels are horizontal scrolling where you battle against witches and flying trees (I guess you have to see the film). This part of the game is not quite as polished as the platform but it does break up the game.
There are 11 levels in total and it's fairly easy to complete on Medium. You have a health bar which can be replenished and you also get 3 lives and checkpoints. If you fancy a challenge, unlock the hard setting and try completing without any checkpoints - it's much harder.
Overall the experience left me wanting for more, which is not a bad thing, but other than repeating the game and trying to discover every secret part there isn't a great deal of longevity to this. It seems a game is only as good as its brand.
Phone Compatibility Game:
Motorola
C975
E550
KRZR K1
L6
PEBL U6
SLVR L7
V3
V300
V3i
V400
V500
V505
V525
V525M
V550
V551
V600
V635
Nokia
2650
3100
3220
3230
3510i
3600
3650
3660
5140
5200
5300
5500
6020
6021
6170
6230
6230i
6233
6234
6270
6600
6610
6610i
6620
6630
6650
6651
6670
6680
6682
6800
6810
6820
6822
7200
7210
7250
7250i
7260
7270
7360
7380
7600
7610
7650
8910i
N Gage
N Gage QD
N70
N73
N80
N90
N93
Sagem
myV55
myV65
myV75
Samsung
D500
D800
D830
D900
E350
E370
E700
E770
X820
Z300
Sharp
GX10
GX10i
GX15
GX20
GX22
GX22s
GX25
GX30
GX30i
Siemens
C65
M50
M55
M65
SL65
Sony-Ericsson
F500
F500i
J300
K300
K500
K500i
K600
K700
K700c
K700i
K750
K750i
K800i
S700i
V630i
V800
W550i
W600i
W800
W810i
W850i
W900i
Z1010
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