Unlike the aforementioned mutant game Shrek The Third’s combat system is much more streamlined and user-friendly making for a much more enjoyable experience.

You simply target an enemy with your stylus, then perform a simple motion to initiate an attack. This works similarly to last year’s X-Men game for the DS, but with much better results. Combat is also handled entirely via the bottom panel. You can link your characters by simply combining their portraits on the touch screen. All character movement is done via the d-pad while almost everything else is handled via the touch screen. Vicarious Visions has also done an excellent job of using the DS’s special features without making them feel forced or gimmicky. Only by using all of them will you be able to solve the puzzles and obstacles scattered throughout the land of Far Far Away. This is crucial as each character possesses a special ability that is imperative to passing certain sections of the game. You can switch between different characters on the fly, even if they are located on completely different sides of the world. While this more or less serves simply as a backdrop to the main quest, it is nice to see the game fully utilize the license.Īt its core Shrek The Third, is a straight ahead platformer with plenty of buddy elements thrown into the mix. You take control of several characters from the land of Far Far Away such as Shrek, Puss N Boots, and everyone’s favorite Donkey, as they set out to find the rightful heir to the throne. Shrek The Third, for the Nintendo DS, loosely follows the plot line of the movie of the same title. With the latest iteration in this long-running series, the duties for the DS version have been handed over to famed developer Vicarious Visions with surprisingly positive results. Granted when most gamers hear the words “licensed game” they shudder though, the current track record from the folks at Activision is relatively solid. This year is certainly no different with Activision leading the charge with titles like, Spider-Man 3, and of course our subject of the hour, Shrek The Third. Every summer we are bombarded with a slew of movie-to-game translations of the summer’s biggest blockbusters.

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