There have been several licensed video games based on the ''

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'' franchise. They have been released on many different platforms, including

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, and mobile devices.

Games

Main series

Spinoffs

Not only have there been games based on the films, but there have also been spinoffs too. They include racing, party and fighting games, and many more.

Racing

Party

Other

Educational

There are quite a few educational Shrek games that exist for the

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and

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. They are aimed towards toddlers and young children. They include:

Critical reception

Overview

* The

version of ''Shrek 2'' received an

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rating of 7.9, the highest of all the ''Shrek'' video games, while the PS2 version of the game received a score of 7.0. * The

version of ''Shrek: Super Party'' received the lowest IGN rating of all the ''Shrek'' video games with a score of 2.9. ''Shrek Extra Large'' was also received poorly, with a score of 3.0. * ''Shrek: Fairy Tale Freakdown'' received an abysmal score of 0.5/10 from ''

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''.

Ratings

References

Shrek video games
Retrieved on July 28, 2007.

Retrieved on July 28, 2007.

External links

Information on Activision's Shrek video games {{DEFAULTSORT:Shrek Video Games Lists of video games by franchise