Shrek SuperSlam

Shrek Super Slam

PAL region Nintendo DS version cover art
Developer(s) 7 Studios, Shaba Games
Publisher(s) Activision
Platform(s) PS2, Xbox, GCN, DS, PC, GBA
Release date(s)
  • NA October 25, 2005
  • PAL November 18, 2005
Windows
  • NA November 1, 2005
  • PAL November 18, 2005
Genre(s) Fighting
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
Distribution DVD, UMD, Cartridge, CD-ROM, Nintendo optical disc

Shrek SuperSlam is a melee-form fighting game featuring some characters from the Shrek series of films. The characters Black Night, G-nome, Quasimodo, Anthrax, and the Witch named Luna weren't in any of the Shrek movies, but Humpty Dumpty was later in Puss in Boots. This is the last Shrek game to be released for the Xbox.

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Shrek SuperSlam is a fighting game which plays strikingly similarly to the Power Stone series. The game features three multiplayer modes: "King of the Hill", "Melee", and "Slammageddon".

In "King of the Hill", the object of the game is to stay atop of a hill the longest, while opponents try and knock each other off. The first player to reach 30 points wins. The longer the player stay on the hill, the more points she/he receive. In "Melee", the objective is to earn as many slam points within a 2-minute time period. For attack, a word bank that says "Slam" will fill up. Once the bank has filled up, the player can unleash a Slam Attack which can hit multiple opponents. For each opponent who's hit, the player will receive a Slam Point, but if a player get slammed, they'll lose one. The player with the most slam points after the time limit stops wins. In "Slammageddon", each single attack counts as a Slam. But, if a player manage to get a 'Max Slam Juice' potion in Slammageddon match and hit the opponent/s with your slam, nothing happens.

Every character has a "Slam" attack. Slams all have different effects. For example, Shrek's Green Storm attack will send his opponents flying as he undergoes flatulence and Pinocchio's nose extends and he flies towards enemies in an attempt to strike them.

Console versions

Characters

In the PS2, Xbox, GameCube and PC versions of the game, there is a total of ten characters that you can choose right from the start and ten that you have to unlock.

Playable from start

Unlockable characters

Arenas in the Melee

To unlock the nonplayable arenas, find a Mega Challenge with a question mark next to it. This works all except for Trophy Room. To unlock it, you have to get all the medals and tropies.

Playable Arenas

Unlockable Arenas

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings(Xbox) 74%[1]
(GC) 73.54%[2]
(PC) 69.89%[3]
(PS2) 68.81%[4]
(DS) 59.27%[5]
(GBA) 52%[6]
Metacritic(Xbox) 71/100[7]
(GC) 70/100[8]
(PC) 69/100[9]
(PS2) 67/100[10]
(GBA) 58/100[11]
(DS) 56/100[12]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Eurogamer3/5[13]
GameSpot6.9/10[14]
(PC) 6.6/10[15]
(DS) 6.5/10[16]
GameZone(Xbox) 8.3/10[17]
(PS2) 7.8/10[18]
(GC) 7.6/10[19]
(PC) 7/10[20]
(DS) 6.5/10[21]
IGN7/10[22]
(DS) 4.5/10[23]
NGC Magazine(GC) 65%[24]
(DS) 59%[25]
Official PlayStation Magazine (US)[26]
Official Xbox Magazine (UK)7/10[27]
PALGN6/10[28]
PC Gamer (US)66%[29]
TeamXbox8.2/10[30]

Shrek SuperSlam was met with average to very mixed reception. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 74% and 71 out of 100 for the Xbox version;[1][7] 73.54% and 70 out of 100 for the GameCube version;[2][8] 69.89% and 69 out of 100 for the PC version;[3][9] 68.81% and 67 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version;[4][10] 59.27% and 56 out of 100 for the DS version;[5][12] and 52% and 58 out of 100 for the Game Boy Advance version.[6][11]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "DreamWorks Shrek SuperSlam for Xbox". GameRankings. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Shrek SuperSlam for GameCube". GameRankings. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "DreamWorks Shrek SuperSlam for PC". GameRankings. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "DreamWorks Shrek SuperSlam for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "DreamWorks Shrek SuperSlam for DS". GameRankings. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Shrek Super Slam for Game Boy Advance". GameRankings. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Shrek SuperSlam for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Sherk SuperSlam for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "DreamWorks Shrek SuperSlam for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Shrek SuperSlam for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Shrek SuperSlam for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "DreamWorks Shrek SuperSlam for DS Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  13. ↑ Reed, Kristan (December 16, 2005). "Shrek SuperSlam (PS2)". Eurogamer. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  14. ↑ Mueller, Greg (December 2, 2005). "Shrek SuperSlam Review (Xbox, PS2)". GameSpot. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  15. ↑ Mueller, Greg (December 2, 2005). "Shrek SuperSlam Review (PC)". GameSpot. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  16. ↑ Mueller, Greg (December 14, 2005). "Shrek SuperSlam Review (DS)". GameSpot. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  17. ↑ Lafferty, Michael (October 25, 2005). "Shrek SuperSlam - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  18. ↑ Hamlett, Nicole (November 16, 2005). "Shrek SuperSlam - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 26, 2008. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  19. ↑ Bedigian, Louis (November 13, 2005). "Shrek SuperSlam - GC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  20. ↑ Lafferty, Michael (November 9, 2005). "Shrek SuperSlam - PC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  21. ↑ Bedigian, Louis (November 1, 2005). "Shrek SuperSlam - NDS - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  22. ↑ Casamassina, Matt (October 28, 2005). "Shrek SuperSlam". IGN. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  23. ↑ Bozon, Mark (February 17, 2006). "Shrek SuperSlam (NDS)". IGN. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  24. ↑ "Shrek SuperSlam (GC)". NGC Magazine. January 2006.
  25. ↑ "Shrek SuperSlam (DS)". NGC Magazine. February 2006.
  26. ↑ "Shrek SuperSlam". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. February 2006. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  27. ↑ Official Xbox Magazine UK staff (December 15, 2005). "Shrek SuperSlam review". Official Xbox Magazine UK. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  28. ↑ Jastrzab, Jeremy (December 6, 2005). "Shrek SuperSlam Review - PlayStation 2 Review". PALGN. Archived from the original on September 10, 2007. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  29. ↑ "Shrek SuperSlam". PC Gamer: 100. April 2006.
  30. ↑ Nardozzi, Dale (October 26, 2005). "Shrek SuperSlam Review (Xbox)". TeamXbox. Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2014.

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