Shrek:_Treasure_Hunt

<i>Shrek: Treasure Hunt</i>

Shrek: Treasure Hunt

2002 video game


Shrek: Treasure Hunt is a 2002 party video game developed by The Code Monkeys and published by TDK Mediactive for the PlayStation. It released in North American on October 18, 2002, and in PAL regions on November 29, 2002. It is the only Shrek game released for the PlayStation.

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Gameplay

Shrek: Treasure Hunt is a party video game in which players control Shrek on collecting items for the picnic, they will have to go through minigames and challenges, in order to complete the level and receive items. Minigames can be accessed by collecting the required amount of items throughout each platforming stage. Collectables can be found.[1][2]

Plot

As Shrek is preparing a picnic with Fiona, the three blind mice steal all the picnic equipment such as food and drinks, so Shrek must go on an adventure doing minigames to get the items back before Fiona arrives.

Development

The game was revealed at E3 2002 for a Summer release window.[3] DICE Canada was planned to develop the game, but switched focus to Shrek Extra Large.

Upon the game's North American release in October, TDK Mediactive announced the formation of the "TDK Impulse" budget label, which was designed to appeal to mainstream buyers of video games, with their titles retailing for the budget price of $9.99.[4]

Reception

Shrek: Treasure Hunt received a negative response from critics upon release. GameRankings, an aggregator for game reviews, assigned the game a score of 29% based on one review.[5]


References

  1. "IGN: Shrek: Treasure Hunt". IGN. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
  2. "Shrek: Treasure Hunt for PlayStation". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
  3. "TDK's E3 Lineup". 16 May 2002.
  4. GameSpot Staff (October 18, 2002). "TDK launches new division". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 11 July 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  5. "Shrek Treasure Hunt for PlayStation". GameRankings. Archived from the original on May 17, 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

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