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In 2001, ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1'' was released, and as with most media, it got a tie-in game released to coincide with it. Taking place after the movie, the game revolves around Shrek going on a quest to save his recently wedded wife, Fiona, from the clutches of [[BigBad the evil Merlin]]. Originally released for the UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}, the game was ported to the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube nearly a year later as ''Shrek: Extra Large''.

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In 2001, ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1'' was released, and as with most media, it got a tie-in game released to coincide with it. Taking place after the movie, the game revolves around Shrek going on a quest to save his recently wedded wife, Fiona, from the clutches of [[BigBad the evil Merlin]]. Originally released for the UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}, Platform/{{Xbox}}, the game was ported to the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube Platform/NintendoGameCube nearly a year later as ''Shrek: Extra Large''.
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** This game is the only game directly based on a ''Shrek'' movie neither published or developed by Creator/{{Activision}}, unless you count the ''WesternAnimation/{{Puss in Boots|2011}}'' game published by Creator/{{THQ}}. TDK Mediactive did publish a few other Shrek titles, they were essentially spin-offs.

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** This game is the only game directly based on a ''Shrek'' movie neither published or developed by Creator/{{Activision}}, unless you count the ''WesternAnimation/{{Puss in Boots|2011}}'' game published by Creator/{{THQ}}. While TDK Mediactive did publish a few other Shrek ''Shrek'' titles, they were essentially spin-offs.
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* DiscOneFinalBoss: The Ice Queen is set up as the main antagonist early on, only to be defeated and seemingly killed by Shrek towards the end of the fourth level, leaving Merlin to take over as the main BigBad.


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* VillainousBreakdown: Upon being defeated by Shrek, the Ice Queen breaks down, but quickly regains her composure and manages to tell Shrek where Merlin is before seemingly dying.
-->'''Ice Queen''': '''''[[BigNo NOOOOOO!]]''''' I'm melting.....'''[[SuddenlyShouting AND IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT, MERLIN!!!]]'''

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* EasterEgg: Managing to fall out of bounds in ''Extra Large'' results in the player being trapped in a room that is an accurate recreation of what the inside of a [=GameCube=] looks like beneath the disc drive. The implication is that Shrek literally fell out of the game and is now trapped inside your console. Ending up here softlocks the game, with both cheats and the pause menu, requiring a hard reset to escape.


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* EasterEgg: Managing to fall out of bounds in ''Extra Large'' results in the player being trapped in a room that is an accurate recreation of what the inside of a [=GameCube=] looks like beneath the disc drive. The implication is that Shrek literally fell out of the game and is now trapped inside your console. Ending up here softlocks the game, with both cheats and the pause menu, requiring a hard reset to escape.

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** This game is the only game directly based on a ''Shrek'' movie neither published or developed by Creator/{{Activision}}, unless you count the ''WesternAnimation/{{Puss in Boots|2011}}'' game published by Creator/{{THQ}}. Most of the characters from the movies barring Fiona, the Magic Mirror and Shrek himself are absent, and Shrek himself is a HeroicMime who isn't voiced by his substitute actor Creator/MichaelJGough.

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** This game is the only game directly based on a ''Shrek'' movie neither published or developed by Creator/{{Activision}}, unless you count the ''WesternAnimation/{{Puss in Boots|2011}}'' game published by Creator/{{THQ}}. TDK Mediactive did publish a few other Shrek titles, they were essentially spin-offs.
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Most of the characters from the movies barring Fiona, the Magic Mirror and Shrek himself are absent, and Shrek himself is a HeroicMime who isn't voiced by his substitute actor Creator/MichaelJGough.
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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Little Red Riding Hood acts nothing like the LittleMissBadass she is in the ''VideoGame/Shrek2'' game.
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** This game is the only game directly based on a ''Shrek'' movie neither published or developed by Creator/{{Activision}}, unless you count the ''WesternAnimation/Puss in Boots|2011}}'' game published by Creator/{{THQ}}. Most of the characters from the movies barring Fiona, the Magic Mirror and Shrek himself are absent, and Shrek himself is a HeroicMime who isn't voiced by his substitute actor Creator/MichaelJGough.

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** This game is the only game directly based on a ''Shrek'' movie neither published or developed by Creator/{{Activision}}, unless you count the ''WesternAnimation/Puss ''WesternAnimation/{{Puss in Boots|2011}}'' game published by Creator/{{THQ}}. Most of the characters from the movies barring Fiona, the Magic Mirror and Shrek himself are absent, and Shrek himself is a HeroicMime who isn't voiced by his substitute actor Creator/MichaelJGough.
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In 2001, ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' was released, and as with most media, it got a tie-in game released to coincide with it. Taking place after the movie, the game revolves around Shrek going on a quest to save his recently wedded wife, Fiona, from the clutches of [[BigBad the evil Merlin]]. Originally released for the UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}, the game was ported to the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube nearly a year later as ''Shrek: Extra Large''.

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In 2001, ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1'' was released, and as with most media, it got a tie-in game released to coincide with it. Taking place after the movie, the game revolves around Shrek going on a quest to save his recently wedded wife, Fiona, from the clutches of [[BigBad the evil Merlin]]. Originally released for the UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}, the game was ported to the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube nearly a year later as ''Shrek: Extra Large''.




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* CanonForeigner: Any character who isn't Shrek, Fiona, the Magic Mirror, or Gingerbread Man. Humpty Dumpty appears in one level, a decade before [[WesternAnimation/PussInBoots his introduction to the films]].

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* CanonForeigner: Any character who isn't Shrek, Fiona, the Magic Mirror, or Gingerbread Man. Humpty Dumpty appears in one level, a decade before [[WesternAnimation/PussInBoots [[WesternAnimation/PussInBoots2011 his introduction to the films]].



** This game is the only game directly based on a ''Shrek'' movie neither published or developed by Creator/{{Activision}}, unless you count the ''WesternAnimation/PussInBoots'' game published by Creator/{{THQ}}. Most of the characters from the movies barring Fiona, the Magic Mirror and Shrek himself are absent, and Shrek himself is a HeroicMime who isn't voiced by his substitute actor Creator/MichaelJGough.

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** This game is the only game directly based on a ''Shrek'' movie neither published or developed by Creator/{{Activision}}, unless you count the ''WesternAnimation/PussInBoots'' ''WesternAnimation/Puss in Boots|2011}}'' game published by Creator/{{THQ}}. Most of the characters from the movies barring Fiona, the Magic Mirror and Shrek himself are absent, and Shrek himself is a HeroicMime who isn't voiced by his substitute actor Creator/MichaelJGough.
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* CanonForeigner: Humpty Dumpty appears in one level, a decade before [[WesternAnimation/PussInBoots his introduction to the films]] (with a new look).

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* CanonForeigner: Any character who isn't Shrek, Fiona, the Magic Mirror, or Gingerbread Man. Humpty Dumpty appears in one level, a decade before [[WesternAnimation/PussInBoots his introduction to the films]] (with a new look).films]].
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* CanonForeigner: Humpty Dumpty appears in one level, a decade before [[WesternAnimation/PussInBoots his introduction to the films]] (with a new look).


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** Prince Charming (known as the Crown Prince in ''Extra Large'') also appears, and the only similarity between him and the one introduced in ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'' is that both are PrinceCharmless.
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* AdaptedOut: Donkey is completely absent, despite being a key character in the movie.

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* AdaptedOut: Donkey is completely absent, despite being a key character in the movie. He does appear on the boxart of the [=GameCube=] version, as mentioned below.
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* InNameOnly: This game has almost nothing to do with the ''Shrek'' series aside from featuring Shrek, Fiona and the Magic Mirror.

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* InNameOnly: This game has almost nothing to do with the ''Shrek'' series aside from featuring Shrek, Fiona and the Magic Mirror. It's been said that this game was originally conceived as an original IP before being turned into a ''Shrek'' game, which would explain some things.
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* AbsenteeActor: Donkey is completely absent, despite being a key character in the movie.

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* AbsenteeActor: AdaptedOut: Donkey is completely absent, despite being a key character in the movie.
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** This game is the only game directly based on a ''Shrek'' movie not developed by Creator/{{Activision}}. Most of the characters from the movies barring Fiona, the Magic Mirror and Shrek himself are absent, and Shrek himself is a HeroicMime who isn't voiced by his substitute actor Creator/MichaelJGough.

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** This game is the only game directly based on a ''Shrek'' movie not neither published or developed by Creator/{{Activision}}.Creator/{{Activision}}, unless you count the ''WesternAnimation/PussInBoots'' game published by Creator/{{THQ}}. Most of the characters from the movies barring Fiona, the Magic Mirror and Shrek himself are absent, and Shrek himself is a HeroicMime who isn't voiced by his substitute actor Creator/MichaelJGough.
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In 2001, ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' was released, and as with most media, it got a tie-in game released to coincide with it. Taking place after the movie, the game revolves around Shrek going on a quest to save his recently wedded wife, Fiona, from the clutches of [[BigBad the evil Merlin]].

Originally released for the UsefulNotes/XBox, the game was ported to the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube nearly a year later as ''Shrek: Extra Large''. Interestingly, the Xbox version of the game was the first video game to use [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deferred_shading deferred shading]] in its graphics.

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In 2001, ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' was released, and as with most media, it got a tie-in game released to coincide with it. Taking place after the movie, the game revolves around Shrek going on a quest to save his recently wedded wife, Fiona, from the clutches of [[BigBad the evil Merlin]].

Merlin]]. Originally released for the UsefulNotes/XBox, UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}, the game was ported to the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube nearly a year later as ''Shrek: Extra Large''. Interestingly, Large''.

As a historical footnote,
the Xbox version of the game was the first video game to use [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deferred_shading deferred shading]] in its graphics.



* AdaptationNameChange: When the game was released on [=GameCube=], its name was changed to ''Shrek: Extra Large''.

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* AdaptationNameChange: AdaptationTitleChange: When the game was released on [=GameCube=], its name was changed to ''Shrek: Extra Large''.

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