<s>
Shrek	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2001	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Digital	O
Illusions	O
Canada	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
TDK	O
Mediactive	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
2001	O
film	O
Shrek	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2001	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
22	O
North	O
American	O
launch	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2002	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reworked	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Shrek	B-Application
:	I-Application
Extra	I-Application
Large	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2002	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
on	O
October	O
24	O
,	O
2003	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shrek	B-Application
:	I-Application
Extra	I-Application
Large	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
and	O
game	O
mechanics	O
as	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
release	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
an	O
altered	O
story	O
and	O
different	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shrek	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
criticism	O
being	O
directed	O
at	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
completely	O
different	O
narrative	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
eponymous	B-Application
film	I-Application
which	O
it	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
,	O
Shrek	B-Application
is	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
continuation	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
title	O
character	O
has	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
regain	O
his	O
swamp	O
and	O
become	O
a	O
"	O
 '	O
de	O
facto	O
 '	O
hero	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
fairy	O
tale	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shrek	B-Application
is	O
delivered	O
a	O
message	O
by	O
the	O
infamous	O
Magic	O
Mirror	O
that	O
his	O
wife	O
Princess	O
Fiona	O
has	O
been	O
captured	O
by	O
an	O
evil	O
wizard	O
,	O
Merlin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shrek	B-Application
must	O
travel	O
to	O
Merlin	O
's	O
Dark	O
Tower	O
Fortress	O
of	O
Pure	O
Evil	O
,	O
but	O
an	O
impassable	O
fog	O
has	O
been	O
laid	O
across	O
the	O
Fairy	O
Tale	O
Lands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Magic	O
Mirror	O
gives	O
Shrek	B-Application
a	O
Book	O
of	O
Good	O
Deeds	O
and	O
offers	O
to	O
teleport	O
him	O
to	O
places	O
where	O
Good	O
Deeds	O
are	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
TDK	O
Mediactive	O
signed	O
a	O
five-year	O
deal	O
with	O
DreamWorks	O
to	O
produce	O
video	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Shrek	B-Application
license	O
;	O
the	O
plan	O
upon	O
signing	O
was	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
Game	O
Boy	O
title	O
coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
release	O
and	O
issue	O
another	O
game	O
for	O
"	O
a	O
next	O
generation	O
platform	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
of	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
6	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
the	O
next-generation	O
console	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
development	O
duties	O
would	O
go	O
towards	O
Sandbox	O
Studios	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
use	O
character	O
and	O
object	O
models	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
16	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
IGN	O
released	O
nine	O
clips	O
of	O
gameplay	O
footage	O
from	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
title	O
,	O
noting	O
"	O
details	O
in	O
the	O
graphics	O
including	O
loads	O
of	O
bump	O
mapping	O
an	O
per	O
pixel	O
shading.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
Extra	O
Large	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
due	O
to	O
TDK	O
Mediactive	O
being	O
acquired	O
by	O
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
losing	O
the	O
rights	O
for	O
Shrek	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Shrek	B-Application
and	O
Extra	O
Large	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extra	O
Larges	O
visuals	O
were	O
less	O
favorably	O
received	O
,	O
with	O
IGN	O
critiquing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
bump	O
mapping	O
when	O
transitioned	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
poor	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NextGen	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
,	O
"	O
This	O
young-skewing	O
platform	O
adventure	O
is	O
kept	O
from	O
greatness	O
by	O
a	O
few	O
small	O
things	O
–	O
namely	O
,	O
bland	O
,	O
broken	O
gameplay	O
;	O
an	O
uncannily	O
counterintruitive	O
camera	O
;	O
unfocused	O
,	O
comically	O
haphazard	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
goals	O
;	O
and	O
ho-hum	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
TDK	O
Mediactive	O
CFO	O
Martin	O
Paravato	O
reported	O
sales	O
for	O
both	O
Fairy	B-Application
Tale	I-Application
Freakdown	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
making	O
up	O
"	O
a	O
significant	O
portion	O
of	O
our	O
revenue.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Shrek	B-Application
was	O
the	O
ninth-highest	O
selling	O
Xbox	B-Application
for	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
November	O
2001	O
,	O
selling	O
45,900	O
units	O
and	O
making	O
up	O
2.6	O
%	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
October	O
2002	O
,	O
total	O
units	O
of	O
all	O
of	O
TDK	O
's	O
Shrek	B-Application
games	I-Application
released	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Color	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
games	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Hassle	B-Device
at	I-Device
the	I-Device
Castle	I-Device
(	O
2002	O
)	O
,	O
totaled	O
over	O
1.2	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
