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This page is for the original PC game developed by KnowWonder. For the PC port of the console game developed by Luxoflux, see Shrek 2: Team Action.

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Shrek
Subseries of DreamWorks
Shrek Game Land Activity Center	2001
Shrek 2 Activity Center: Twisted Fairy Tale Fun	2004
Shrek 2: The Game	2004
Shrek 2: Team Action	2004
Shrek SuperSlam	2005
Shrek the Third	2007
Shrek's Carnival Craze	2008
Shrek Forever After	2010

General information

Official Website (Archived)

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		CD-ROM used only for installation.

This game is not available digitally.

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch v1.1 is the latest patch for the OS X version.^[1]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Shrek 2\
macOS (OS X)

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Shrek 2\Save\
macOS (OS X)

Video

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor		See Widescreen resolution.
Ultra-widescreen		See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD		See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)	Default 85°; see Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	No frame rate cap.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen resolution

Set in game.ini^[2]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `game.ini`. Go to the `[WinDrv.WindowsClient]` section. Set `FullscreenViewportX` and `FullscreenViewportY` to the desired resolution.

Field of view (FOV)

Set in User.ini^[2]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `User.ini`. Change `DesiredFOV=85` and `DefaultFOV=85` to the desired value.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Set `bInvertMouse=True` in `User.ini` under `[Engine.PlayerInput]`. See config location.
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and SFX.
Surround sound		Up to 7.0 output with DirectSound3D restoration software or OpenAL.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		Use OpenAL Soft for binaural HRTF mixing.^[3]

DefOpenAL32.dll works as DirectSound3D driver which can be used with DSOAL to restore EAX.

Using DSOAL causes random high-pitched voices. No EAX reverb is used in-game.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German
Russian
Swedish
Polish
Ukrainian

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created profile, requires DGVoodoo2 v 2.55.4, see profile introdution. `Note:` Profile may not work with the latest wrapper, in case of issues please report to the vorpx forum.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8, 9

Executable	PPC	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)				Install the version 1.1 patch for Intel support.

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	OpenAL

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98	2000
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 2 500 MHz	Intel Pentium 3
System memory (RAM)	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	400 MB
Video card (GPU)	16 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible
Other	4x CD-ROM Drive

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.2.8
Processor (CPU)	PowerPC G3
System memory (RAM)	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	800 MB
Video card (GPU)	32 MB of VRAM

References

↑ Aspyr - Support - last accessed on 2007-08-04
"This patch addresses some graphics issues and adds native support for Intel Mac computers."
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Shrek 2 | WSGF
↑ Two years of HRTF research has led to this moment

[1] Aspyr - Support - last accessed on 2007-08-04
"This patch addresses some graphics issues and adds native support for Intel Mac computers."

[WSGF-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Shrek 2 | WSGF

[3] Two years of HRTF research has led to this moment

[1]

[2]

[3]

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 ==Essential improvements==
 ===Patches===
-{{ii}} [http://files.aspyr.com/support/Shrek2Mac11.dmg  Patch v1.1] is the latest patch for the OS X version. <ref>{{Refsnip|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20070804040039/http://support.aspyr.com/index.php?x=&mod_id=2&root=84&id=146|title=Aspyr - Support|date=2007-08-04|snippet=This patch addresses some graphics issues and adds native support for Intel Mac computers.}}</ref>
+{{ii}} [http://files.aspyr.com/support/Shrek2Mac11.dmg  Patch v1.1] is the latest patch for the OS X version.<ref>{{Refsnip|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20070804040039/http://support.aspyr.com/index.php?x=&mod_id=2&root=84&id=146|title=Aspyr - Support|date=2007-08-04|snippet=This patch addresses some graphics issues and adds native support for Intel Mac computers.}}</ref>
 ==Game data==
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 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/shrek-2/en
 |widescreen wsgf award      = silver
@@ Line 103: / Line 103: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = unknown
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 167: / Line 167: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Music and SFX.
 |surround sound           = true
-|surround sound notes     = Up to 7.0 output with [[Glossary:Sound_card#DirectSound_hardware_path|DirectSound3D restoration software]] or [[Glossary:Sound_card#Set_up_OpenAL|OpenAL.]]
+|surround sound notes     = Up to 7.0 output with [[Glossary:Sound card#DirectSound hardware path|DirectSound3D restoration software]] or [[Glossary:Sound card#Set up OpenAL|OpenAL]].
 |subtitles                = true
 |subtitles notes          =
@@ Line 180: / Line 180: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              = hackable
-|eax support notes        = Use [[Glossary:Surround_sound#OpenAL|OpenAL Soft]] for binaural HRTF mixing.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhDW5v_AIPo Two years of HRTF research has led to this moment]</ref>
+|eax support notes        = Use [[Glossary:Surround sound#OpenAL|OpenAL Soft]] for binaural HRTF mixing.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhDW5v_AIPo Two years of HRTF research has led to this moment]</ref>
 }}
 {{ii}}''DefOpenAL32.dll'' works as DirectSound3D driver which can be used with [[DSOAL]] to restore EAX.
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 |vorpx                       = hackable
 |vorpx modes                 = G3D
-|vorpx notes                 = User created profile, requires [https://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/DgVoodoo_2 DGVoodoo2 v 2.55.4], see [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/topic/shrek-2/ profile introdution]. <br><code>Note:</code> Profile may not work with the latest wrapper, in case of issues please report to the [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/topic/shrek-2/ vorpx forum].
+|vorpx notes                 = User created profile, requires [[DgVoodoo 2|DGVoodoo2 v 2.55.4]], see [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/topic/shrek-2/ profile introdution]. <br><code>Note:</code> Profile may not work with the latest wrapper, in case of issues please report to the [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/topic/shrek-2/ vorpx forum].
 |htc vive                    =
 |htc vive notes              =

Developers

	KnowWonder
macOS (OS X)	Aspyr Media
macOS (OS X)	Ryan C. Gordon
Publishers
	Activision
Engines
	Unreal Engine 2
Release dates
Windows	May 3, 2004
macOS (OS X)	August 27, 2004