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Shrek 2: Beg for Mercy! for Game Boy Advance
Shrek 2: Beg for Mercy! for Game Boy Advance is a side-scrolling action platformer starring Puss in Boots. You follow the boot-wearing cat on his path to fame, assignments and meeting Shrek and Donkey. In forests, villages and other fairy-tale areas, you jump past traps and fight enemies. The sword determines the distance at which you tackle an opponent. Reaching a passage therefore requires both a well-chosen attack and a jump that takes you beyond the next danger.
Puss can double-jump and has several sword attacks. He climbs certain walls and uses routes above or below the main path. Gold coins give you a reason to explore those side paths and help unlock extras. The adventure also includes sections with Shrek and Donkey. Their strength and movements change how you approach objects and obstacles, so you do not control the same cat throughout the journey.
You play this adventure alone. The cartridge can hold three separate save files, allowing different players to keep their own progress without playing simultaneously. No link cable or second system is needed. This standalone Beg for Mercy release mainly tells Puss's story; it is not the same game as the earlier Shrek 2.
Region and language
Our Game Boy Advance games are European editions, unless stated otherwise. This product contains a loose cartridge for the European market. A box is only included if explicitly stated in the product details. We note any different region in the product details. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
With Shrek 2: Beg for Mercy! for Game Boy Advance, you receive a loose cartridge. A box and manual are not included unless we explicitly state otherwise in the product details. This is the standard way we supply this copy.
The history of Shrek 2: Beg for Mercy!
Activision released Shrek 2: Beg for Mercy! for Game Boy Advance in 2004. Vicarious Visions developed the game, which appeared later that year alongside the already released Shrek 2. The film had given Puss in Boots a prominent role, and this cartridge made him the starting point for a new adventure. Activision described it as the story of his rise from an ordinary cat to a famous bounty hunter and swordsman, with Shrek and Donkey appearing as well.
The original booklet begins with a cat seeking new adventures after an earlier victory over an ogre. An advertisement for the Poison Apple sends him on his way. This framework allows the familiar fairy-tale world to be seen through another protagonist. His sword, double jump and acrobatics form the core, while the other playable characters contribute different movements. The Shrek 2 name connects it to the film, but the subtitle marks a separate handheld game.
Vicarious Visions worked extensively on Game Boy Advance games during those years and also made the earlier Shrek 2 release for the system. Beg for Mercy belongs to that line of original handheld adaptations, with a side view rather than the three-dimensional group action of home consoles. Saved progress and collectible coins also give the short levels a longer thread: advancing the story and then looking back for missed discoveries. Puss remains the connecting face of this tale.
Similar games for Game Boy Advance
Shrek 2 on Game Boy Advance likewise uses side-scrolling platform action and several characters from the same film world. The earlier game focuses more broadly on Shrek and his journey. Beg for Mercy! puts Puss in Boots first, making his sword and double jump the main actions. You recognise the fairy-tale surroundings and alternating characters, but follow a separate route and a story more strongly centred on the cat.
Lilo & Stitch on Game Boy Advance also divides the action between characters with different abilities. Stitch shoots with blasters, while Lilo sneaks and operates switches. Beg for Mercy! revolves more around sword reach, acrobatic jumps and Shrek's or Donkey's strength. Both let a film character influence the actions, but with Puss, close-range fighting and platforming routes matter more than lines of fire and slipping past guards unseen.
Rayman Advance shares the combination of drawn fantasy areas, enemies and precise jumping on Game Boy Advance. Rayman uses his fist and gains new powers along the way. Puss has a sword and a double jump, while other sections follow Shrek or Donkey. Both reward looking above and below the main route, but Rayman revolves around one hero's growing abilities, whereas Beg for Mercy! distributes skills among several characters.
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land on Game Boy Advance likewise offers a fantasy world with side-scrolling obstacles and hidden discoveries. Kirby can float and copy powers from enemies, changing his attack as he goes. Puss relies on sword moves and acrobatics; Shrek and Donkey take over certain other sections. In both you consider a fitting skill, but Kirby switches powers within a level, whereas this Shrek game alternates between its characters' individual movements.
Super Mario Advance on Game Boy Advance likewise asks you to account for different characters and jumps. Mario, Luigi, Peach and Toad lift objects and enemies; their movements give the same route a different feel. Beg for Mercy! follows set sections with Puss, Shrek and Donkey and places more emphasis on close-range attacks. Both connect platforming timing to a character's properties, but the way you select that character and follow them through the adventure differs.
