DreamWorks’ new kart racer stars Shrek, Puss in Boots, Boss Baby & more

DreamWorks Animation’s all-stars Shrek and Puss in Boots will be getting the Mario Kart Treatment for a brand new game that is coming out soon. DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing. Characters from Shrek films and How to Train Your Dragon will be used in this crossover game. MegamindYou can also find out more about the following: The Bad Guys.

DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing looks to spice up the kart-racing genre with a few twists: Magical switches on race courses can be struck to uncover hidden shortcuts, and DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls will ride along with racers and are equipped with power-ups and “special surprises,” according to publisher GameMill Entertainment.

There is a strong representation of the extended Shrek Family in DreamWorks All-Star Kart RacingThe eponymous Ogre, Fiona his wife, Donkey and Puss in Boots can all be raced. Wolf From Puss In Boots:The Last WishThe character is playable in the digital version, as well. (The other one is Master Oogway). Kung Fu Panda). Each character will have their own kart — Shrek’s looks all swampy, Fiona’s is onion-inspired, and Donkey’s is modeled after the mother of his children — that can be upgraded with cosmetics and other customizations.

Po, Tigress and Master Shifu are also confirmed as racers. Kung Fu PandaAstrid The How to Train Your DragonMegamind, and Mr. Wolf The Bad Guys. GameMill offers 20 of the most popular characters from DreamWorks and an array of music tracks that are based on DreamWorks movie locations.

This isn’t DreamWorks’ first foray into kart racing by a long shot. DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing stands on the shoulders of 2006’s Shrek Smash n’ Crash Racing, 2009’s Madagascar Kartz, and 2011’s DreamWorks Super Star KartzAll of them featured Shrek as a racing character.

DreamWorks All-Star Kart RacingLater this year, the game will be available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, Windows PCs, Xbox One and Xbox Series X. This game is priced at $39.99, or $49.99 in the case of the digital deluxe edition. It features eight-player online race and four-player local split screen multiplayer.

Additional to DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing, DreamWorks’ Trolls are coming to a separate game as well, DreamWorks Trolls Remix Rescue. Developed by Petit Fabrik Trolls Remix Rescue is a 3D platformer that tasks players with saving the Trolls Kingdom from “a melodic mastermind who’s trying to alter the Trolls’ musical harmony forever,” GameMill said in an announcement.

The Trolls’ new platformer will star the likes of Poppy, Branch, and Guy Diamond, but players will be able to create their own custom Troll as well. Players can their Troll’s hair back and forth using “Hair-Jitsu” — apparently an advanced Trolls martial art that also grants the ability to fly like a helicopter, grab and smash objects, and basically do anything else an action-platformer requires.

GameMill has not announced a date for release or the platforms that it will be available on. DreamWorks Trolls Remix RescueIt will be $49.99. Here’s a look at the game, which has some colorful Sackboy: A Big Adventure vibes.