If you’re planning to unlock every achievement in Shrek 2 Remastered, you’ll need to do more than simply finish the story. There are achievements for collecting Snapshots and Magic Beans, completing optional tasks, defeating enemies, using character abilities, and finishing special challenges.
I’ve organized the achievements into seven categories to make completion easier. You can work through the story achievements first and keep an eye on collectibles and optional objectives along the way.
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Some achievements are tied to specific levels or characters, while others require you to complete challenges without taking damage or making mistakes. Here’s what you need to do for all 45 achievements listed in the source guide.
1. Main Story Achievements
There are 11 story achievements, each tied to completing a particular level. Simply finish the corresponding level to unlock its achievement.
- Once upon A Time.. Again – Complete Shrek’s Swamp. Hero Time character: Fiona.
- Hickory Dickory Dock – Complete Spooky Forest. Hero Time character: Donkey riding Dragon.
- On the Road.. Again… – Complete Far Far Away. Hero Time character: Shrek.
- I am Puss… in Boots – Complete Ogre Killer.
- Good Gourd – Complete Walking the Path. Hero Time character: Puss.
- Farm Hams – Complete Jack and Jill’s Farm. Hero Time character: Gingy.
- Smash and Grab – Complete Fairy Godmother’s. Hero Time character: Lil’ Red.
- The Great Escape – Complete Prison Break. Hero Time character: Big Bad Wolf.
- Escaped the Mines – Complete The Mines. Hero Time characters: Human Shrek and Steed Donkey.
- Wrath of Gingy – Complete Cookie Cookie. Hero Time character: Mongo.
- Victorious – Complete Final Fight.
2. Collectibles and Completion Achievements
These achievements involve finding Snapshots and Magic Beans, rescuing captured characters, and completing optional objectives.
In Vogue
Requirement: Unlock your first Snapshot.
You should unlock this achievement early in Level 1. Some Snapshots are awarded simply by reaching certain points in a level, while others require you to collect optional items such as Magic Beans.
Family Album
Requirement: Find 50% of all Snapshots.
There are 70 Snapshots in total, so you need to collect at least 35.
Paparazzi
Requirement: Collect every Snapshot.
Find all 70 Snapshots. The Scrapbook is useful here because it shows the goals for each level and tracks which ones you’ve completed.
Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum
Requirement: Find all Magic Beans.
Collect all 108 Magic Beans.
According to the source guide, most levels contain 12 Beans each, except Ogre Killer and Final Fight.
For the People
Requirement: Free all captured characters.
You need to rescue the following groups:
- Shrek’s Swamp: Seven Dwarves.
- Prison levels: Three Blind Mice and Eight Prisoners.
- The Mines: Tiny Tot, Short Fuse, Little Bird, and Small Fry.
- Prison Break: Porkchop Brothers.
Make sure you check the optional rescue areas instead of rushing through the levels.
Top o’ The Morning
Requirement: Find Crazy Larry in every instance.
Crazy Larry appears in several levels, sometimes running upgrade shops and sometimes charging you to open a passage.
Look for him in these locations:
- Shrek’s Swamp: Opens a passage.
- Spooky Forest: First shop and passage.
- Walking the Path: Second shop and passage.
- Prison Break: Third shop.
- Cookie Cookie: Final encounter.
At your Service
Requirement: Complete all of the King’s tasks in Far Far Away.
There are six mission tasks to complete in Far Far Away. Finish all six to unlock this achievement.
3. Upgrades and Coin Achievements
These achievements are connected to purchasing upgrades and collecting coins throughout the game.
Getting Stronger
Requirement: Buy your first upgrade.
Visit Crazy Larry’s first shop in Spooky Forest and purchase an upgrade.
Big Spender
Requirement: Buy four upgrades.
Purchase four upgrades from the available shops.
Fully Upgraded
Requirement: Buy every upgrade.
There are nine upgrades in total. Purchase all nine to unlock this achievement.
Pocket Change
Requirement: Collect 250 coins.
Collect 250 coins throughout your playthrough.
Pot o’ Gold
Requirement: Collect 500 coins.
Reach 500 total coins collected.
Make It Rain
Requirement: Collect 1,000 coins.
Collect 1,000 coins in total. You don’t need to hold all 1,000 at the same time, as the achievement tracks your collected coins.
Important: The three coin achievements may not unlock immediately when you reach their thresholds. According to the source, they trigger after you reach the next checkpoint.
4. Combat Achievements
You’ll unlock these achievements by defeating enemies and using the different characters’ special abilities.
Enemy Defeat Achievements
There are four achievements for reaching specific enemy defeat totals:
- Green Horn: Defeat 125 enemies.
- Villains Beware: Defeat 250 enemies.
- Bane Of Villains: Defeat 500 enemies.
- They See Me Coming: Defeat 1,000 enemies.
You should make progress toward these naturally while playing. Try not to skip optional fights if you’re working toward the 1,000-enemy requirement.
Got them all!
Requirement: Defeat at least one enemy of every type.
The enemy types listed in the original guide are:
- Snails
- Turtles
- Piranhas
- Robin Hood’s Merry Men
- Rats
- Bats
- Pumpkins
- Trolls
- Spiders and Giant Spiders
- Prison Guards
- Frogs
- Stone Warriors
- Knights and Potion Throwers
- Fat Knights
The Fat Knight first appears as a boss in Spooky Forest and later returns as a regular enemy.
Try to fight enemies whenever you encounter a new type rather than running past them.
Everybody’s Special
Requirement: Use every character’s special ability.
Each character has a unique ability. Use every one at least once to unlock the achievement.
- Shrek: Lift.
- Fiona: Time Slow.
- Donkey: Burro Blast.
- Gingy: Cookie Toss to lure enemies.
- Lil’ Red: Exploding Apples.
- Puss: Tightrope Walking.
- Big Bad Wolf: Huff n’ Puff.
- Fairy: Float.
- Human Shrek and Steed Donkey: Charge.
Whenever a new character becomes available, use their special ability as soon as you have a charge ready. This makes it easier to keep track of which abilities you’ve already used.
5. Skill Challenge Achievements
These achievements require you to complete specific challenges under certain conditions. Pay attention to damage, mistakes, and time limits.
Black Bird Pie
Requirement: Pop all 12 birds during Fiona’s Hero Time in the Swamp.
During Fiona’s Hero Time in Shrek’s Swamp, find and pop all 12 birds.
This challenge also contributes toward the four Perfect Hero Times required for the Hero Needed achievement.
We’re Going Shopping
Requirement: Complete the Shopping Spree task in Far Far Away without Cinderella getting hurt.
Finish the Shopping Spree mission while keeping Cinderella safe. Avoid letting her take damage during the task.
Mightier Than the Sword
Requirement: Complete Ogre Killer without getting hurt.
Finish the entire Ogre Killer level without taking damage.
Attack of The Giant Tomatoes
Requirement: Complete Gingy’s Hero Time on the Farm in under 45 seconds.
Complete the Hero Time section during Jack and Jill’s Farm in less than 45 seconds.
Hero Needed
Requirement: Complete four Perfect Hero Times.
A Perfect Hero Time requires you to finish without taking damage or making mistakes. Complete four of these challenges to unlock the achievement.
Can’t Touch Me
Requirement: Finish any level in single-player mode without getting hurt.
Choose a level and complete it without taking any damage. This achievement only requires one successful level completion.
6. Bonus Level Achievements
Five achievements are connected to unlocking and completing bonus levels.
In the original game, these bonus levels became available after completing a certain number of missions.
- Ring around the Coins – Unlock Ring Coliseum after 21 completed missions.
- No Dunking – Unlock Floating Floor after 31 completed missions.
- Walking on Air – Unlock Cloud Maze after 45 completed missions.
- Wolf Trap – Unlock Cage Drop after 59 completed missions.
- Are You Not Entertained – Unlock Crash Coliseum after 70 completed missions.
Keep completing missions to unlock all five bonus levels.
7. Photo Mode and Miscellaneous Achievements
These final achievements involve Photo Mode, a specific idle animation, and getting a wanted rating in Far Far Away.
Say Cheese
Requirement: Open Photo Mode.
Simply enter Photo Mode once to unlock this achievement.
In Focus
Requirement: Spend more than 10 minutes in Photo Mode.
Open Photo Mode and leave it active for at least 10 minutes. Once enough time has passed, exit Photo Mode to trigger the achievement.
Giddy Up
Requirement: See Shrek ride Donkey during an idle animation.
Shrek has several possible idle animations, and you need to see the one where he rides Donkey.
This animation can take time to appear. The original guide author tried waiting in the first level but didn’t see it immediately. The achievement eventually unlocked during normal gameplay on that same level.
Be patient and allow Shrek’s idle animations to play.
Grand Theft Carriage
Requirement: Get a wanted rating in Far Far Away.
Visit Far Far Away and build up a wanted rating to unlock the achievement.
