Shrek 2 Remastered Snapshots: All 70 Locations
How Snapshots work in Shrek 2 Remastered: the 70-photo total, per-chapter counts, the 12-bean conversion, bonus level unlocks and Movie Stills.
Shrek 2 Remastered has 70 Snapshots across 11 chapters. Seven chapters award 7, Ogre Killer awards 3 and Final Fight awards 4. Every 12 Magic Beans in a level converts into one Snapshot, and collecting all 70 unlocks the Movie Stills gallery and the Paparazzi achievement.
Snapshots are the remaster's main completion metric. They are not the same as Photo Mode pictures: Photo Mode is a camera tool, while Snapshots are fixed collectible awards tied to level progress.
The game shows the Snapshot count in the pause menu and on the chapter select screen. A chapter with a missing Snapshot shows a blank frame; a complete chapter shows a filled frame.
Snapshot totals by chapter
| Chapter | Snapshots | How they are earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Shrek's Swamp | 7 | Beans, story beats, hidden spots |
| 2 Spooky Forest | 7 | Beans, escort, Hero Time |
| 3 Far Far Away | 7 | Beans, King's tasks, Hero Time |
| 4 Ogre Killer | 3 | Boss phases |
| 5 Walking the Path | 7 | Beans, goats, Hero Time |
| 6 Jack and Jill's Farm | 7 | Beans, missions, Hero Time |
| 7 Fairy Godmother's | 7 | Beans, vault, bosses |
| 8 Prison Break | 7 | Beans, prisoners, Hero Time |
| 9 The Mines | 7 | Beans, miners, Hero Time |
| 10 Cookie Cookie | 7 | Beans, fires, rescues, Hero Time |
| 11 Final Fight | 4 | Waves and bosses |
| Total | 70 |
The distribution is uneven on purpose. The two boss chapters have fewer Snapshots because they have no beans.
How Snapshots are awarded
Most Snapshots come from four sources:
- The 12-bean conversion at the end of a chapter.
- Story milestones, such as freeing a prisoner or finishing a Hero Time.
- Hidden interactions, such as photographing a specific character or object.
- Boss phase clears.
The game does not tell you which Snapshot you are missing. The pause menu shows the total, not the individual frames. The chapter select screen is the best way to see which chapter is incomplete.
The 12-bean conversion
Each chapter with beans converts 12 beans into one Snapshot when you finish the level. The conversion is automatic; you do not need to visit a shop or a character.
If you finish with 11 beans, you get no Snapshot. The counter resets when you replay the chapter, so you must collect all 12 in a single run.
This is the single biggest source of missed Snapshots. Players assume the beans carry over, finish the level and lose the Snapshot. Check the pause menu before the final door.
Bonus levels
Snapshots unlock the five bonus levels:
- Ring Coliseum (Lil' Red)
- Floating Floor (Gingerbread Man)
- Cloud Maze (Puss in Boots)
- Cage Drop (Big Bad Wolf)
- Crash Coliseum (Shrek, Fiona, Donkey and Tinkerbell)
The bonus levels are accessed from the Bonus option in the storybook hub. They are short challenge rooms, not full chapters. Each one has its own rules:
- Ring Coliseum: smash chests and exit through the center before the timer ends.
- Floating Floor: cross rising and falling water platforms.
- Cloud Maze: jump across moving platforms and exit on the left.
- Cage Drop: platforms fall into the water; keep moving.
- Crash Coliseum: nine waves of enemies, no boss health bars, exit at the top.
Movie Stills and 100 percent
Collecting all 70 Snapshots unlocks the Movie Stills gallery. The gallery is a slideshow of frames from the game, including a Pinocchio cameo on the Floating Floor.
The Paparazzi achievement unlocks with the last Snapshot. The Family Album achievement unlocks at 50 percent, which is 35 Snapshots.
There is no in-game reward beyond the gallery and the achievements. The Snapshots are a completionist goal, not a power upgrade.
Cleanup route
- Finish the story and note the chapter totals.
- Replay chapters with 6 or fewer Snapshots first; they are usually missing the bean conversion.
- Collect all 12 beans in one run, then finish the level.
- Do the boss chapters last; their Snapshots are automatic.
- Check the bonus levels after the 70th Snapshot.
The bean chapters take the longest. Use the Magic Beans guide for the per-chapter locations, and the chapter walkthroughs for the story Snapshots.
Common misses
- Finishing a level with 11 beans.
- Skipping the optional prisoners in Prison Break.
- Missing the rooftop rescues in Cookie Cookie.
- Missing the second phase Snapshot in a boss fight.
- Forgetting the bonus level Snapshots are separate from the 70.
The bonus levels do not count toward the 70. They are unlocked by Snapshots, not part of the total.
How to see which Snapshot is missing
Pause the game and open Snapshot Info. The page shows the Snapshot count for the current chapter, not the whole save, so note the number before you leave. Chapter Select shows the same per-chapter total. A chapter that reads 6/7 is almost always an 11-bean run: finish it with 12 beans and the missing Snapshot is awarded on the results screen.
Boss chapters are different. Ogre Killer has 3 Snapshots and Final Fight has 4, and all of them are tied to phase transitions. If one is missing, replay the fight and reach the second phase; you do not need a new save or a collectible route.
Do Snapshots carry over to a new save?
No. Snapshots, Magic Beans and bonus unlocks live on the save file that earned them. Starting a new game resets the chapter counts, so finish the 70 on one save before you experiment with cheats or a second playthrough. If you only want the Movie Stills, keep the completed save and use Chapter Select instead of starting over.
Most missing photos come from an 11-bean run, so use the 108 Magic Beans route → to fix the count first.
FAQ
How many Snapshots are in Shrek 2 Remastered?
There are 70 across the 11 chapters.
How do you get Snapshots?
Most come from converting 12 Magic Beans in a chapter. The rest come from story milestones, hidden interactions and boss phases.
What do Snapshots unlock?
Five bonus levels and, at 70, the Movie Stills gallery and the Paparazzi achievement.
Do bonus levels count toward the 70?
No. The bonus levels are unlocked by Snapshots but have no Snapshots of their own.
Sources
Official source: Shrek 2 Remastered official site ↗
- Steam store page ↗ for the collectible and Photo Mode features.
- Shrek Wiki: Shrek 2 ↗ for the original bonus level structure.
- Wikipedia: Shrek 2 (video game) ↗ for the 2004 collectible design.