Shrek 2 Remastered Spooky Forest Walkthrough

Spooky Forest is the first chapter that can actually fail you. The Three Blind Mice walk a fixed path, and enemies spawn around them. If a mouse dies, the escort resets at the last checkpoint. The combat is still simple, but the escort forces you to stay ahead of the group instead of clearing rooms at your own pace.

The chapter also introduces Crazy Larry, the leprechaun shopkeeper who sells permanent upgrades. His first shop is easy to miss: it sits at the far right of the cliff before the bridge to the Poison Apple tavern.

Route overview

1. Start at the forest edge and meet the Three Blind Mice.
2. Escort them through the rat traps and talking trees.
3. Cross the first bridge and clear the Poison Apple tavern area.
4. Find Crazy Larry's shop on the cliff.
5. Ride Dragon in Donkey's Hero Time.
6. Finish the carriage chase and the chapter.

The level is linear, but the escort path loops through a cemetery and a bell-switch gate. The beans are spread across both the main path and the side tombs, so a straight run will finish at 8 or 9 beans.

The Three Blind Mice escort

The mice follow a set route and stop at scripted points. Your job is to clear enemies before they arrive and to keep the path free of hazards.

• Rat traps snap when stepped on. Lil' Red's apples can trigger them from a distance.
• Cheese trails attract the mice off the safe path. Destroy the cheese before they reach it.
• Talking trees spawn enemies when you walk past. Donkey's Burro Blast knocks them down.
• Spinning knights guard the bridge. Wait for their spin to stop, then hit them.

Stay ahead of the mice rather than walking beside them. If you see a group of enemies in the next clearing, run forward and clear it before the escort arrives. The mice have a small health pool and no self-preservation.

If a mouse dies, the game restarts the escort from the last checkpoint. You do not lose beans or coins, so the retry is cheap. The only cost is time.

Bell switches and the cemetery gate

The cemetery gate is opened by a bell switch. The switch sits behind a wooden barricade on the right side of the path. Smash the barricade, hit the bell and the gate opens.

The cemetery has two rows of tombs. One tomb is intact and contains a bean; the others are broken and spawn enemies. Open the intact tomb before moving on. The bean is inside, not behind the tomb.

The gate near the bell has another bean behind it. Most players hit the bell and run through the gate without checking the alcove. Walk the fence line before you leave.

Crazy Larry's first shop

Crazy Larry appears on the cliff before the bridge to the Poison Apple tavern. He is hard to spot because his shop is a small stand at the far right edge of the screen. Walk past the bridge and look for the green glow.

His first three upgrades are:

Buy the health upgrade first if you are struggling with the escort. Buy Pot of Gold first if you plan to 100% the game, because it doubles every coin pickup for the rest of the run and pays for itself quickly.

You can return to Crazy Larry's shops in later chapters. The shops in Walking the Path and Prison Break sell the remaining six upgrades.

Donkey's Hero Time

Donkey's Hero Time is the chapter's set piece. Donkey rides Dragon through a tunnel while the carriage carrying Fiona and the others speeds ahead. The sequence is a rail shooter with button prompts and obstacles.

The prompts come in two types: mash prompts and timed presses. The mash prompts are forgiving. The timed presses line up with the carriage's position, so watch the carriage rather than the button icon.

If you miss a prompt, Dragon loses speed but the sequence continues. You only fail if you miss several in a row. The Snapshot for the Hero Time is awarded at the end, not for a perfect run.

The carriage chase

After the Hero Time, the chapter ends with a short carriage chase on the ground. The witch has turned the carriage horses back into the Three Blind Mice, and you need to protect the mice from the cheese trail.

The cheese trail is a line of cheese wheels that pulls the mice off the road. Destroy the wheels before the mice reach them, and keep the carriage clear of enemies. The section is short but chaotic; stay on the left side of the carriage and work forward.

All 12 Magic Beans

1. Turn around at the start; the bean is behind the first tree.
2. Under the nearest fallen log.
3. Near the first two mousetraps.
4. On the first bridge.
5. Behind the gate near the bell switch.
6. Behind the carriage near the Poison Apple tavern.
7. Near the large bridge before Crazy Larry.
8. Next to Crazy Larry's shop.
9. After the first two tombs in the cemetery.
10. After the pest cemetery.
11. Inside the unbroken tomb.
12. In the chest on the high platform near the exit.

The high-platform chest is the most missed. It sits above the path after the cemetery, and you need to stack crates or use a teeter totter to reach it. The chest is visible from the ground, so if you see it, you have not gone too far.

Snapshots and level end

The chapter has 7 Snapshots. The 12 beans make one, the escort completion makes another, and the rest come from the Hero Time, the cemetery and the carriage chase.

Check the pause menu before quitting. The Snapshot Info page lists the missing categories, but not the exact room. If you are at 6/7, the cemetery tomb is the usual culprit.

Puss joins after this chapter, so read the Walking the Path route → before the tightrope sections start.

FAQ

How many Magic Beans are in Spooky Forest?

There are 12. All 12 convert into one Snapshot.

How do you keep the Three Blind Mice alive?

Stay ahead of them and clear enemies before they arrive. Destroy cheese trails and trigger rat traps with Lil' Red's apples.

Where is Crazy Larry in Spooky Forest?

He is at the far right of the cliff before the bridge to the Poison Apple tavern. Look for the green glow.

How do you beat Donkey's Hero Time?

Watch the carriage rather than the button prompts. The timed presses line up with the carriage's position, and missing one prompt does not fail the sequence.

Sources

Official source: Shrek 2 Remastered official site ↗

• Steam store page ↗ for the chapter list.
• Shrek Wiki: Spooky Forest ↗ for the original escort objectives.
• Wikipedia: Shrek 2 (video game) ↗ for the 2004 level structure.