Players have the option of playing one of twelve Shrek characters, using their racing skills to defeat other racers.

The player can pick from twelve total characters, all of which have different stats that are shown to the user on the selection screen.

However, the enchanted books can occasionally change to being cursed and instead put the user at a disadvantage, some curses include inverting the steering controls or putting the user's character to sleep leaving them with no control over the kart.

Some tracks also have patches or dirt or snow, depending on the biome, which if driven over spin the user out.

Shrek Swamp Kart Speedway received generally “below average” reviews.