Shadow the Hedgehog (video game)
| Shadow the Hedgehog | |
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North American box art
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| Developer(s) | Sega Studio USA |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Director(s) | Takashi Iizuka |
| Producer(s) | Yuji Naka |
| Designer(s) | Takashi Iizuka |
| Artist(s) | Kazuyuki Hoshino |
| Writer(s) | Takashi Iizuka |
| Composer(s) |
Jun Senoue Yutaka Minobe Tomoya Ohtani Mariko Nanba |
| Series | Sonic the Hedgehog |
| Engine | RenderWare |
| Platform(s) | GameCube PlayStation 2 Xbox |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Platforming, action-adventure, third-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multi-player, co-op |
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | (GC) 53.10% (Xbox) 52.15% (PS2) 49.27% |
| Metacritic | (GC) 51/100 (Xbox) 49/100 (PS2) 45/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | (PS2) D- (GC & Xbox) C+ |
| AllGame |   |
| Eurogamer | 5/10 |
| Game Informer | 4/10 |
| GameSpot | (GC & Xbox) 4.8/10 (PS2) 4.7/10 |
| GameSpy | |
| GameTrailers | 8.3/10 |
| IGN | (GC & Xbox) 4.9/10 (PS2) 4.7/10 |
| Nintendo Power | 8.0/10 |
| OXM (UK) | 7.0/10 |
| X-Play | |
| Herald Sun | 3.5/5 |
| The Times | |
Shadow the Hedgehog (Japanese: シャドウ・ザ・ヘッジホッグ Hepburn: Shadō za Hejjihoggu?) is a 2005 third-person shooter video game developed by Sega Studio USA, the former United States division of Sega's Sonic Team, and published by Sega. A spin-off to the Sonic the Hedgehog series, the game is the only to feature Shadow the Hedgehog as the main character, and was revealed at the March 2005 Walk of Game event.
Following the trend of recent Sonic games such as Sonic Adventure and Sonic Heroes, Shadow the Hedgehog is a 3D platform game. Most levels have three possible missions—"Hero," "Dark," or "Normal"—that the player may choose to complete, while some have only "Hero" and "Dark" missions. The missions completed determine the game's plot and subsequently playable levels, a feature referenced by the game's tagline. The plot centers on the attempt of Shadow, a creation of Doctor Eggman's grandfather, Professor Gerald Robotnik, to learn about his past while suffering from amnesia. To defeat enemies, Shadow can use various weapons and special attacks.
Shadow the Hedgehog was released for the GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox video game consoles. The game received mixed reviews; reviewers criticized its controls and dark theme, especially the addition of guns and other weapons to traditional Sonic gameplay, but praised its replay value.
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