Shadow Man

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Summary: A work of art on the Dreamcast, PS2 version?
Review: This game is the reason I bought my Dreamcast, it's dark themes, and superb gameplay make it one of the best games I ever played, why has no one heard of this game? A lost treasure if you ask me. If it comes out on PS2 I would buy the console just for this game.

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Summary: A decent game with some good ideas.
Review: This game was fairly enjoyable. It is a good dark, adult adventure game and has some features that other games of this type should take note of. The game is fairly non-linear. I say fairly because your character, Shadow Man, has to collect dark souls to gain more power and you need more power to access certain areas. The Shadow Power is a nice feature, in my opinion. It gives a player more of a sense of accomplishment to have your character grow more powerful as the game progresses. Another good part of this game is the atmosphere, especially the Asylum. A particular level, called the Playrooms, has background music that you would hear in a baby's room, while at the same time you can hear horrifying screams. Levels like these, while twisted, add to the overall scary feeling of the game. The only problem I had with this game is that the interface was a little annoying to get used to. It was evident that it was designed more for the Playstation controllers, then for a keyboard/mouse combination. With the price of this game being $19.99 or less, I would definitely recommend it.

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Summary: Shadowman, it is Mario for adults
Review: This is a briliant game. The graphics are superb, the sound is very good, the control excelent and the gameplay very exciting. It compares with Mario64 only you are not collecting stars but dark souls, 120 of them, in a huge envirionment, solving puzzles on the way and have a battle or 200 with mass murderers, ghosts and other freaky customers as well. Not for the young but a must for teenagers and adults who like dark comics.

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Summary: The Most Underrated Game Ever
Review: This is a title that I wonder why no one picked up on. True the first 2 boards were long and monotonous. But after them, I could not believe the plot that was unfolding. This was clearly the most original game I had ever played. (Okay so maybe collecting 120 items was elsewhere on N64) Anyway, I suggest that N64 owners give this a first or second chance. In additon, I have never played a game in which the sound effects and music played such an integral part of the game. This is also rated mature for a reason. Kids, be careful with this one, you'll probaly want to sleep with the light on for a month.

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Summary: The Most Underrated Game Ever
Review: This is a title that I wonder why no one picked up on. True the first 2 boards were long and monotonous. But after them, I could not believe the plot that was unfolding. This was clearly the most original game I had ever played. (Okay so maybe collecting 120 items was elsewhere on N64) Anyway, I suggest that N64 owners give this a first or second chance. In additon, I have never played a game in which the sound effects and music played such an integral part of the game. This is also rated mature for a reason. Kids, be careful with this one, you'll probaly want to sleep with the light on for a month.

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Summary: SCARY AS HELL.........but oh so fun!!!!
Review: This is a videogame unlike any other;if the gripping storyline doesn't hook you in,then the horrific and hellacious enviroment will.Play this game in the dark with headphones and you will actually feel the terror grow inside you as you explore various
parts of this nightmare including a twisted cathedral,blood stained asylum,and even a kiddie playroom for the souls of the damned.If you really need a break from all of this darkness,why not visit your "friend" Jaunty,a skull headed serpent gate keeper
for a few laughs.Or chat with your tempting voodoo mistress Nettie;the voiceovers in this game are the best and very convincing.Also add another bonus for creative enemies;the Repo
Man(a 70's DJ turned raving serial killer)and Avery Marx(a hunched over leather clad sadist and sex offender with a quirk
for night vison goggles;yes,you face him off in the dark)There's
too many good things to mention about this game,but I'll end this review by telling you that this game's final climatic scene will blow you away!!

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Summary: yeah,PS 1 version is bad;but not THAT bad!!!!!!!
Review: This is just a reply to all those who go on and on about how horrific the ps 1 version is.Yeah,I'll admit that it's bad,but not nearly as god awful as people are making it out to be.ESPECIALLY if you have not played shadowman on any other format before;like I had.If nothing else,playing it on ps1 gives you all the more reason to try the other versions and be even more suprised.Most of the people that down the ps1 version are biasd to nintendo or sega and therefore criticize anything of the ps.Let's not forget that the ps1 version still has the amazing voiceovers and while some content of the enviroments are edited out(as they are in the N64 version)they are still convincing.Let's put it this way,I'd rather play shadowman for PS1 rather than Final Fantasy 8,which had great graphics,but the gameplay and storyline sucked!And I'd much rather play shadowman ps1 version than another stupid mario game from nintendo(gamecube's Luigi's Mansion??????puh-leeze!!!!)As for the main person on amazon who reviewed this product;what's the deal with all this political correct talk about giving Carribian Americans
a bad stereotype??Hello-this game is about VOODOO LORE!Would it be better if shadowman was portrayed as some white guy named Bob?
And then the reviewer goes on to say that neither Shadowman or Nettie makes for a good role model?What?How much was that critic smoking before that review was written?The game is 17+ and I don't think that the people "who are supposed to be playing it" are looking for any role models.Esp. when the game deals with serial killers,demons and the apocolypse.But in my opinion anyone
who actually walks through the diffrent levels of hell and survives is an exceptional hero to look up to.