Shadow the Hedgehog is a 2005 platform game developed by Sega Studios USA, the former United States division of Sonic Team, and published by Sega. It is a spin-off from the Sonic the Hedgehog series and follows Shadow the Hedgehog, a creation of Doctor Eggman's grandfather, Prof. Gerald Robotnik, as he attempts to learn about his past while suffering from amnesia. Shadow the Hedgehog introduces third-person shooter elements and nonlinear gameplay to the Sonic franchise. To defeat enemies, Shadow can use various weapons and special attacks, and most levels have three possible missions that the player may choose to complete. The missions completed determine the game's plot and subsequently playable levels. The development team wanted to make a game featuring Shadow to capitalize on the character's popularity and resolve plot mysteries that began with his introduction in Sonic Adventure 2. It was written and directed by Takashi Iizuka, produced by Yuji Naka, and scored by Jun Senoue. Iizuka, who targeted a younger audience with previous Sonic games, strove to attract an older audience with Shadow the Hedgehog; Shadow's character also allowed the team to use elements otherwise inappropriate for the series. It received a E10+ rating from the ESRB for its mild use of profanity and fantasy action violence, becoming the first game in the series to have the rating. It is also the first game in the series to use the 4Kids voice actors from Sonic X. The game was revealed at the March 2005 Walk of Game event, and it was released for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox in North America and in Europe in November 2005 and in Japan the following month. Shadow the Hedgehog received generally unfavorable reviews from critics, who criticized its controls, mature themes, level design, and addition of guns and other weapons to traditional Sonic gameplay. However, some praised its replay value. Despite negative reviews, the game was commercially successful, selling 2.06 million copies by March 2007.
Shadow The Hedgehog (Video Game)
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After surviving from the Eclipse Cannon and seeing suffering from amnesia, Shadow the Hedgehog as he sets off to discover and find answers of the truth about his past and find out who - or what - he really is, but his past showed his primary destiny that is not even he knew about. He was already created by Gerald Robotnik, but his DNA comes from the dark lord and leader of the invasive alien race the Black Arms known as Black Doom. Black Doom tells Shadow more about his past than he already knows. So much horrible truths to turn Shadow against his friends and humanity. That's how Shadow is powerful. He was originally going to be the vanguard for Black Doom's invasion. Now Shadow is torn between Maria's wish and his prior destiny chosen by Black Doom. Shadow chooses to continue his hero role, but he'll have to team up with his friends Team Sonic, The Freedom Fighters including Sally Acorn who turned out to be an love interest of Shadow, his partner Rouge, new ally and powerful and intelligent robot named E-123 Omega, The Chaotix, unlikely allies include Eggman Empire and G.U.N. in a three sided war to stop Black Doom and his army of alien invaders, Black Arms from taking control of the planet. Shadow will eliminate his enemies, repay what he did in the previous adventure, and vanquish Black Doom. For he is Shadow the Hedgehog, the black warrior and the protector of Earth who will tear down his enemies one by one.
