Eggman can be controlled with the second controller. Shadow the Hedgehog is a platform game that plays similarly to previous Sonic 3-D titles Sonic Adventure , Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Heroes requiring you to get from the start of the level to the end, as has traditionally been the case for the regular Sonic titles. The 'end' of a level, however, is not necessarily the 'Goal Ring'. Levels can also be finished by completing a given task known as Missions, either 'Hero' and 'Dark'.
The way in which levels are completed affects how the game progresses, what levels you play, and, ultimately, which of the 10 possible endings you will see. As each level features cutscenes and boss battles, there are a total of different paths in which to complete the game, and each one has a name. Upon the completion of each path, all the cutscenes from that path are played in order.
Shadow can wield a number of weapons not all guns , as well as parts of the scenery. Shadow can still use all his moves from the previous games, like the Homing Attack. A new feature in Shadow the Hedgehog is the ability to use weapons left behind by defeated foes.
They can be swapped for other weapons, but only one weapon can be carried at a time. Shadow can use 5 powerful special weapons.
If a player finishes the whole story, a special weapon will be unlocked, depending on what ending was taken. The weapons can be found inside a black crate with Shadow's spines on the sides. Shadow can also use debris, or broken parts as weapons, like fallen street signs. Weapons vary from 6 different type of weapons. They are close combat, gun, lock-on, cannon, laser and vacuum. Close combat weapons are melee weapons.
Gun weapons are ranged weapons that give more damage than most close combat weapons. Gun weapons can come in semi- or fully-automatic variants. Lock-on weapons usually take the form of missile launchers in which several targets would be locked onto before firing. The missiles would automatically home in on these targets.
Laser weapons are similar to gun weapons except that they cause greater damage. Vacuum weapons are weapons that involve a gun "inhaling" enemies and firing them back at other enemies, and can also pull out some walls in Final Haunt, and the special weapon gives the player either 1 or 3 extra lives, depending on if you got both endings on Lava Shelter or not Shadow has three missions in almost every level since some levels have just 2 missions these being Hero, Dark, and Neutral , and he can choose one to accomplish at any point in the level.
These missions allow players to 'choose Shadow's future. The level Shadow goes to changes depending on which mission was played on the previous level.
Also, Shadow now has at least two abilities, Chaos Control blue and Chaos Blast red , and gains these by killing certain targets: killing aliens the Blue Gauge, and killing humans and destroying nature or architecture trees, plants, etc. Besides wielding weapons, Shadow can use vehicles; 4x4's , motorbikes , G. As with the weapons, which have spawned complaints from fans, who point out that Shadow is similar to Sonic , and thus would be able to run faster than most vehicles; additionally, most of the vehicles are optional.
Although Shadow can run faster than the game's vehicles, the vehicles have some capabilities that Shadow does not have e. Shadow can also use vehicles to run over enemies or hit them or go through an inpassable area surrounded with acid. As in most Sonic games, the Chaos Emeralds play a big part in this game, as Shadow needs them to regain his memory and to use his ultimate Powers.
The three Chaos Powers in the game are the heroic "Chaos Control" lets Shadow manipulate time and space. In stages it lets him teleport through the stage, but in boss battles it lets him slow down time , and the evil "Chaos Blast" creates an explosive 20 yd radius blast of energy damaging enemies , "Chaos Spear", a move previously used in Sonic Adventure 2 ' is only available with Super Shadow.
Instead of having a linear storyline, you have the ability to choose your path, which is touted as the game's major selling point. You can even change sides when you please. There are a total of 23 levels including the last story stage, and each time, the player only plays six levels. The ranking system is the same as Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Heroes , with rankings from E lowest to A highest , and each level ranks you for all the available missions of that level.
The enemies change depending on which side the player chooses, though all non-partner characters will indiscriminantly attack Shadow regardless of the chosen mission. If Shadow chooses to commit acts of heroism, then the Black Arms will be the main enemies. If Shadow decides to be neutral, then everyone is an enemy. Attacking an ally provokes a scold from Shadow's partner and a score penalty at the end of the level.
Reviews from professionals were mixed. G4's X-Play , saying that "this Shadow leaves us completely in the dark," gave the game a 1 out of 5. Arguably the harshest criticism came from EGM , who included it on its list of the "Worst Games of ", claiming it was the year's biggest sellout. Game Trailers , however, gave the game an 8.
Nintendo Power gave it praise as well, calling the weapon usage "just plain fun". On the other hand, the special effects and replay value were praised. Many reviewers noted that, because the player only goes through six of the 23 levels on any given run, replay value was high. The concept and usage of Shadow's guns and vehicles was criticized.
Grege Mueller from GameSpot complained that the guns were nearly useless because of a lack of an aiming function despite the presence of auto-aim [5]. Matt Casamassina also noted the guns, writing that process was overly cumbersome and complex and that killing an enemy was a game of chance. Shadow's overuse of the word " damn " and occasional use of " hell " and some use of " heck " was also criticized, which was made worse by the fact that four other characters: Sonic, Knuckles, Espio, and the GUN Commander also swore, hence "Mild Language" being put in the content list on the back cover.
There was a considerable cutdown on the swearing and violence before the game was released however. The PlayStation 2 version was further criticized by GameSpot for having a huge amount of slowdown framerate drops. The Xbox version had similar problems, messier controls, and lack of co-op multi-player.
These problems were fixed in the Gamecube version. Despite these criticisms, the game was popular enough to be released as a Greatest Hit for the PS2 and a Player's Choice for the GameCube, making the game a moderate success the Xbox version was the least well-received version due to problems and didn't receive the Platinum Hits treatment.
However, it fared much better with the public, receiving a 7. After the voice actor for Doctor Eggman , Deem Bristow , passed away in January , Sega was faced with the problem of having to re-cast the English voice actor for this character.
According to Mike Pollock, the current voice of Dr. Eggman, the problem was solved when Sega decided to hire the 4Kids Entertainment cast from the Sonic X anime, in an attempt to provide more continuity between the video games and the anime's voice cast.
Drummond claims that these changes were made without notifying the previous voice cast beforehand as does the previous voice for Cream the Rabbit, Sarah Wulfeck. The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions contain the original Japanese voiceovers, though the method of enabling them is different for each version. Simon Jeffery , the president of Sega of America, responded to fans' complaints regarding the new voice actors, saying that Sega of America has no control whatsoever over the English voice acting in the Sonic series.
Due to the more violent nature of the game compared to previous Sonic titles , the ESRB rating was, for a time, in question. Sega's request for only people 13 years and older to play the game at trade shows seemed to further back the T rating. The dialogue is also edited. One of Shadow's lines is changed from "What the hell was that all about?
An example is "What the hell is HQ doing? Also, every second time Shadow was hit by an enemy, he said the word "damn", especially whenever he falls into a bottomless pit. Despite the changes, some cursing words remained, including in a sentence spoken by Shadow, "Where's that damn fourth Chaos Emerald! For the final version of the game, Sega changed the color of the alien blood from reddish-pink to green.
A scene in which Maria is shot was also shortened. In the multiplayer mode, one of the phrases spoken when a player dies in the original version was them kneeling over, complete with intense choking noises. Since this was deemed inappropriate, Sega took it out of the game wholesale come release.
However, under the right circumstances, the sound byte can still be heard if one meets certain conditions in multiplayer.
Several music tracks from the game are featured in this album, while some mixes were made to others. In this game, two tracks were removed due to copyright and licensing reasons. Shadow refuses to believe it as the scene switches to the ARK, where Charmy Bee , Vector the Crocodile , and Espio the Chameleon race to hack data disks that they found earlier in the game. This room seems identical to the one where Gerald's first video in Sonic Adventure 2 is activated. They finally get inside, and Charmy activates a film showing a sane Professor Gerald Robotnik.
He refers to Shadow as his "son" and tells him that he is the only hope for the planet. As the video ends, Maria steps into the frame and gives Shadow the inspiration he needs to break through Black Doom's control. Black Doom now in his Devil Doom form fights Shadow and is defeated. Shadow then uses a super-powered Chaos Control to warp the Black Comet back into the planet's orbit and tear it apart with a blast from the Eclipse Cannon.
Everyone below on the earth cheers in joy as the alien threat is destroyed forever. In one final scene on board the ARK, Shadow looks at a picture of Maria and Gerald before tossing it away as he leaves the room, remarking "Goodbye forever Shadow the Hedgehog". An example of Shadow the Hedgehog gameplay in Westopolis , the first stage in the game. Shadow the Hedgehog is a 3D third person shooter action platforming video game, which plays similar to past 3D Sonic games such as Sonic Heroes.
The game's main storyline takes place in "Story Game", over the course of which two of three different factions will be present in each stage: the Black Arms , GUN , and the Eggman Empire.
They will usually be seen attacking each other, but will all try to attack the playable character regardless. Similarly, the Black Arms enemies will not attack the player in Space Gadget. The player mainly controls Shadow the Hedgehog. While they are controlled by an AI by default, most of these characters can be controlled by a second player in the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube versions of the game by connecting a second controller and playing in a "co-op mode". These characters can run, jump, and attack under the second player's influence.
Some allies have different attacks compared to others however:. If an ally is controlled by an AI, they will act differently compared to the others.
If it is a playable ally, they will attack any nearby enemy if Shadow gets within range. Some allies will use their attack and others will jump to attack an enemy. Hero allies will always attack Eggman's mechs and Black Arms soldiers. The allies overall act as combat support and guidance and give help to Shadow should he need it. He also has the ability to drive vehicles that he finds or commandeers.
In addition, Shadow the Hedgehog also makes use of a weapon system. Ranging from pistols and machine guns to close combat weapons, Gatling guns, bazookas, and even laser rifles, weapons are commonly found in Containers and dropped by defeated enemies. When a weapon is first picked up, Shadow receives some initial of ammunition for that weapon; more ammunition can be gathered by picking up more copies of the weapon. Only one weapon can be held at a time, and when Shadow runs out of ammunition for his weapon, he will toss it aside and it disappears.
When Shadow fills up either gauge to the maximum, he enters a state where he is invincible, gets unlimited ammunition, and can use a specific chaos power that is affiliated with whichever gauge he fills. Upon filling the gauge, the player can become Hero Shadow , with which they are able to activate Chaos Control , allowing them to fast forward through the stage, attack enemies, and slow down time in boss battles, until the Hero Gauge is empty.
Upon filling this gauge, Shadow can become Dark Shadow , with which he is able to use Chaos Blast , which destroys or damages anything and anyone near him. Destroying Eggman's mechs can fill either gauge depending on which other faction they are fighting. Shadow the Hedgehog has nonlinear gameplay , which allows the course of the story to change according to the decisions the player takes.
Most stages, with some exceptions, have three different types of missions: Hero, Dark and Neutral. The Hero and Dark missions usually have the player doing some tasks such as killing multiple enemies or interacting with certain objects, whereas the Neutral missions just have the player heading to a Goal Ring.
However, it is possible to end a stage in a mission the player did not intend to complete. Six special weapons can be unlocked in the Story mode by completing enough missions. These weapons are contained in Special Weapon Containers. The first five are each unlocked by completing either the Hero or Dark mission of one of the five Stages and their ammo can be increased by completing both the Hero and Dark missions.
The last special weapon, the Shadow Rifle , is unlocked upon completion of the Last Story. As with past Sonic games, Shadow the Hedgehog 's stages have Rings scattered in them. Rings serve as the playable character's main method of protection; if the player gets hit while having at least one Ring, they will survive with the cost of losing ten of their Rings.
However, should Shadow suffer damage without having any Rings on them, the player will lose a life , or get a Game Over if they run out of lives. In the former case, Shadow will respawn either at the latest Save Point he touched, or at the start of the stage if no Save Point was activated.
However, falling into a bottomless pit will cost the player a life regardless of the Rings they have. Shadow the Hedgehog uses the traditional A through E ranking system. A certain minimum total point score is required to earn each ranking, with A being the most points and E the ranking earned when less than the required number of points for a D are earned. The number of points required for each ranking varies between stages and between missions within each stage.
There are also three types of points earned during a stage, and the way the total score is calculated depends on which mission is completed. Normal points are earned by collecting Rings and items; Dark points are earned by defeating GUN troops and sometimes Eggman's mechs depending on what side the player is in and things in the environment. Hero points are earned by killing Black Arms and sometimes Eggman's mechs depending on the player's opposing side , healing wounded GUN troops and civilians, and putting out fires.
The player's total score for Normal missions equals their Normal score plus their Time Bonus Hero and Dark scores are ignored. Their total score for Dark missions equals their Normal score plus their Dark score plus their Time Bonus minus their Hero score, and viceversa. By earning an A rank for all stages, " Expert Mode " will be unlocked. In it, two players take control of a Shadow Android and must take down their opponent twice in order to win. When selecting 2P Mode on the game's main menu, the players will be able to choose an aspect for their Shadow Android, though it will not affect gameplay.
They can also select 3-Stage so that the game will pick up a random stage. Both playable characters will start at different points of the stage, near the center of it. If a player is hit without having any Rings left or falls into a bottomless pit , the opponent will be declared the winner. After three fights, the game will end and the players will be taken back to the title screen.
The development team wanted to develop a game that would attract a teen audience, using Shadow as the protagonist due to his popularity amongst Sonic fans and him fitting with a "gun action" game the best. Shadow the Hedgehog is notable for its profanities and use of weapons. The decision of including this was made early during the game's development, mainly because of its intended mature tone.
This is the first game in the series to feature the 4Kids Entertainment voice actors from Sonic X. In this game, Sega decided to hire the 4Kids voice actors who were cast for Sonic X for the Sonic the Hedgehog games as well, with their debut featured in Shadow the Hedgehog.
This move was poorly received by fans, with many criticizing the 4Kids actors as either trying to imitate their predecessors too much, or being unsuitable for their roles. Despite protests by fans, as well as a long running campaign by former Sonic voice actor Ryan Drummond to return to the role, the 4Kids voice actors were kept up until Sonic Free Riders in where the cast was replaced once more except for Mike Pollock , the voice of Doctor Eggman.
They are:. By May 17, , the game's worldwide sales total exceeded one million. Much criticism stemmed from the unwelcome sense of maturity and, in particular, the addition of guns.
The game's controls were criticized, especially because Shadow's homing attack caused unexpected character deaths. Game Informer 's Matt Helgeson complained that the attack "frequently sends you careening off into nothingness, resulting in cheap death after cheap death.
Greg Mueller of GameSpot felt that the guns were nearly useless because of a lack of an aiming ability. The many possible paths through the game caused reviewers to praise the game's replay value. Rating the game 8. Red Black Arms blood instead of green in the prototype screenshots of Shadow the Hedgehog. Sonic News Network. Sonic News Network Explore. Game Titles. Game features.
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