Description:From blockbuster developers Epic Games and Chair Entertainment comes the next evolution in Xbox LIVE Arcade games. Powered by the industry-leading Unreal Engine 3, Shadow Complex™ is the height of old-school side-scrolling design combined with modern, cutting-edge gameplay.
In Shadow Complex, gameplay is centered on exploration aFrom blockbuster developers Epic Games and Chair Entertainment comes the next evolution in Xbox LIVE Arcade games. Powered by the industry-leading Unreal Engine 3, Shadow Complex™ is the height of old-school side-scrolling design combined with modern, cutting-edge gameplay.
In Shadow Complex, gameplay is centered on exploration and fast-paced combat as you gather game-altering power-ups and an arsenal of futuristic weapons to overcome obstacles, thwart legions of enemies, and delve into a mysterious open game world. The original single-player adventure is set in a compelling universe based upon the best-selling novel, Empire, by Orson Scott Card.... (more)(less)
"This game is fucking awesome. You get a jetpack, a super armour, you can run on water using your hyperboots and punch people across a goddamn forest with your techno-fists."
"A realistic like metroid game with a really cheesy story and voice actors. It was not gripping to me at all but interesting how all the metroid powers were present almost exactly but ending was very dumb IMO and auto aim was a pain at times."
GruntLogic added this to a list 1 year, 2 months ago
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Shadow Complex - Official E3 Trailer
Why I Can't Play It
It's on X-Box Live Arcade. I don't have an X-Box and at the moment I don't have any systems that do online.
My Thoughts
Though Tomba! was the first 2.5D Metroidvania and Spider-Man: Web of Shadows was the first dark 2.5D MV, this one looks like good fun. A Metroidvania with realistic areas, characters, and weapons has yet to be done. I've heard good things about it from most people, and the hype has been unavoidable. This in addition to"
CelShader added this to a list 2 years, 6 months ago
"Epic and Chair just sold you Metroid and its just as good. With a unique stat keeping system to compete with your buddies, accompanied by a really well designed underground complex to explore this is a must buy for any 360 owner. And just think two more games are still to come."
CelShader added this to a list 3 years, 5 months ago
"This hit Xbox 360 Live Arcade downloadable game is based on the novel Empire by famed story-teller Orson Scott Card, who envisions a future America where the rift between right and left ideologies reach a breaking point and a deadly internal civil war rages on in the United States.
Thanks to CelShader for this entry"
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