Shadow Complex (360)
Shadow Complex is a platform-adventure video game developed by Chair Entertainment in association with Epic Games and published by Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox Live Arcade. The "modern and masterful" side-scroller is powered by Unreal Engine 3. The game's original script was written by comic book writer and Star Trek novelist Peter David. This game features and supports voices in nine languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese and Spanish depending on how the player changes the language settings in the Xbox Dashboard.
Reviews
Average review score
9.0
based on 5 top critics
Published on Aug 18 2009
8.5
With a carefully balanced blend of action and exploration, Shadow Complex is Super Metroid for a new generation.
Published on Aug 17 2009
10.0
Chair Entertainment's addictive side-scroller is the best original XBLA game to date.
Published on Aug 17 2009
6.9
So, you like Metroid, eh? So do the creators of Shadow Complex.
Published on Aug 17 2009
10.0
Shadow Complex is amazing from start to finish... and after you finish it, you'll probably feel like diving right back in for another run.
Published on Aug 17 2009
9.4
What a way to end the summer.
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