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Testseek.com have collected 52 expert reviews of the Shadow Complex and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Shadow Complex.
Award: Highest Rated August 2009
August 2009
 
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The editors liked

  • Super slick animations
  • Dozens of power ups to find and collect
  • In game notifications.
  • Intense action
  • Challenging
  • Reward-based exploration
  • Impressive visuals and score
  • Tons of replayability.
  • Some cool twists on a classic formula
  • Looks amazing for an Arcade title
  • Tons of incentive for replay.
  • Dozens of powerups to find and collect
  • Unique use of perspective in combat
  • Optional challenge rooms to test your skills
  • Ingame notifications keep it competitive with friends.
  • Amazing Gameplay
  • Graphics are top notch
  • Punching a guy across the screen is always amazing

The editors didn't like

  • Getting from one end of the massive base to the other can be a pain
  • Aiming doesn’t always work the way it should.
  • Backtracking is not for everyone
  • Shooting into the background can be frustrating at times.
  • Seems a bit too familiar at times
  • Frequent issues with aiming
  • Occasional visual bugs.
  • Aiming doesnt always work the way it should.
  • I want moarz!

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  Published: 2009-08-19, review by: strategyinformer.com

  • Abstract:  Set at the same time as Orson Scott Cards Empire novel, Shadow Complex puts you in the shoes of Jason Fleming, an (sort-of) ordinary man trying to live an ordinary life. Whilst exploring a cave with his date Claire, the couple accidently stumble upon t...

 
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  Published: 2009-08-19, review by: cheatcc.com

  • Abstract:  When it comes to summer there are at least two things you can count on. One is the Summer of Arcade promotion for XBLA games and the other is fireworks. However, this year the two actually closely resembled one another. As with any good fireworks displ...

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  Published: 2009-08-19, review by: ztgd.com

  • Amazing Gameplay, Graphics are top notch, Punching a guy across the screen is always amazing,
  • I want moarz!

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  Published: 2009-08-19, review by: destructoid.com

  • Abstract:  Chair Entertainment's Shadow Complex is out today on Xbox LIVE Arcade for 1200 MS Points, or 15 American dollars. It's a "Metroidvania"-style side-scroller, heavily influenced by Super Metroid. You blow a lot of things up, and get a lot of cool gadget...

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  Published: 2009-08-18, review by: gamespot.com

  • Dozens of powerups to find and collect, Unique use of perspective in combat, Optional challenge rooms to test your skills, Ingame notifications keep it competitive with friends.
  • Getting from one end of the massive base to the other can be a pain, Aiming doesnt always work the way it should.
  • With a carefully balanced blend of action and exploration, Shadow Complex is Super Metroid for a new generation. ...

 
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  Published: 2009-08-18, Author: Lark , review by: cnet.com

  • Abstract:  2D exploration-focused action adventure games have been a dying breed in the years since Super Metroid reigned supreme. With Shadow Complex, developer Chair Entertainment has released the first major game in this genre on a home console platform for ne...

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  Published: 2009-08-18, review by: gaming-age.com

  • Abstract:  Not many games can claim to begin with the murder of the United States' Vice President. Even fewer can claim to immediately move past that and throw the player, unarmed, into a forest cave with only a flashlight to discover a wide-spread underground co...

 
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  Published: 2009-08-17, review by: neoseeker.com

  • Abstract:  The hapless hero is getting to be rather popular as a video game archetype, and the appeal is obvious. In Shadow Complex, you take on the role of Jason Fleming, an average man with a military background who gets caught up in an elaborate conspiracy to...

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  Published: 2009-08-17, Author: Will , review by: gamespy.com

  • Intense action; challenging, reward-based exploration; impressive visuals and score; tons of replayability.
  • Backtracking is not for everyone; shooting into the background can be frustrating at times.

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  Published: 2009-08-17, review by: Geek.com

  • Abstract:  Shadow Complex was a game that wasn’t really on my radar before a few weeks ago. It was part of Microsoft’s Summer of Arcade, which aside from ‘Splosion Man, didn’t seem all that interesting (it seemed like any game that had to be promoted through a bu...

 
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