Back شادو ذا هيدجهوج (لعبة فيديو) Arabic شادو ذا هيدجهوج ARZ Shadow the Hedgehog (Computerspiel) German Shadow the Hedgehog (videojuego) Spanish Shadow the Hedgehog (videopeli) Finnish Shadow the Hedgehog French שאדו הקיפוד HE Shadow the Hedgehog (video permainan) ID Shadow the Hedgehog (videogioco) Italian シャドウ・ザ・ヘッジホッグ Japanese
| Shadow the Hedgehog | |
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| Developer(s) | Sega Studios USA |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Director(s) | Takashi Iizuka |
| Producer(s) | Yuji Naka |
| Designer(s) | Takashi Iizuka |
| Programmer(s) | Takeshi Sakakibara |
| Artist(s) | Kazuyuki Hoshino |
| Writer(s) | Takashi Iizuka |
| Composer(s) | Jun Senoue Yutaka Minobe Tomoya Ohtani Mariko Nanba |
| Series | Sonic the Hedgehog |
| Engine | RenderWare |
| Platform(s) | |
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| Genre(s) | Platform, third-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Shadow the Hedgehog[a] is a 2005 platform game developed by Sega Studios USA and published by Sega. It is a spin-off from the Sonic the Hedgehog series starring the character Shadow. It follows the amnesiac Shadow's attempts to learn about his past during an alien invasion. Gameplay is similar to previous Sonic games, featuring fast-paced platforming and ring collecting, but introduces third-person shooter and nonlinear elements. Shadow uses a variety of weapons to defeat enemies and complete missions that determine the plot and playable levels.
Sega Studios USA chose to make a game featuring Shadow to capitalize on his popularity and resolve plot mysteries that began with his introduction in Sonic Adventure 2 (2001). Shadow the Hedgehog was written and directed by Takashi Iizuka, produced by Yuji Naka, and composed 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 allowed the team to use a darker tone and elements otherwise inappropriate for the series.
Shadow the Hedgehog was revealed at the March 2005 Walk of Game event. It was released for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox in North America and Europe in November 2005 and in Japan in December. It received generally negative 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, and the game was commercially successful, selling 2.06 million copies by March 2007.
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