Shadow complex review

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BatRastered Blog Posted by: BatRastered Sep 18, 2009
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Shadow Complex

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Release Date: Sep 19, 2009

Buy it! 81 % - Rent it! 10 % - Flush it! 10 %

A quick review of Shadow Complex for the XBox 360 Arcade


This game reminds me so much of Super Metroid (SNES), it's unreal. Get it? Cause it's made with the Unreal engine... eh... tough crowd.

Anyway, for 1200 MS points (that's 15 bucks, American) you will get about 5-8 hours of story mode game play the first time through. More towards 8 if you strive for 100% completion. You will almost certainly want to play through a second time (either to see what you missed or to try to beat it with under 13% of the items for an achievement).

There are a ton of hidden rooms and power ups that will keep you searching every nook and cranny for hours. If you do happen to grab every power up, you will feel like an invincible badass (because you will be, practically). Truly, every powerup is extremely satisfying and they come at a rapid pace.

There are also several challenge maps (again with an achievement for beating them all) that allow you to pit your best times up against your friends (or the XBL community at large).

If you have an Xbox 360 and a gold membership and a spare 1200 points, there is no better way to spend those points right now. (Especially if you loved Super Metroid or Castlevania).

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goukijones

I totally rail this game. I have 190 gamerscore and I'm gonna get 200! Man of Ponage is gettin railed right now Jimmy!

goukijones rated Shadow Complex Buy it
Sep 18, 2009 by goukijones

Arthvader

Will buy. will beat down!

Arthvader rated Shadow Complex Buy it
Jan 8, 2011 by Arthvader

Phresh

I ruined this game for myself. I played Super Metroid a few weeks before it came out and I couldn't bring myself to finish this game cause I'd rather just play Super Metroid again.

Phresh has not rated Shadow Complex yet.
Jan 25, 2011 by Phresh

SonicZero

noooo but shadow complex is definitely where its at, trust

SonicZero rated Shadow Complex Buy it
Feb 9, 2011 by SonicZero

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