Shadow Complex

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Shadow Complex is a Metroidvania video game developed by Chair Entertainment in association with Epic Games and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360 in 2009. The game follows Jason and his girlfriend Claire, out to explore some caverns. When Claire goes missing, he finds a massive underground complex with soldiers and high-end technology. Jason must rescue Claire and discover the plot behind the faction operating the complex. Inspired by the Metroid series, the player in Shadow Complex controls Jason as he explores through the underground complex, defeating hostile forces, and finding various power-ups that enable further exploration of the complex. The game is based on the setting of Empire by Orson Scott Card, with Peter David brought in to write the script for the game. Shadow Complex's reception has been positive. It has received and been nominated for several Game of the Year and Editor's Choice Awards. Critics praised the gameplay, narrative and graphics, with several reviewers stating that it was fairly priced. It also is considered as a leading game that revitalized the Metroidvania genre through indie games. It broke sales records for Xbox Live Arcade titles, selling over 200,000 units within the first week of release and as of year-end 2011, has sold over 600,000 copies. A remastered version was released for Microsoft Windows in December 2015, for Xbox One in March 2016 and for PlayStation 4 in May 2016. A limited physical printing of 7,500 for the PlayStation 4 was released on August 19, 2016 through Limited Run Games.

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Details

Type

Game

Release date

August 19, 2009

Genres

Metroidvania, platformer, science fiction video game

Platforms

Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, macOS, iOS

Created by

Chair Entertainment

Countries

United States