Video Games Shadow the Hedgehog

NO, not Sonic, he's not the main guy in the game this time. It's all on Shadow now.

Apparently, SEGA thought it'd be cool to make Shadow have his own game as a sequel directly after GC's Sonic Adventure 2/Battle. However, it IS a little different.

Unlike Sonic, Shadow gets guns (yeah, i know....). He also gets to use more Super powers like Chaos Control and Chaos Blast.

Not only that, but you also get to choose paths in this story too. You can either be the Hero of the story, or the Villian. Meaning that this game has more than 1 measly ending (seems like a sonic tradition to me).

The theme sounds allright, anyone have a take on this? Buy? Rent? I've just gotten back from buying it. Maybe Sonic games aren't all that, but I'm a big fan of him, so I can't help get this Sonic game. Even though technically it isn't Sonic's...

Oh, and for a detailed coverage on Gameplay, here:
http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/shadowthehedgehog/index.html?q=Shadow the Hedgehog

 

Ha ha ha, oh man, this game is comedy gold in a very bad way. Shadow is so... extreme!

No, that's not right... Xtr3m3!

Still not right.



There we go.

Really, it's ridiculous. They gave Shadow a gun and an angsty nu-metal background. This is in the same universe where you ran fast and saved cute things from fat things. It's ridiculous and what's funnier is that Gamestop is giving out beanies to those who pre-ordered.

http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=1528
watch the TGS trailer. It's just so bad it's funny.

Edit: And from what I've been told, no, they never bothered fixing the bad controls, dodgy camera movement or poor targeting system.

 

It doesn't matter how many cool new features you add to a game, or how many 'cool' new songs you try to re-hash in order to appeal to the die hard gaming fans. If the controls are lousy, the camera is worse, and there are a slew of other problems/bugs the game will flop. The sonic adventure series should be a good sign of that. Games that were utter cr*p that tried to sell off of the Sonic name alone.

Sega used to be a gaming powerhouse back in the day. It's sad to see how they've degraded themselves since then.

~W

 

XD Nice. VGcats always finds a way to make something funny. Anyway, staying on the topic of Shadow the Hedgehog, I didn't care for this game. At all. I hated the targeting system, it's one of THE lousiest I've worked with in games, ever.


Another few things that weren't so good:

-graphics, at all
-giving a hedgehog a gun
-controls were chuggy
-the A.I. was stupid to me

So in conclusion, it's not great. It's a rent if you MUST play a game that features a Sonic look-alike with a gun. Overall though, don't bother. Just call me Adam Sessler.

 

I love how there isn't a positive reply in the thread except for the op.

 

Well, it's not like the game totally blows, game trailers gave it an 8.3. I've gotten to the third level so far.

The gun is just an excuse to take things from apart, and it seems that without the guns, you'd be missing a bit of missions (how convenient).

The camera isn't as bulgy, you just have to get the hang of it. And the levels seem more complex than the last, which were preet much go in a straight line and it's over.

-Seishin

 

You realise that Game Trailers rates trailers, right?

 

Zanza, the watermelons bit was a joke. See, there's an old racist stereotype that black people love watermelons.

And you WILL regret buying the game, especially if it's on your money and not Daddys.

 

I was actually considering getting it, too. Might still get it after I finish my my other 6 or 7 games I need to finish.

 

Wait until it's a budget label.