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Shadow Dancer

1989 65 / 100 Arcade Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Platform
Shadow Dancer is an action platform game developed by Sega for the Sega System 18 arcade system in 1989. A port of the game was published by Sega for the Sega Master System, and ports to several home computers were published by U.S. Gold. It was the first sequel to Shinobi, alongside The Revenge of Shinobi. A similar game titled Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi was released for the Sega Mega Drive, which featur Show full summary

Shadow Dancer is an action platform game developed by Sega for the Sega System 18 arcade system in 1989. A port of the game was published by Sega for the Sega Master System, and ports to several home computers were published by U.S. Gold. It was the first sequel to Shinobi, alongside The Revenge of Shinobi. A similar game titled Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi was released for the Sega Mega Drive, which features an entirely different set of stages. A terrorist group is planting numerous time bombs throughout the city. The player, a ninja master accompanied by a canine partner, sets out on four missions to dismantle the bombs and destroy the criminal syndicate behind these acts.

World design Nicht eindeutig GameplayCombat-focused

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The young Ninja battles together with his faithful pet dog. In the center of the city, a group of terrorists are committing known to man, including the planting of time bombs throughout the metropolis. Our youthful hero and his canine companion courageously set out to gather all the explosives placed by the evil gang and annihilate the syndicate that manipulates them

GameplayCombat-focused GenreArcade GenreHack and slash/Beat 'em up GenrePlatform ThemeAction
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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Team Shinobi
Publisher
U.S. Gold, Kixx, Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Franchise
Shinobi
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Amiga Jun 1991
  • Amstrad CPC Mar 1991
  • Arcade Nov 1989
  • Arcade 1989
  • Atari ST/STE Jun 1991
  • Commodore C64/128/MAX Mar 1991
  • ZX Spectrum Mar 1991
  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Jun 01, 2010
  • Linux Jun 01, 2010
  • Mac Jun 01, 2010

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