Shadow Complex

JonathonWally · August 24 2009, 01:11 AM

Alright, who's playing this awesome, addictive old-school side scroller?

It's up on Xbox arcade for 1200 point, and worth every one of them!

The game's an excellent mix of old-school side scrolling combined with modern gaming.

So who else is playing?

Trubinator · August 24 2009, 01:16 AM

I played the demo but didn't buy the full game. I've heard it's only 5-6 hours long...

JonathonWally · August 24 2009, 01:36 AM

Trubinator wrote:

I played the demo but didn't buy the full game. I've heard it's only 5-6 hours long...

1200 points for a 6 hour game that's a lot of damn fun is worth it IMO.

Kaijufan · August 24 2009, 01:56 AM

I love it. We don't get nearly enough Metroidvania games, and getting a really good one not set in Dracula's Castle or an alien planet is a nice change of pace for the genre.

gh4chiefs · August 24 2009, 03:35 AM

I tried the demo and really didn't care for it. I guess I never really was side scrolling gamer anyway. I've been playing 3d games for so long that I found it to be a little disorienting, and too restrictive.

Rii · August 24 2009, 04:10 AM

I checked out some clips on Youtube, looks like fun.

PKerr · August 24 2009, 03:06 PM

Played the demo, It's a cool game.

Sheep · August 24 2009, 05:32 PM

gh4chiefs wrote:

I tried the demo and really didn't care for it. I guess I never really was side scrolling gamer anyway. I've been playing 3d games for so long that I found it to be a little disorienting, and too restrictive.

I hold pretty much the same opinion after trying the demo. I was never a huge fan of side-scrolling platformers to begin with, which is probably the biggest reason for my dislike.

Trials HD, OTOH, really caught my eye. I'm trying to figure out if it's worth dropping $15 on.

firehawk12 · August 24 2009, 06:33 PM

Just get the PC version. It's cheaper (or it was anyway).

Also, apparently there's a glitch in the demo where you can play the full game - mash start when you defeat the first boss and get the pause menu to pop up, then load a game... at which point the game screws up and you can essentially access all the areas.
You'd have to finish the game in one sitting though... and probably not die, since there will be no checkpoints.

JonathonWally · August 29 2009, 12:07 PM

I'm still loving this game, maybe it's my nostalgia for awesome side scrollers, I really did think they were awesome back in the day.

IMO, It's a well crafted game that really brings the fun and look forward to more new side scrollers.

I so TMNT just got released on XBOX Arcade, so I think I'll have to pick that one up as well.

Jim Steele · August 29 2009, 07:13 PM

JonathonWally wrote:

1200 points for a 6 hour game that's a lot of damn fun is worth it IMO.

Word. What the hell are people expecting in an arcade title, Fallout 3 for a tenner?

Besides, in an age where people are expected to pay £40 for shooters with sub-7hr single player campaigns, this is not poor value for money at all.

It's a fantastic little title, and actually the most full fat adventure on Live Arcade yet.

August 24 2009, 01:11 AM	#1
JonathonWally Admiral Location: It's Hard To Be Modest When You're As Good As I Am	Shadow Complex Alright, who's playing this awesome, addictive old-school side scroller? It's up on Xbox arcade for 1200 point, and worth every one of them! The game's an excellent mix of old-school side scrolling combined with modern gaming. So who else is playing? __________________ Living vicariously through myself I like JonathanWally's secret topic races. It's silly and kind of subversive---kind of like him!-auntiehill I Aim To Misbehave Are you hearin me, like I'm hearin you?

August 24 2009, 01:16 AM	#2
Trubinator Rear Admiral Location: Chico, Calif.	Re: Shadow Complex I played the demo but didn't buy the full game. I've heard it's only 5-6 hours long... __________________ "Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying." --Arthur C. Clarke

August 24 2009, 01:56 AM	#4
Kaijufan Rear Admiral Location: Amana, Iowa	Re: Shadow Complex I love it. We don't get nearly enough Metroidvania games, and getting a really good one not set in Dracula's Castle or an alien planet is a nice change of pace for the genre. __________________

August 24 2009, 03:35 AM	#5
gh4chiefs Rear Admiral Location: Jefferson City, MO	Re: Shadow Complex I tried the demo and really didn't care for it. I guess I never really was side scrolling gamer anyway. I've been playing 3d games for so long that I found it to be a little disorienting, and too restrictive. __________________ Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less.

August 24 2009, 04:10 AM	#6
Rii Rear Admiral Location: Adelaide	Re: Shadow Complex I checked out some clips on Youtube, looks like fun.

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August 24 2009, 03:06 PM	#7
PKerr Rear Admiral Location: Tampa Fl	Re: Shadow Complex Played the demo, It's a cool game.

August 24 2009, 06:33 PM	#9
firehawk12 Fleet Admiral Location: EXILE + ATTON = GUUUUUUSH!!!! (pic by aimo)	Re: Shadow Complex Just get the PC version. It's cheaper (or it was anyway). Also, apparently there's a glitch in the demo where you can play the full game - mash start when you defeat the first boss and get the pause menu to pop up, then load a game... at which point the game screws up and you can essentially access all the areas. You'd have to finish the game in one sitting though... and probably not die, since there will be no checkpoints. __________________ The best reason to watch Curling: Johnson Sisters! "How do you trust a nation that's invented Karate? They're standing there in their pajamas... then they kick you in the balls!"

August 29 2009, 12:07 PM	#10
JonathonWally Admiral Location: It's Hard To Be Modest When You're As Good As I Am	Re: Shadow Complex I'm still loving this game, maybe it's my nostalgia for awesome side scrollers, I really did think they were awesome back in the day. IMO, It's a well crafted game that really brings the fun and look forward to more new side scrollers. I so TMNT just got released on XBOX Arcade, so I think I'll have to pick that one up as well. __________________ Living vicariously through myself I like JonathanWally's secret topic races. It's silly and kind of subversive---kind of like him!-auntiehill I Aim To Misbehave Are you hearin me, like I'm hearin you?