Shadow Man | 
| From: Acclaim
List Price: $49.99
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Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 95
Genre: Action Games
ESRB: Mature
Media: CD-ROM
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 95
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 7.9 x 2
UPC: 021481941415
EAN: 0021481941415
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Product Description
Set against the mysterious backdrop of Voodoo mythology, Shadow Man puts you in the role of Mike LeRoi, English Literature student turned hired assassin. Operating with the mephitic, seedy underworld of New Orleans, Mike has the ability to cross over at will into Deadside, where he becomes the Shadow Man.
Amazon.com Review
Michael LeRoi is the zombie slave of Nettie, a powerful Voodoo priestess. Thanks to Nettie's spell casting, he is also the Shadow Man, a dark and mysterious--if unwilling--hero who protects the people of the mundane world against incursions from Deadside, the land where everyone goes upon death. Michael is not entirely unhappy with this fate. A lifetime of bad personal decisions has left him with a huge karma debt. Now, with the world in danger, he is going to get his chance to pay it off. Shadow Man is a first-person shooter with a horror twist--instead of an ordinary weapon, you wield the Shadowgun. Your prey is a quintet of demon serial killers who plan to unleash monsters against the living world, called Liveside, ultimately bringing about the destruction of all life on earth. In the course of denying this goal, you fight monsters and collect ammunition and weapon upgrades, prowling Deadside in search of baddies. As befits a horror game, Shadow Man is dark in tone and explicit in its visuals and language, definitely not an appropriate game for younger players. The program itself is rather unremarkable; from graphics to monsters, everything is engaging but in no way exceptional. One might have hoped that it would at least offer some scares along the way, but these are few and far between. Like most entries into the horror-game genre, this one relies on gore instead of trying to find ways to really make your skin crawl. Additionally, the subtext of Shadow Man reinforces unpleasant stereotypes of Caribbean-descended Americans, with neither Michael nor Mama Nettie representing any kind of admirable role model. --Alyx Dellamonica Pros: - Nonlinear play allows return to favorite levels again and again
- Lots to look at--if you like your graphics gory
- Great sound
Cons: - Character movement is hard to control precisely
- Many battles are long and dull
- Interface is nonintuitive and clunky
Amazon.com Product Description
He is coming, walking between worlds, making a trail of evil from Liveside to Deadside. He is coming, skull in one hand, calabash in the other, a voodoo mask in his chest, lines of power in his back. He is coming, stalking monsters in tenements and deserts, subways and swamps, spirit world and real world. Shadow Man is coming. Shadow Man: voodoo disciple and hero, seeker and defender.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews...
 Cold Chills September 28, 2007
Joshua Bowers (Ohio)
I played this game when I had the nintendo 64, and owned this game. When the cut-scene where is little brother is at the aslym, that is what gave me the cold chills. This game could have been easier to play. I am looking for this game again, but I am running XP verison and can't find it.
 THE MOST BIG AVENTURE THAT I EVER PLAYED! August 21, 2006
BASSUKKA
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Shadowman is definitily the most Great aventure that i ever played, maybe it not contains greats images, but i got really addicted to played it.
The reason for this addiction, is that this game contains innumerals secrets around, and if you not have a guide, you maybe be 100 hours! sit in your chair.
Well i haven't finish the game yet, but i enjoy a lot that this game be the longest aventure game around!
the best adventure game for PlayStation 1! March 21, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
i picked this game up for around about $5 at a used video game store. as soon as i started playing it i was hooked i finished the game in 13 hours and 51 minutes.
i know i know the graphics are absolute crap but i liked them for some reason i mean the walls are made up of crap pixels which move when shadowman is not moving. i especially love the stupid voice overs i mean some of the lines are so sad like (jesus christ LUKE!!! he's alive, alive and in pain i i i gotta help. don't worry he's dead you know that. i know but i saw) i mean it is really crap but the story line it tries to look scary but it is just pulled off apathetically and it is boring but i love this game so much because of the dark souls. but its still shit
Creepy September 29, 2004
Bolt Upright (New England, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This game creeped me out but it was fun and a bit different from your average game. It has a sort of "Clive Barker" look. Definitely not for kids.
From The Mouth Of A Grade 'B' Gamer July 25, 2003
J. Menesini (Pittsburgh, PA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I come from the old country, arcades in the 80's, where Tempest, Joust, and Jungle Hunt reigned supreme. I purchased my N64 LOOOOONG after it was the system to have, it was cheap, I was looking for relaxing kicks. So I picked up a copy of Shadowman, discounted, vaguely remembering it when it was new on the market. Put it in, and (cliche Sound Effect) I was hooked. The game is murky as heckland. Opening cheekily with Moonlight Sonata playing underneath a 'narration' of Springheel Jack. Great cinematics, great sounds, great levels, some (the temples) are so bloody frustrating you want to whip the whole system out the door. But I kept with it, and I beat it. HA, first game since Double Dragon in the arcade, and I beat that with one bloody token. I recommend this game to non-gamers who are looking for something to dig into, with a different approach than the usual blast'em. (Gamers will say witty and snide things, scrutinizing and bla) So to hearken back to my metal roots, THIS GAME ROCKS!!! (so there)
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