
2014 · Dead Mage · Ninja · Platformer
Shadow Blade
Shadow Blade is a fast-paced ninja game.
- Released
- 16 January 2014
- Platforms
- AndroidOuyaiOS
- Genres
- NinjaPlatformer
- Developers
- Dead Mage
- Publishers
- —
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Themes
- ActionScience fictionHorror
- Country
- United States
About
Shadow Blade is a 2014 action-platform game developed by Dead Mage and published by Crescent Moon Games for iOS, Android and Ouya. A port for Microsoft Windows and modern consoles was released as Shadow Blade: Reload.
Keywords
- martial arts
- bloody
- ninja
- time limit
- wall jump
- digital distribution
- ranking system
- extreme violence
- stealth kill
- previously on - apple arcade
Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
The game consists of bite-sized levels and rewards the player based on three factors: the total time to traverse the level from start to the end, the number of orbs collected across the level and the number of hidden objects found.
The main challenges revolve around precision platforming, combat and stealth play.
Story
Kuro is a young man on his quest to become the Shadow Blade. He must seek the teachings of the last remaining ninja master. The player guides him through challenging levels, around countless traps, sneaking past enemies or right over their dead bodies. The player has to be fast, be stealthy, be aware of their environment, and be a ninja.
Reception
Shadow Blade's reception was generally positive, with an average of 81 out of 100 on Metacritic. Shadow Blade was also the Apple App Store's Editor's Choice in the week of its release.
VideoGamer gave Shadow Blade 9 out of 10, writing, "Easily one of the better mobile games in recent memory, Shadowblade is a shining beacon and a stinging lesson to other developers. This is the bar. Now you try and raise it."
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Collections3 collections
Platform libraries
- Ouya softwareGames
Years
- Games released in 2014List › January–March
- Games released in 2014List › January–March
Genres
- Ninja gamesStandalone games › Games with ninja player characters
Description adapted from its source, CC BY-SA 4.0.
