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90/100
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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
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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

Shadow Blade screenshot 1

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."

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
iOS16 January 2014North America · Worldwide 16 January 2014
Android27 February 2014Worldwide

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Genres

  • Ninja gamesStandalone games › Games with ninja player characters

Description adapted from its source, CC BY-SA 4.0.