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2018 · Madfinger Games · Adventure · First-person shooter

Shadowgun Legends

Shadowgun Legends is a first person shooter with RPG elements and MMO features made for mobile devices.

Released
22 March 2018
Platforms
AndroidiOS
Genres
AdventureFirst-person shooterMMORPGRole-playingScienceShooter
Developers
Madfinger Games
Publishers
Madfinger Games
Series
Shadowgun
Modes
MultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
First person
Themes
ActionSandboxOpen world
Age ratings
ESRB T

About

Shadowgun Legends is a free mobile first-person shooter video game developed and published by Madfinger Games for Android and iOS devices. It is the third primary installment of the Shadowgun series, and a sequel to the original Shadowgun and Shadowgun Deadzone, both multiple award-winning games from 2011 and 2012, respectively. It was released on March 22, 2018. It appeared on the Google Play Store on March 21, 2018. A release for the Nintendo Switch was announced in June 2018 but never came to fruition.

The game consists of 11 single-player campaign missions and over 40 side missions and many multiplayer game modes such as Duel, Capture The Flag, Dungeons and Arenas.

Keywords

  • free-to-play

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Gameplay

Shadowgun Legends is a first-person shooter game with role-playing and MMO elements. At the beginning of the game, the player creates a Shadowgun, a male or a female soldier from the eponymous group. The player is then moved to the main base of all Shadowguns, the Hub. There the player can access various missions given by NPCs, in-game bar, casino, shops and multiplayer missions.

Players progress by completing given missions. Missions can be either part of a Story Campaign, or one of the Side Quests. Each completed mission will reward players with experience points and allows further progress.

Story

The game is set in the world of Shadowgun, a consumer-driven society. The main character is part of the Shadowguns, a group of elite mercenaries. The way of life is threatened by the Torment, an alien race from unknown parts of the Galaxy. They first attack one of the Earth's colonies and spark a full-scale galactic conflict.

The game features number of NPCs that are tied to the lore of Shadowgun Legends and previous games from the franchise.

Reception

Shadowgun Legends has received generally positive reviews from critics. It won the Most Beautiful Game during the 2019 Google Play Awards.

Awards

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Android21 March 2018Worldwide
iOS21 March 2018Worldwide

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