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Very Adult - Very Involved Game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: November 20, 1999
Author: Amazon User

DO NOT GET THIS GAME FOR YOUR KIDS. If you are an adult and enjoy playing it, it seems pretty involved and cool (but if you have a spouse, they may divorce you before you finish it - it says here it can take 70 hours - my guess is longer). Graphics are lacking to me, but it is very intense, and overall good.

Probably the most dark game for nintendo

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: April 29, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Shadow Man intrigued me when I first hered about it. It sure is a different game from Mario, or Banjo Kazooi. It is deffinetly not a game for little children. Kids from the ages of 13 and above can probably handle it but it still could give them the creeps. This game contains gore (basicly monsters exploading and splattering all over the place), language that not even the South Park game had sencored, and a very disturbing and realistic plot to it, featuring all of the great downfalls of humanity such as serial killers, and gets deep into the concepts of the real world and the world of the dead. Getting back to how the game is. It is uniqe and pritty fun, graphics could be better and the monsters are kind of lame, but you can get sucked into a lot of play time. Levels and sceneries are awsome though. From the dride desert scene of the real world, to the land of the dead, asylum, and two spectacular shoot outs between cerial killers and convicts. But the regular baddies could have used some work on. Weapons are pritty neat. You get things like voodoo weapons and skull wands, plus real life weapons like pistols, machine guns, and shot guns. Overall it is a interestin and neat game. Seeing that it has gone down in pricing, I think the buy is worth it.

this game is cool if........................

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 31, 2000
Author: Amazon User

1. You dont like saving your game with out a controller pack 2. You like good graphics 3. You like good music 4. You like games that are so frusterating that you want to through stuff at the t.v.

all in all if u are patient then buy this game if not then buy a lot of t.v.s

ok, So now what?

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: June 03, 2000
Author: Amazon User

So,It is true that this game isn't for kiddies, But does it have to be flippin' bewildering to adults? This is by far No equal to Goldeneye or Perfect D. This game needed some polishing up as far as enemy character graphics and movements. What will confuse the hell out of you is how do you get this or that item? and feel the need to backtrack every so often to find clues-as for Nettie and Jaunty- They're useless!:( however I do fancy the serpent.-point is, restrain from throwing hard objects at T.V. screen when frustrated.

The scariest and bloodiest game since "Resident Evil"

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: April 21, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Okay, first off for the parents, I wouldn't recommend letting your kids play this game. It is really disturbing, violent, and for more mature audiences.

Graphics: Pretty close to flawless. The mouth motion doesn't match up to what the characters are really saying. Gameplay graphics are the best part. Though, they can get pretty intense sometimes.

Overall Graphics Grade: A-

Play Control: It's sometimes hard to control the main character and it'll take you a few minutes to get used to the controls.

Overall Play Control Grade: B

Game Design: The storyline is that of a B-movie. The worlds are very well created and structured. Although, you'd probably get scared to death playing it. I told my father about the game and he was scared just hearing about it.

Overall Game Design Grade: A+

Sound: You'll play it and say, "Did I hear what I think I heard?" The sound is very realistic, from all the dialogue, gunfire, and ceatures bursting into a pool of gore, you'd think you were watching a movie.

Overall Sound Grade: A+

General Comments: Excellent game. Very disturbing and not at all for pre-teens. Be prepared for nightmares.

ESRB Rating: M containing animated violence and animated blood & gore. As I've already said, the game is very gory with much disenbowlment (excuse the spelling) and shooting. The game also contains fairly strong language.

Good game... Definitely MATURE!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: August 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is great. I enjoy playing it, but it is definitely for mature players. I do NOT suggest this game for anyone under 16 at youngest! I would recommend this game to those who enjoy adventure, fantasy and action games. This game adds a twist of religion background to include Voodoo. Love the experince I have with this game!

AN ADULT ADVENTURE THAT'S NOT FOR CHILDREN!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 26 / 26
Date: November 17, 1999
Author: Amazon User

It's about time that the good ol' folks at Nintendo allowedadults to have fun for a change. See you later Mario, Yoshi, andPrincess Peach...it's time to enter the world of real adult gaming. Definitely a cerebral game, Shadow Man will have you thinking and thinking and thinking for a long time. Beautiful graphics, great sound effects, hours of real speech, loads of puzzles, and some truly horrendous and disgusting enemies. How they manage to pack so much stuff into a cartridge is a small miracle. In any case, this game will captivate you for hours. As someone else mentioned, the learning curve on this is quite steep, so I recommend getting a hint book (trust me, you will need one). The overall atmosphere of the game is very tense, spooky, and nightmarish. Enemies jumping out of nowhere will surprise and scare you. This is not a game to be played in the dark on a stormy night. It's like playing a horror movie. On a final note, the box disclaimer is accurate: THIS GAME IS NOT FOR CHILDREN! The settings are disturbing, there is extreme violence and torture, some characters (the serial killers) are downright sadistic in their attempts to kill you, there is adult language, and the themes of death and voodoo rituals occur throughout the game. It's nice to see an intelligent game marketed to adults. Let's hope more follow.

ONE OF MY PERSONAL FAVORITE GAMES EVER

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: January 08, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I'm 13, what i consider to be a mature gamer for 13, and my parents are well aware of the content of this game, my father sitting down with me and watching the opening cutscene (which involves a character suicide). You play as either Mike LeRoi or Shadowman, depending if you are in liveside (real world) or deadside (hell). You do become shadowman in liveside later, but whatever... the vista engine is incredible eliminating distance fog, and even in 4MB enhanced High-Res mode, it runs smooth as silk. Character models are well put together and i just thought after the QB club titles, Turok and WWF Attitude, if there is one thing acclaim can do it is GRAPHICS. High res, smooth framerates, pile this on with hours of ingame speech and 0ver 40 cutscenes, plus 50 weapons and secrets, you will wonder how did they get this into a 32 meg cart. The sound quality is good and most of the time the voice acting is top notch (just wait for jaunty). A great change of pace from the usual baby titles on 64. BUY THIS GAME!

With such a cheap price, this is a MUST HAVE for N64 users

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: August 03, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Amazon.com is now selling it ........ & everything, say you pay ..... And let's say you are so good & it only takes you 40 hours to finish the game. That's a buck an hour on the game. Try taking a buck to a local arcade & see how long you can last! Besides, I really don't think anyone of you could finish it in 40 hours. I bought it 2 weeks ago & I have been on it for about 2 hours a day. I am only about 80% done. What I am really trying to say is " IT'S A GREAT DEAL! " It is the content of the game that stirred my interest. I fell in love with it the first time I turned it on. Graphics were excellent. The monsters & creatures were creative but realistic. Sounds were so real in some area you will think you are in it. Nintendo should have more of these type of game to capture audience like me. I am getting really sick & tired of those Super Mario & Banjo kiddie game. Acclaim, who is the creator of this game, should also take full credit of this. I will even throw in this if you choose to buy the game. Go to www.gamesages.com & get the tips & cheats on this game. This would make your life a lot easier. This guy nicknamed marshmellow wrote about 60 pages of tips on this game. Give it a try. You won't regret it. For about $30.00, you've got nothing to lose. You will thank me for recommending this to you! Enjoy! Edwin

Intense

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 25, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Shadow Man starts out sort of difficult. I didn't know were to go. But once I got a hang of it the game turned into an awesome high-caliber and voodoo power extravaganza. The graphics are hard to see at times but the sound effects and music steals the show and so does the story line. The game also makes you travel into very dangerous places like an Asylum. This game isn't for the faint of heart and there is profanity, but on the other hand I really do recommend this game.

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