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looks great

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 38
Date: August 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game looks absolutely freaky. If it contains the twists and turns of the first coming we are all in store for an incredible game with a variety of aweness. This game contains a frenzy of braintwisting excitement. This entire game and series is just a debacle of Biblical proportions.

Shadow Man 2 kills the competition!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: March 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If you're a fan of the action horror genre, or video games in general, you need to check out Shadow Man: 2econd Coming on the PS2! This is the next big hit that everyone's going to be talking about. The game play is creepy and intense, and the graphics are absolutely unbelievable. This game really puts Devil May Cry to shame. Everyone needs to try this one for sure!!!

This game is better made than the first!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 11
Date: January 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game looks outstanding, simply outstanding! The enemies in this game will be much smarter and will alert other enemies if they see you or see a dead body, how amazing is that! The game is not as dark as the first, there are more characters in this game, the graphics are obviously better being on PS2. The games atmosphere can totally add up to those of the Resident Evil series. But then getting back to the enemies artificial intelligence, that only is a good enough reason to get this game. Enemies react differentally towards things happening in the game there are also dramatic changes in the games climate like snow, rain and floods. This is a must have for your collection!

shadow man 2 is great

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: June 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

it is a great game, but is not as good as the first one.
It was very interesting, and cool.

I want to be like Mike

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Here we go again. I'm glad to see Mike back in action, although I'm only a veteran of the Dreamcast version of the first game. In general, Shadow Man: 2econd Coming's a winner, and as far as sequels go, its a tour de force.
Since this game is made especially for the PS2, it stands to reason that the control scheme would be tailor made, and it is for the most part. The shoulder buttons quickly arm and disarm Mike's weapons, and you can whip out both weapons from their holsters at the touch of one button, and re-holster them for emergency climbing just as quick. Mike's movement, while not as fluid as the Dreamcast controller allowed, is more innovative on the PS2. One joystick moves him back and forth and around, and the other can make him walk sideways as well as look around, up, or down. Mike can do a quick roll with the duck button, the usual jump and hand-over-hand rope routine with another.
The graphics are familiar to Shadow Man followers, with some improvements, and a few flaws. Overall, this game takes a more comic book approach. Mike is way beefier looking, brawnier, not nearly as malnourished as in the previous game. And Mike's sunglasses are cooler. Shadow Man's looks are more, well, see-through than before. More skeletonized, more comic. Nettie still has her youth, only more so;) Deadside has a very similar look and feel as before, with the occasional dangling, dripping corpse, different enemies, and a different central area than the Asylum. And yes, the bad guys still splatter all over the place when Mike gaks 'em.
Soundwise, the game is certainly more varied than the first, with a more orchestrated soundtrack, matching the unique locations.
This game is not as mentally disturbing as the first. It has more of a comic book feel, although that is not a bad thing. The story is just as involved and deep, and in general this game feels like more a part of a series than sequels of other games. The characters are the same, for instance. And some of the locations are identical to those of the first game, like the caves leading up to the church, giving one the impression that Mike and the crew still live and brawl in the same world as the previous adventure. That's nice; it actually feels like the next in the series, not a throwaway game that someone slapped a title on and made a sequel.
Overall, if you're in for more of the shotgun toting, monster mashing thrills of the first Shadow Man, without the huge backtracking element, then this is unquestionably a winner for your collection.
If you're not a cult follower of Mike and the gang, I'd suggest renting it first; it's frequent and long loading time and choppy play control may turn you off otherwise. But for those waiting for Mike's next great adventure, don't miss it.

This Game Rocks!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: September 21, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I rented Shadow MAn 2 when it first came out. I have never played the first Shadow Man so I have nothing to compare it to, but the game Kicks Ass!! It's been 2 years and I finally got myself a copy. I am replaying the game with my boyfriend. The storyline is great, and the graphics are awsome.
A+

Better than Soul Reaver 2

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 15
Date: August 20, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I generally do long reviews, but I'm taking the short road here. I picked this game up at a (local store) because they were selling it reasonable and never expected to actually enjoy it. Coming straight from recent hits, Final Fantasy X, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, and the new GC version of Resident Evil, I was sure that this wasn't for me. Besides, Soul Reaver 2 left me bewildered even after the first left me amazed. So, here comes this Shadow Man: 2econd Coming game, never heard of the first one (I was never a N64 fan,) and I popped it in. As I said, coming off the previous hits, I found the controls to be difficult and strange at first, then, I found them quite appealing and different. As a game, it stands up great, lots of puzzles, creepy atmosphere, and a Gothic soundtrack. The graphics fall short, simply, because of the "recent hits" again, but gameplay isn't lacking. Finding the bird skulls is tedious, though swimming through the swamp with lifelike alligators chasing you is unnerving. Better to use the Asassin Rifle first and clear them out. People may complain that it's too tedious and boring, all I can say is this: If you want to play and not think, pull out the old "Blood" & "Doom" series, or at worst, stun yourself `with the graphics of "Soul Reaver 2" without a semblence of game. Shadow Man doesn't step up to "Half-Life," but it's well worth the time and effort. One last point, I enjoyed "Devil May Cry," an outstanding, but short game. Shadow Man is a little more intricate.

Dark and Cajun; Anne Rice meets Evil Dead

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: June 16, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is worth playing. Especially now that the price used is less than a value meal. The first few levels can be a bit complicated but once you understand the direction of the game it's very entertaining. The levels are eerie, the graphics are well done, the interaction is intelligent. All in all it's a four star affair. Nothing MIND BLOWING, ... it's a video game.

Mike lookes like hes been at the gym

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I got Shadow Man on N64 only 2 months before Shadowman 2econd coming came out. Picked up the N64 version, and to my amazement,that was the best 8 dollars I ever spent on a game. Unbelieveable. Glad I walked into that pawn shop that day....then I walked into Deadside......I will always love the endless hours I sayed up all night with Shadowman on N64, Just cant get enough...never finished the first one, got at least 3/4ths finished, then jumped into the 2econd coming. MAJOR differences! I agree that that the graphics are tight in the 2econd coming, but ... N64 ShadowMan bypasses any great graphics with the haunting upbeat music,rattles, childrens cries, moaning, screams,etc...2econd coming just dosent have it with the orchestra music. So glad that some things are recognizable like the path to the church..the sound of the shadowgun...things like that..etc. Spoiled on ShadowMan 64???? Yeah!! If Acclaim could remake N64 Shadowman with the graphics of the Playstation 2 with the remarkable soundtrack...no one would would be playing anything else.. That is a sure bet!

A Very Long Journey

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is really a fantastic adventure, and I really can't figure why "pro" reviewers give it such an 'eh' critique.

The levels are absolutely massive, which is a bit of a double- edged sword. They look amazing and quite evil, but at times are overwhelming. Needless to say, you'll do a lot of backtracking and you will become lost many times. However, because the architecture, lighting and smog effects, and overall graphic appeal is so strong, you won't mind seeing some of the same levels over again.

Controlling ShadowMan is a bit loose, but overall pretty easy. Once you have firm control of Shadowman's weapons and combat style, you'll have no problem thrashing all of the enemies.

Shadowman is the type of game you don't want to stop playing until you've beaten it. The levels become so immersive that you lose track of time. At first, the game appears a bit bland and doesn't seem like it is going to hold up. Be patient. After about two hours, the story and graphics completely suck you in. Plan on spending about 20 hours to get through this one.

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