Shadow Man (video game)

Shadow Man
Developer(s)Acclaim Studios Teesside
Nightdive Studios (remaster)
Publisher(s)Acclaim Entertainment
Nightdive Studios (remaster)
Designer(s)Guy Miller
Simon Phipps
Composer(s)Tim Haywood
SeriesShadowman
EngineKEX Engine (remaster)
Platform(s)Windows, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Dreamcast, OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Release
August 31, 1999
  • Windows, Nintendo 64, PlayStation
  • Dreamcast
  • OS X
  • October 18, 2013
Remastered
April 15, 2021
  • Windows
  • April 15, 2021
  • PlayStation 4, Xbox One
  • January 13, 2022
  • Nintendo Switch
  • January 17, 2022
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Shadow Man is an action-adventure video game developed by Acclaim Studios Teesside and published by Acclaim Entertainment.[4] It is based on the Shadow Man comic book series published by Valiant Comics. The game was announced in 1997 and was originally slated for a late 1998 release on Nintendo 64[5] and an early 1999 release for Microsoft Windows,[6] but was delayed to August 31, 1999. A PlayStation version was also released on the same day.[2] A Dreamcast version was released three months later on December 1.[4]

Shadow Man was re-released on September 17, 2013, on GOG.com,[7][8] available for Windows[9] (with a version for Mac OS X subsequently added),[10] and later on Steam, available for Windows and OS X.[11]

Nightdive Studios, who re-released Shadow Man in 2013, developed Shadow Man Remastered, a remastered version of the game which includes 4K resolution, improved shadow mapping, per-pixel lighting, anti-aliasing and missing content that was cut from the original game. The game was released for Microsoft Windows on April 15, 2021, while the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One ports were released on January 13, 2022, and the Nintendo Switch port on January 17, 2022.[12] The original game was also re-released on the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack via the Mature 17+ app on October 28, 2024.[13]

A sequel, Shadow Man: 2econd Coming, was released for PlayStation 2 in 2002.

Another game starring Jack Boniface, Shadowman: Darque Legacy, has recently been announced.[14]

  1. ^ NOM staff (September 1999). "Shadow Man". Nintendo Official Magazine. No. 84. EMAP. pp. 20–24.
  2. ^ a b "There's a Darkness Coming: Acclaim's Shadow Man In Stores Today". Acclaim Entertainment. August 31, 1999. Archived from the original on August 26, 2004. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Shadow Man". Chipsworld. Archived from the original on May 29, 2001. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "The Darkness Is Coming To Sega Dreamcast*: Acclaim's Shadow Man Makes Its Bloodcurdling Debut". Acclaim Entertainment. December 1, 1999. Archived from the original on August 25, 2004. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  5. ^ "It's grim up north". Nintendo 64. September 1997. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  6. ^ Cove, Glen (June 15, 1998). "Shadow Man". Archived from the original on August 26, 2004.
  7. ^ Sunu, Steve (September 17, 2013). "'Shadow Man' game returns with digital distribution". Comic Book Resources. Valnet Inc. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  8. ^ "Release: Shadow Man". GOG.com. CD Projekt. September 16, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  9. ^ "Shadow Man". GOG.com. CD Projekt. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  10. ^ "Mac Game Update: 34 New Additions". GOG.com. CD Projekt. November 15, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  11. ^ "Shadow Man". Steam. Valve Corporation. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  12. ^ Wales, Matt (March 24, 2021). "Shadow Man: Remastered is out today, so enjoy this weird launch trailer". PC Gamer. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  13. ^ "Shadow Man & Turok 2: Seeds of Evil added to Switch Online today". GoNintendo. October 29, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  14. ^ Romano, Sal (May 4, 2023). "SHADOWMAN: Darque Legacy announced for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC". Gematsu. Archived from the original on May 7, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2024.