Shadow World (video game)

Shadow World
Publisher(s)Synapse Software
Programmer(s)Mike Potter
Platform(s)Atari 8-bit
Release1983
Genre(s)Shoot 'em up
Mode(s)Single-player, co-op

Shadow World is a shoot 'em up for Atari 8-bit computers written by Mike Potter and published by Synapse Software in 1983. Players are defending their planet from an alien invasion. The game supports two players at once, splitting the screen vertically into two halves, and merging them on the fly when both players are in the same location.