Shadow Complex Remastered for Windows

Shadow Complex Remastered combines an action-adventure shooter with RPG elements and multi-level platformer-style locations. Fighting terrorists is offered in a 2.5D dimension, which allows you to shoot straight, backward and into the depths of the stage. The original game was released in 2009, which influenced the storytelling and gameplay.

How exactly – at the beginning there is an incoherent scene where we play as a fighter of an elite squad, who during a shootout loses control of a super suit. The catch is that the passage of Shadow Complex Remastered begins after, for a man named Jason Flemming. Together with his friend Claire, he arrives to explore the caves deep in the mountains, but his companion is kidnapped by terrorists, and he has to infiltrate the technological complex to free her.

As mentioned at the beginning, we are dealing with 2.5D, so we move exclusively back and forth, crossing a lot of platforms with jumping and climbing. The stake in the game Shadow Complex Remastered is made on the survey of the complex, comparable to projects in the genre of metroidvania:

• we pass to a certain point;
• hitting a dead end;
• go back when we find a suitable weapon.

The weapon required to destroy the barricade is determined using a flashlight that illuminates obstacles in a specific color:

1. Orange – standard bullets are sufficient.
2. Green – take only grenades.
3. Purple – destroyed by Foam Cartridges.
4. Red – carry missiles.
5. Light blue – use friction damper.

Even at the beginning of the game, there are several places for foam cartridges, although they appear much later. Why walk the optional trail and hack openings along the way? To find all the secrets in the game Shadow Complex Remastered. They are represented by a balloon that increases health, expanding the supply of grenades or rockets. By the way, ammunition for firearms is endless, but explosives are limited.

Enemies in Shadow Complex Remastered

We are fighting against terrorists, among whom we come across ordinary soldiers. The technique of hand-to-hand combat is applicable to them, sending them to the knockdown the first time. This will not work with drones and defense turrets – you will have to shoot at them or knock them out with an explosion. From time to time there will be bosses-robots, it is harder to destroy them, for which the Shadow Complex Remastered life trainer and ammunition are provided.

Subjectively, the game looks mediocre and resembles Metal Gear Solid from the PS1. And the staging of the scenes and the angular character models make you smile. What is not a complaint about – the visual effects of explosions, shots from large-caliber cannons. The characters are averagely voiced, and given the plot of the plot (a random guy single-handedly destroys a high-tech secret terrorist base), you should not expect more. There is a problem with Russian subtitles, where inconsistencies occur, and some sentences completely break the message. The controls are classic, but in the opening scene they throw it out to us in one gulp, and only then explain it through a lengthy introduction to the game.

The reissue received a lot of positive ratings in the region of 7-8 points out of 10. Users like:

• action;
• plot in two lines;
• the ability to return to the game to explore locations.

Of the minuses, only miscalculations in game design, when it is impossible to jump onto the ledge the first time. You can download the game Shadow Complex Remastered on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One. The price of the project hovers around $ 15.