Shadow Complex provides a fresh twist on classic side-scroller action by
delivering an original single-player adventure that unfolds across a range of
non-linear levels. Gameplay centers around exploration and fast-paced combat as
players gather power-ups to overcome obstacles, thwart enemies, and delve into a
mysterious and challenging world. Shadow Complex features an extensive campaign
that is on par with the length and quality of contemporary triple-A retail
releases in a downloadable pick-up-and play Xbox LIVE Arcade package. Your game
will live on, as multiple play-throughs are required to obtain all the game’s
items and power-ups.
Story Synopsis: Shadow Complex propels lost hiker Jason Fleming into
the hollows of government conspiracy, dark politics and military upheaval. When
Jason and his girlfriend, Claire, accidentally stumble upon a rogue paramilitary
group called the Restoration, it soon becomes clear that the faction’s intent is
to set in motion a chain of events that will cause America to collapse into a
civil war.
Assumed to be a government agent, the Restoration captures Claire, and while
this initially fuels Jason’s motivation to find justice, he soon discovers the
magnitude of what the sinister offshoot has planned. Along the way, Jason
acquires many high-tech “toys” the Restoration is developing, and eventually
becomes a super-powered engine of destruction.
Shadow Complex is set in the compelling universe of Empire, Orson Scott
Card’s best-selling novel outside of the famed Ender’s Game series.
- Original single-player experience inspired by classic side-scrolling genre
- Open world design that evolves as the player explores and progresses
through the game
- Huge, mysterious game world populated with legions of enemies, challenges,
and jaw-dropping boss battles
- Many unique game altering power-ups and more than 100 additional items and
enhancements to discover
- Intense game play infused with a compelling action-thriller storyline
- Incredible graphics with robust physics, made possible by Epic Games’
Unreal Engine 3
Competitive Strengths:
- Anticipated follow-up to Chair’s 2007 XBLA Game of the Year, Undertow
- Set in a compelling universe based upon the best-selling novel, Empire, by
Orson Scott Card
- Extensive campaign mode of 10+ hours with engaging scenarios and fiction –
lengthier and more in-depth than any other downloadable game on Xbox LIVE
Arcade to date
- High graphical bar with superior visual style and design sensibility
- Produced by Epic Games, creators of the award-winning Unreal and Gears of
War franchises and the industry leading Unreal Engine
- Marries the quality and depth of a blockbuster game with the
pick-up-and-play fun you’ve come to expect from Xbox LIVE Arcade.