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Shadow Dancer (1989)

Shadow Dancer (1989)

1989 Images Design
Shadow Dancer (1989)
1989 Images Design
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About Shadow Dancer (1989)

Shadow Dancer (1989) is an action and arcade game developed by Images Design and published by Kixx, released on 1 November 1989.

Shadow Dancer is an action platform game developed by Sega for the Sega System 18 arcade system in 1989. A port of the game was published by Sega for the Sega Master System, and ports to several home computers were published by U.S. Gold. It was the first sequel to Shinobi, alongside The Revenge of Shinobi. A similar game titled Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi was released for the Sega Mega Drive, which features an entirely different set of stages. A terrorist group is planting numerous time bombs throughout the city. The player, a ninja master accompanied by a canine partner, sets out on four missions to dismantle the bombs and destroy the criminal syndicate behind these acts.

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The young Ninja battles together with his faithful pet dog. In the center of the city, a group of terrorists are committing known to man, including the planting of time bombs throughout the metropolis. Our youthful hero and his canine companion courageously set out to gather all the explosives placed by the evil gang and annihilate the syndicate that manipulates them
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Gameplay

Specs

Genres
Action Arcade Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Platformer
Modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Engine
Sega System 16
Tags
Best single-player games
Rankings
Best Platformer games on PCBest Platformer games on MacBest PC games
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Media

Content

DLC & expansions

Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi
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FAQ
What platforms is Shadow Dancer (1989) available on?

Shadow Dancer (1989) is available on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, PC, ZX Spectrum, Mac, Linux.

When was Shadow Dancer (1989) released?

Shadow Dancer (1989) was released on 1 November 1989, developed by Images Design.