Lost in Shadow cover art

Lost in Shadow

""Lost in Shadow" (released as "A Shadow's Tale" in Europe/Australia and as "Kage no Tou" in Japan) is a puzzle platforming video game developed for Nintendo's Wii console by Hudson Soft."

Hudson Soft·Mindscape·Konami· July 22, 2010· Main Game
70
Critic Score
2 reviews
74
User Score
8 ratings

"Lost in Shadow" (released as "A Shadow's Tale" in Europe/Australia and as "Kage no Tou" in Japan) is a puzzle platforming video game developed for Nintendo's Wii console by Hudson Soft. It was released in Japan in July 2010, in Australia and Europe in October 2010, and in North America in January 2011. It was also released for Wii U via Nintendo eShop in 2016. Lost in Shadow is played largely in the background of the game environment as the player controls a boy's shadow, which must climb the shadows of a tall tower, rife with puzzles and enemies. He is accompanied by a sylph that can alter the direction of the foreground light sources, altering the alignment of shadows upon which he climbs. There are times in the game when the boy is able to materialize into the three-dimensional world and briefly interact with the objects themselves as opposed to simply their shadows.

Released 22 July 2010 for Wii and Wii U by Hudson Soft, published by Mindscape and Konami. Rated 12 by PEGI, 6 by USK.

Story

The game starts with a boy imprisoned and seemingly suspended in mid air. A stranger enters and strikes at the boy with an odd looking sword. Oddly, this does not harm the boy but it does sever the connection between him and his shadow, which the stranger throws from the tower.

In the story the player takes the role of the shadow as it works its way through the tower to the top. During this journey the player must stay in the shaded areas and can, for the most part, only interact with the shadows of things and not things themselves. In this quest the player is aided by 'Spangle', a sylph who can sometimes usefully change the angle of light - thus changing the shadows of objects and thus making impossible jumps achievable and unreachable objects accessible.

Lost in Shadow screenshots

Lost in Shadow screenshot 1
Lost in Shadow screenshot 2
Lost in Shadow screenshot 3

Games like Lost in Shadow

Lost in Shadow trailer and videos

Trailer
Trailer
Trailer
Trailer

Lost in Shadow screenshots

Lost in Shadow screenshot 1
Lost in Shadow screenshot 2
Lost in Shadow screenshot 3

Artwork & Box Art

Lost in Shadow artwork 1
Lost in Shadow artwork 2
Lost in Shadow artwork 3
Wii
Standard
JP
Jul 22, 2010
Wii
Standard
NA
Jan 4, 2011
Wii
Standard
AU
Oct 8, 2010
Wii U
Standard
JP
Jun 28, 2017
Digital Compatibility Release
Wii U
Standard
NA
Oct 27, 2016
Digital Compatibility Release
Wii U
Standard
EU
Jul 21, 2016
Digital Compatibility Release
Wii
Standard
EU
Oct 15, 2010
Critic Score
70 /100
Mixed or Average
Based on 2 professional reviews
Aggregated from professional game critics and publications.
User Score
74 /100
Mixed or Average
Based on 8 ratings
Aggregated from player ratings across platforms worldwide.
Score Comparison
Critics
70
Users
74
Score Guide
90–100
Universal Acclaim
75–89
Generally Favorable
50–74
Mixed or Average
CriticsUsers
20–49
Generally Unfavorable
0–19
Overwhelming Dislike