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Shadow Dancer

"Shadow Dancer is an action platform game developed by Sega for the Sega System 18 arcade system in 1989."

Team Shinobi·U.S. Gold·Kixx·Sega Enterprises, Ltd.· November 1, 1989· Main Game
64
User Score
16 ratings

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.

Released 1 November 1989 for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade and Atari ST/STE by Team Shinobi, published by U.S. Gold and Kixx. Rated E10+ by ESRB.

Story

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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Amiga
Standard
EU
Jun 1, 1991
Amstrad CPC
Standard
EU
Mar 1, 1991
Arcade
Standard
JP
Nov 1, 1989
Arcade
Standard
NA
Dec 31, 1989
Atari ST/STE
Standard
NA
Jun 1, 1991
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Standard
NA
Mar 1, 1991
ZX Spectrum
Standard
EU
Mar 1, 1991
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Standard
WW
Jun 1, 2010
Linux
Standard
WW
Jun 1, 2010
Mac
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WW
Jun 1, 2010
User Score
64 /100
Mixed or Average
Based on 16 ratings
Aggregated from player ratings across platforms worldwide.
Score Guide
90–100
Universal Acclaim
75–89
Generally Favorable
50–74
Mixed or Average
Users
20–49
Generally Unfavorable
0–19
Overwhelming Dislike