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Shadows of the Damned combines visceral action with dark, grotesque horror to create a mind-shattering adventure that has to been seen to be believed.\nPlayers must harness the power of the light to fight the army of the dark in unique light versus darkness gameplay that will forever change the way gamers perceive puzzles, combat, and terror.\nCombining the punk rock style of Suda 51 with the legendary horror design of Shinji Mikami, Shadows of the Damned will take gamers on an in-your-face thrill ride through demon-torn towns, shadow infested forests, grimy sewers and more. Featuring the most twisted boss battles ever seen, warped visuals and intense visceral combat, Shadows of the Damned will challenge gamers to break through the ultimate head-trip to help Garcia rescue his tortured girlfriend from the clutches of a mysterious enemy.\nBrace yourself for one hell of a trip to the city of the damned.","184395\u002Fshadows-of-the-damned-cover.jpg","184395\u002Fshadows-of-the-damned-header.jpg","http:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=SzxXa6UosbU","2011-06-21",null,5971,"shadows-of-the-damned",[18,23],{"company":19,"developed":21,"published":22},{"name":20},"Electronic Arts",false,true,{"company":24,"developed":22,"published":21},{"name":25},"Grasshopper Manufacture",[27,28],"Shooter","Puzzle",[30,31],"PlayStation 3","Xbox 360",[33,48,62,78,92],{"id":34,"author":35,"outlet":38,"summary":44,"review_url":45,"review_date":13,"original_score":46,"normalized_score":47},70058,{"id":36,"name":37},4749,"Arthur Gies",{"id":39,"logo":40,"name":41,"website_url":42,"score_format":43},69,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FIGN-logo.jpg","IGN","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002F","10","This is the inherent conundrum of Shadows of the Damned. Your own tastes will determine whether it's more or less than the sum of its basically functional but not-especially-interesting parts, and the attitude and style it carries like a chip on its shoulder. As an action game, Shadows of the Damned is a passable exercise in a few interesting ideas often buckling under the weight of controls and level design stuck firmly in the past. But as a weird tour through a Hell we haven't seen before, with a love for subject matter that neatly sidesteps the likes of other Grindhouse-inspired games over the last few years, Shadows of the Damned is an experience that's worth having... for a particular audience.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002Farticles\u002F2011\u002F06\u002F21\u002Fshadows-of-the-damned-review","7",70,{"id":49,"author":50,"outlet":53,"summary":58,"review_url":59,"review_date":60,"original_score":61,"normalized_score":47},52907,{"id":51,"name":52},4471,"Jamin Smith",{"id":54,"logo":55,"name":56,"website_url":57,"score_format":43},74,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FVideogamer-logo.jpg","Videogamer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.videogamer.com\u002F","Shadows of the Damned is easy to criticise, but it's got character - brimming with the stylishness of Suda 51 and the maturity of Mikami. It's a cool game, and is likely to earn a loyal following.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.videogamer.com\u002Freviews\u002Fshadows-of-the-damned-review\u002F","2023-12-11","7.0\u002F10",{"id":63,"author":64,"outlet":67,"summary":73,"review_url":74,"review_date":75,"original_score":76,"normalized_score":77},91337,{"id":65,"name":66},7746,"Katelyn Lawlor",{"id":68,"logo":69,"name":70,"website_url":71,"score_format":72},130,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGamingTrend-Logo.jpg","GamingTrend","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingtrend.com","100","There’s a lot to talk about with Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered. The wild world, the funny writing, the varied and tense gameplay, the rockin’ soundtrack, the silly characters, the serious moments, or the awesome sense of progression, just to name a few enjoyable things. It only took me about 8 hours to finish the game and most of that was in one sitting. I have only played Shadows of the Damned once at PAX East 2024 earlier this year and it was such a great demo, the full game delivered all of that and more. Add in the New Game Plus feature that lets you keep your late game upgrades or the optional gyro aiming, and you have an incredibly arcade-y experience that keeps you laughing and blasting for hours. The game launches on October 31st and I can’t recommend it enough. This is a punk rock gem that everyone can love.","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingtrend.com\u002Freviews\u002Fshadows-of-the-damned-hella-remastered-review-spoilers-its-hella-awesome\u002F","2024-10-25","90",90,{"id":79,"author":80,"outlet":83,"summary":88,"review_url":89,"review_date":13,"original_score":90,"normalized_score":91},148371,{"id":81,"name":82},12578,"Dan Webb",{"id":84,"logo":85,"name":86,"website_url":87,"score_format":72},152,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fxbox-achievements-logo.jpg","Xbox Achievements","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.xboxachievements.com\u002F","If you have an affinity for over-the-top and in-your-face male characters who lead the way with testosterone and are armed with one hell of a potty mouth, then 2011 has you covered. Whether you’re talking the Duke from Duke Nukem Forever or the entirety of the Bulletstorm cast, it’s clear that there seems to be a bit of a revival this year. Next up to the plate, Shadow of the Damned’s male lead, Garcia Hotspur, or as he’d like to put it, “Garcia fucking Hotspur,” and his sidekick,...","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.xboxachievements.com\u002Fgame\u002Fshadows-of-the-damned\u002Freview\u002F","Unscored",0,{"id":93,"author":94,"outlet":97,"summary":103,"review_url":104,"review_date":105,"original_score":106,"normalized_score":107},151201,{"id":95,"name":96},12919,"Diego Escala",{"id":98,"logo":99,"name":100,"website_url":101,"score_format":102},153,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fmonstervine-logo.png","MonsterVine","https:\u002F\u002Fmonstervine.com\u002F","5","Another issue is that lights, fire, smoke, explosions, and any other particle effects look incredibly pixilated. This becomes pretty evident once you hit chapter 4 (when you acquire the Big Boner) and each blast from the gun not only releases a cloud of pixilated smoke, but also follows that up with a pixilated explosion where it landed. I honestly couldn’t tell whether this was done on purpose or just incredible laziness. The only effect that I thought looked somewhat impressive where the scan lines that appear when Johnson transforms into a gun. Oh yea, the soundtrack is actually pretty damn good with some slick tracks.","https:\u002F\u002Fmonstervine.com\u002F2011\u002F07\u002Fshadows-of-the-damned-review\u002F","2011-07-27","4",80,5,[20],[25],[]]