Shadow Man: 2econd Coming

Shadow Man: 2econd Coming
Developer(s) Acclaim Studios Teesside
Publisher(s) Acclaim Entertainment
Distributor(s) Valiant Entertainment
Platform(s) PlayStation 2
Release date(s)
  • NA: 2 March 2002
  • EU: 8 March 2002
Genre(s) Action-adventure
Mode(s) Single-player

Shadow Man: 2econd Coming is an action-adventure video game developed by Acclaim Studios Teesside and published by Acclaim Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is a sequel to the 1999 video game Shadow Man and, like the previous game, is based on the Shadowman comic book series published by Valiant Comics.

Plot

The story begins as Michael LeRoi resurrects from "Deadside" to "Liveside" in order to contact Jaunty, a human-headed snake and a close associate of Mama Nettie. Unfortunately, after LeRoi finds and returns Jaunty to Mama Nettie, he is cursed with a powerful spell. Upon completion of his second task and after another encounter with Mama Nettie, LeRoi receives a note from a man named Thomas Deacon whom he goes about in search of, after which LeRoi learns of Asmodeus and the Grigori, as well as their plan to cause Armageddon. It is once again up to Michael, the Shadow Man, to save the world.

Controversy

Acclaim created a minor controversy, when plans of advertising the title on small billboards on tombstones were announced, saying they would pay relatives for the advertising, adding that "poorer" families might be especially interested.[1]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic68/100[2]
Review scores
PublicationScore
CVG8/10[3]
EGM6/10[4]
Game Informer7/10[5]
GamePro[6]
GameSpot6.9/10[7]
GameSpy65%[8]
GameZone7.1/10[9]
IGN7.7/10[10]
OPM (US)[11]
X-Play[12]

Shadow Man: 2econd Coming received "average" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[2]

References

  1. Oliver, Mark (15 March 2002). "Game publicity plan raises grave concerns". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Shadow Man: 2econd Coming for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  3. Skittrell, Lee (2 March 2002). "PS2 Review: Shadow Man: 2econd Coming". Computer and Video Games. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  4. EGM staff (June 2002). "Shadow Man: 2econd Coming". Electronic Gaming Monthly (155): 114.
  5. Reiner, Andrew (May 2002). "Shadow Man 2: Second Coming [sic] [score mislabeled as "6.5"]". Game Informer (109): 81. Archived from the original on 17 November 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  6. Dr. Zombie (8 April 2002). "Shadow Man: 2econd Coming Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". Archived from the original on 9 February 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  7. Lopez, Miguel (12 March 2002). "Shadow Man 2econd Coming Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  8. Garbutt, Russell (21 March 2002). "Shadow Man: 2econd Coming". GameSpy. Archived from the original on 12 December 2004. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  9. Valentino, Nick (21 March 2002). "Shadow Man: 2econd Coming Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  10. Dunham, Jeremy (11 March 2002). "Shadow Man: 2econd Coming". IGN. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  11. "Shadow Man: 2econd Coming". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 99. June 2002.
  12. D'Aprile, Jason (29 March 2002). "'Shadow Man: 2econd Coming' (PS2) Review". X-Play. Archived from the original on 9 August 2002. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
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