Shade: Wrath of Angels

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  • Summary: Shade: Wrath of Angels is a 3rd person perspective action, horror, adventure game where intrigue grips the player as our hero begins to unravel the mystery surrounding his brothers? disappearance. Our hero receives a strange and ominous letter from his brother asking him to travel to a smallShade: Wrath of Angels is a 3rd person perspective action, horror, adventure game where intrigue grips the player as our hero begins to unravel the mystery surrounding his brothers? disappearance. Our hero receives a strange and ominous letter from his brother asking him to travel to a small mountain town. Together with the letter the envelope contains a strange item, roughly resembling some type of key. Puzzled, our hero surmises that his brother is in serious trouble and without hesitation hurries to rescue him. As the story unfolds, our Hero embarks an intrepid adventure across 4 alternative words; the Present Day, Middle Ages, Ancient Egypt and The Shadow Land where nothing is what it seems as you solve puzzles and battle Demons, Angels, Zombies, Mummies, Rats, Shadows and much, much worse. The aim is like no other: Find an Angel and collect their Torn Souls at the end of each world experience. Failure is not an option, if you want to see your brother alive. [Cenega Publishing]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 12
  3. Negative: 5 out of 12
  1. Game Chronicles
    87
    This game rocks from the opening tutorial to the final credits. Visually, it’s more stunning than nearly anything that released last year and the spooky sounds and kickin’ soundtrack are second to none.
  2. IncGamers
    65
    While there’s something to be said for giving value for money, I’d have preferred a more tightly paced story; a good handful of levels are just making up the numbers, and Shade would have been so much better for a bit of trim.
  3. Next Level Gaming
    60
    This game is so boring and annoying that I can’t force myself to play it anymore. Now I’m not going to say this is one of the worst games of the year (I think "Lords of the Realm III" deserves that honor), but as soon as this review is over I’m not going to play it anymore.
  4. IGN
    50
    Shade: Wrath of Angels, is not a good game. It's not a game that I would recommend to anyone. I would recommend Blade of Darkness or even the lackluster Rune, both of which are years old, over Shade in an instant.
  5. PC Gamer
    48
    Its generic plot and presentation are so bland, the game's few inventive features are very likely to be lost on most who play it. [Holiday 2004, p.94]
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  6. Computer and Video Games
    41
    If Shade was scrapped and given yet another redesign, the to-do list would be endless - wishy-washy combat, braindead AI, insipid level design, soul-crushing puzzles, a towering stack of bugs.
  7. GameSpy
    30
    Lack of inspiration and sloppiness are the hallmarks of Shade: Wrath of Angels. Clunky controls, tedious combat, frustrating difficulty, a forgettable hero, a lame story, silly dialogue, monotonous levels, typos, and bugs all add up to a big mess.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. EffiJeffy
    Jul 19, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game,gameplay and the locations are amazing! The combat is a bit weird,but it will do.You can upgrade your demon/sword in the middle of the game.(what you upgrade affects the ending).… Expand
  2. insanegamer
    Jun 8, 2014
    10
    Really a superb game I loved it so much that I completed it in 1 day in my 5th try. It is the best horror and adventure game I have everReally a superb game I loved it so much that I completed it in 1 day in my 5th try. It is the best horror and adventure game I have ever played. I would recommend it to everyone. I have an advice "if you use cheats you will not be able to finish this game and start from the respective level(eg: Scales of maat, fields of piece etc). I used cheats once and the rest of the time I never used… Expand
  4. Alan
    Oct 23, 2004
    9
    Very nice game. You cant really say this is bad, I agree. Everything is smashing, graphics, puzzles, sound fx, music and even the voices that Very nice game. You cant really say this is bad, I agree. Everything is smashing, graphics, puzzles, sound fx, music and even the voices that are usually a big laugh in mior games - the guy's voice is much better than Max Payne's. Really good for a small publisher and if it's not from a big one it doesnt mean its crap! … Expand
  5. JamesH.
    Oct 21, 2004
    8
    This game is pretty cool. Very good graphics, great environments, huge details, nice music, excellent voiceover. The storyline may be not so This game is pretty cool. Very good graphics, great environments, huge details, nice music, excellent voiceover. The storyline may be not so convincing, also there could have been more weapons, but still the game is good and keeps you playing and playing. Why do they review it so badly? I have really no clue. Politics, I guess...… Expand
  6. Gamer2014
    Feb 8, 2014
    8
    Man you gotta try this game if you like adventure thinking games
    has very awesome stages and different from each other i never though it    Man you gotta try this game if you like adventure thinking games
    has very awesome stages and different from each other i never though it would have this low score you will feel like an adventurer through historical stages fighting ...(the only thing is that the game actually has pretty the same monsters with different shape)
    **** THE VISUALS I DON'T CARE ABOUT IT .    … Expand
  7. Al89ex
    Jan 24, 2018
    6
    The game contains too little action, and it is too long game but it has good graphic
  8. Darryl
    Aug 18, 2005
    3
    Dreadfull voice acting, horrible story, meaningless & frustrating gameplay most of the time with key-hunt after key-hunt, a bad bad game. Dreadfull voice acting, horrible story, meaningless & frustrating gameplay most of the time with key-hunt after key-hunt, a bad bad game. Nice music though, graphics above par.… Expand

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#58 Most Discussed PC Game of 2004
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#52 Most Shared PC Game of 2004

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