The gameplay remains faithful to the Metroidvania formula, warts and all, while the addition of partial 3-D fighting makes it feel fresh compared to its contemporaries.
Shadow Complex still is an amazing metroidvania, and even though visually it hasn't aged particularly well, the core experience remains as engaging as it was back on Xbox 360.
Shadow Complex was great in 2009, and for the most part, it still is to this day. You won't find many new elements in this remaster apart from standard graphical upgrades, but if it has been a few years since you've played the original version, it's worth going through the journey again.
Shadow Complex is a game that demands experiencing at least once. While those who played through multiple times and unlocked every secret the first go-round might not be especially compelled to do it again with such bare-bones revisions, it's a perfect vehicle for first-timers. If you haven't played Shadow Complex before, it's absolutely worth armoring up now.
A solid action-platformer from the last console era, and a fun throwback title. Shadow Complex Remastered is hardly required playing, but it delivers a nostalgic, straightforward brand of old-school game that is still plenty of fun seven years later.
Gameplay is where it counts, and regardless of its bland design and extensive hodge-podging from other properties, Shadow Complex Remastered is a fun game that will reward your time spent with it.
Le petit jeu indé du jour est une daube, ici en version "remastérisée" (oh l'affreux anglicisme barbare) qui reste assez moche à tout le moins et de surcroît pas toujours à 60 im/s... de rares accrocs bien sûr mais tout de même vu la "tronche" du "jeu" même pour un machin de 2009 à l'origine, ça fait tache.
Mais le plus gros souci concerne cette idée étrange de transformer un jeu en 3D en 2D scrollante croulante avec le gameplay archaïque qui en découle ! Cela dit, on peut tomber parfois sur des jeux en 2,5D pas trop mal faits mais ici, ça sent le poisson. La maniabilité est à la rue, que ce soit les sauts très chiants ou la visée très aléatoire.
Le ton général est beauf et bien ridicule et l'ennui s'installe aussi vite que la désinstallation qui s'ensuit. Non, c'était vraiment pas la peine de remastériser un truc pareil !
SummaryShadow Complex Remastered features all the great gameplay from the award-winning classic, updated with exciting new enhancements and achievements to support its debut on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.