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Shinobi Series

Shadow Dancer

Platform Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Arcade Action
65
User Score
13 ratings
Positive
25 reviews
November 1, 1989
Released 13329 days ago
Arcade Commodore C64/128/MAX ZX Spectrum Atari ST/STE PC (Microsoft Windows) Amiga Amstrad CPC

About

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.

Storyline

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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Release Dates by Platform

Arcade Worldwide
Nov 1, 1989
Arcade Worldwide
Dec 31, 1989
Amstrad CPC Worldwide
Mar 1, 1991
Commodore C64/128/MAX Worldwide
Mar 1, 1991
ZX Spectrum Worldwide
Mar 1, 1991
Amiga Worldwide
Jun 1, 1991
Atari ST/STE Worldwide
Jun 1, 1991
PC (Microsoft Windows) Worldwide
Jun 1, 2010

Game Info

Developer
Team Shinobi
Publisher
U.S. Gold, Kixx, Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Engine
Sega System 16
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Genres
Platform Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Arcade
Themes
Action

Languages

Text / Subtitles
English

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