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Shadows of the Damned

From the creative genius of Suda 51 (No More Heroes) and Shinji Mikami (Resident Evil) comes an all-new psychologically twisted vision of hell unlike anything seen before. Shadows of the Damned combines…

83 21 June 2011

Shadows of the Damned is a puzzle developed by Grasshopper Manufacture, released 21 June 2011 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

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What Shadows of the Damned is

Shadows of the Damned is a puzzle game developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and released in 2011. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It runs on Unreal Engine 3.

The premise, in the publisher's words

His name is Garcia Hotspur, hunter of demons, and his wrath will bring hell to its knees. When evil demonic creatures kidnap Garcia’s girlfriend, it’s up to him to travel to the City of the Damned to get her back. Aided by a former demon with the ability to transform into an array of vicious weapons, Garcia will once again take on the mantel of “demon hunter” and rip apart the horrifying forces of the underworld to protect what he loves most.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are comedy and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Shadows of the Damned holds a critic score of 83 out of 100. That places it above 79% of the 2,792 rated puzzle games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 15 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 79, across 72 votes.

What it launched against

Shadows of the Damned launched on 21 June 2011, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Infamous 2, Alice: Madness Returns and F.E.A.R. 3. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Infamous 2, Alice: Madness Returns, F.E.A.R. 3.

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When did Shadows of the Damned come out?
Shadows of the Damned was released on 21 June 2011 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

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