Exitspeed
09-18-2009, 10:29 AM
I admit, I get pretty excited about some games. It's usually just one or two a year now because as cool as some look I know I just don't have time for all the good games out there. So a couple games of the year I'm just really geeked over.
During E3 this game called Shadow Complex was announced and it was boasting that it was just like a "Super Metroid". They weren't even trying to bill it as something more. No, it was completely stealing the formula and using todays graphics and BAM, Shadow Complex. This was not lame to me, I was EXCITED. Super Metroid is probably in my top 5 video games of all time. And at the time of it's release was considered THE BEST video game of all time. If you were around my age when this game came out you know why. Or maybe your younger and have done yourself a favor and enjoyed this game.
Once things went 3D Side Scrolling action went to by the wayside. Even Metroid itself went 3D and that transition went darn well.
But some of us longed for a real Metroid side scrolling sequel with todays HD graphics.
No luck with the Metroid franchise*, but Shadow Complex IS THAT GAME. It's Super Metroid but with a different main character and set on Earth. Everything else about it is classic Super Metroid greatness. The hidden areas, areas blocked by a door or rock that needs a certain gun to access, the backtracking, the upgrading of your weapons. It really is a glorious formula and Epic games hit the nail on the head.
I actually woke up early today JUST to continue playing. I can tell you honestly that I have NEVER done that before in my 25 or so years of gaming.
Bottom line is if you were a fan of Super Metroid and want to play basically an updated version this is the game you've been waiting for all these years.
*Metroid Other M that was announced at E3 also. After playing this game and watching the video again, it now seems to me that Other M will be a side scrolling game. What was throwing me off from that trailer is that you can see Samus shooting into the foreground and background at enemies. You can do this in Shadow Complex so I'm convinced that is what is going on in the Other trailer. AWESOME!
http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/100/1005553/shadow-complex-20090720021105053.jpg
http://xboxlivemedia.ign.com/xboxlive/image/article/987/987621/e3-2009-shadow-complex-first-look-20090528044044407.jpg
http://media.industrygamers.com/editorial/2009/08/shadow%20complex%20pic.jpg
During E3 this game called Shadow Complex was announced and it was boasting that it was just like a "Super Metroid". They weren't even trying to bill it as something more. No, it was completely stealing the formula and using todays graphics and BAM, Shadow Complex. This was not lame to me, I was EXCITED. Super Metroid is probably in my top 5 video games of all time. And at the time of it's release was considered THE BEST video game of all time. If you were around my age when this game came out you know why. Or maybe your younger and have done yourself a favor and enjoyed this game.
Once things went 3D Side Scrolling action went to by the wayside. Even Metroid itself went 3D and that transition went darn well.
But some of us longed for a real Metroid side scrolling sequel with todays HD graphics.
No luck with the Metroid franchise*, but Shadow Complex IS THAT GAME. It's Super Metroid but with a different main character and set on Earth. Everything else about it is classic Super Metroid greatness. The hidden areas, areas blocked by a door or rock that needs a certain gun to access, the backtracking, the upgrading of your weapons. It really is a glorious formula and Epic games hit the nail on the head.
I actually woke up early today JUST to continue playing. I can tell you honestly that I have NEVER done that before in my 25 or so years of gaming.
Bottom line is if you were a fan of Super Metroid and want to play basically an updated version this is the game you've been waiting for all these years.
*Metroid Other M that was announced at E3 also. After playing this game and watching the video again, it now seems to me that Other M will be a side scrolling game. What was throwing me off from that trailer is that you can see Samus shooting into the foreground and background at enemies. You can do this in Shadow Complex so I'm convinced that is what is going on in the Other trailer. AWESOME!
http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/100/1005553/shadow-complex-20090720021105053.jpg
http://xboxlivemedia.ign.com/xboxlive/image/article/987/987621/e3-2009-shadow-complex-first-look-20090528044044407.jpg
http://media.industrygamers.com/editorial/2009/08/shadow%20complex%20pic.jpg