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After it is revealed that Black Doom wishes to harvest humans as an energy source, he takes the Emeralds from Shadow and uses Chaos Control to warp the Black Comet down to the surface of the planet.

Black Doom then explains that he helped Professor Gerald create Shadow, but only in return for the Chaos Emeralds, which were needed to bring the comet down to the surface. As Eggman is in disbelief that his grandfather would betray the planet just for research and helping the Black Arms, Black Doom paralyzes everyone with a special gas being emitted from the comet and leaves them to be devoured by his alien offspring. As the end seems near, Shadow suddenly hears Maria asking for help and he breaks through the paralysis.

Black Doom flees, leaving behind Shadow, the only hope for the planet. Shadow catches up with Black Doom, and suddenly is attacked by mind control. Black Doom tells him that he can control him as they have the same blood running through their veins.

Shadow refuses to believe it as the scene switches to the ARK, where Charmy Bee , Vector the Crocodile , and Espio the Chameleon race to hack data disks that they found earlier in the game.

This room seems identical to the one where Gerald's first video in Sonic Adventure 2 is activated. They finally get inside, and Charmy activates a film showing a sane Professor Gerald Robotnik. He refers to Shadow as his "son" and tells him that he is the only hope for the planet.

As the video ends, Maria steps into the frame and gives Shadow the inspiration he needs to break through Black Doom's control. Black Doom now in his Devil Doom form fights Shadow and is defeated.

Shadow then uses a super-powered Chaos Control to warp the Black Comet back into the planet's orbit and tear it apart with a blast from the Eclipse Cannon. Everyone below on the earth cheers in joy as the alien threat is destroyed forever.

In one final scene on board the ARK, Shadow looks at a picture of Maria and Gerald before tossing it away as he leaves the room, remarking "Goodbye forever Shadow the Hedgehog". An example of Shadow the Hedgehog gameplay in Westopolis , the first stage in the game. Shadow the Hedgehog is a 3D third person shooter action platforming video game, which plays similar to past 3D Sonic games such as Sonic Heroes. The game's main storyline takes place in "Story Game", over the course of which two of three different factions will be present in each stage: the Black Arms , GUN , and the Eggman Empire.

They will usually be seen attacking each other, but will all try to attack the playable character regardless. Similarly, the Black Arms enemies will not attack the player in Space Gadget. The player mainly controls Shadow the Hedgehog. While they are controlled by an AI by default, most of these characters can be controlled by a second player in the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube versions of the game by connecting a second controller and playing in a "co-op mode".

These characters can run, jump, and attack under the second player's influence. Some allies have different attacks compared to others however:.

If an ally is controlled by an AI, they will act differently compared to the others. If it is a playable ally, they will attack any nearby enemy if Shadow gets within range. Some allies will use their attack and others will jump to attack an enemy. Hero allies will always attack Eggman's mechs and Black Arms soldiers.

The allies overall act as combat support and guidance and give help to Shadow should he need it. He also has the ability to drive vehicles that he finds or commandeers. In addition, Shadow the Hedgehog also makes use of a weapon system. Ranging from pistols and machine guns to close combat weapons, Gatling guns, bazookas, and even laser rifles, weapons are commonly found in Containers and dropped by defeated enemies.

When a weapon is first picked up, Shadow receives some initial of ammunition for that weapon; more ammunition can be gathered by picking up more copies of the weapon. Only one weapon can be held at a time, and when Shadow runs out of ammunition for his weapon, he will toss it aside and it disappears. When Shadow fills up either gauge to the maximum, he enters a state where he is invincible, gets unlimited ammunition, and can use a specific chaos power that is affiliated with whichever gauge he fills.

Upon filling the gauge, the player can become Hero Shadow , with which they are able to activate Chaos Control , allowing them to fast forward through the stage, attack enemies, and slow down time in boss battles, until the Hero Gauge is empty. Upon filling this gauge, Shadow can become Dark Shadow , with which he is able to use Chaos Blast , which destroys or damages anything and anyone near him.

Destroying Eggman's mechs can fill either gauge depending on which other faction they are fighting. Shadow the Hedgehog has nonlinear gameplay , which allows the course of the story to change according to the decisions the player takes. Most stages, with some exceptions, have three different types of missions: Hero, Dark and Neutral. The Hero and Dark missions usually have the player doing some tasks such as killing multiple enemies or interacting with certain objects, whereas the Neutral missions just have the player heading to a Goal Ring.

However, it is possible to end a stage in a mission the player did not intend to complete. Six special weapons can be unlocked in the Story mode by completing enough missions. These weapons are contained in Special Weapon Containers. The first five are each unlocked by completing either the Hero or Dark mission of one of the five Stages and their ammo can be increased by completing both the Hero and Dark missions. The last special weapon, the Shadow Rifle , is unlocked upon completion of the Last Story.

As with past Sonic games, Shadow the Hedgehog 's stages have Rings scattered in them. Rings serve as the playable character's main method of protection; if the player gets hit while having at least one Ring, they will survive with the cost of losing ten of their Rings. However, should Shadow suffer damage without having any Rings on them, the player will lose a life , or get a Game Over if they run out of lives.

In the former case, Shadow will respawn either at the latest Save Point he touched, or at the start of the stage if no Save Point was activated. However, falling into a bottomless pit will cost the player a life regardless of the Rings they have. Shadow the Hedgehog uses the traditional A through E ranking system. A certain minimum total point score is required to earn each ranking, with A being the most points and E the ranking earned when less than the required number of points for a D are earned.

The number of points required for each ranking varies between stages and between missions within each stage. There are also three types of points earned during a stage, and the way the total score is calculated depends on which mission is completed. Normal points are earned by collecting Rings and items; Dark points are earned by defeating GUN troops and sometimes Eggman's mechs depending on what side the player is in and things in the environment.

Hero points are earned by killing Black Arms and sometimes Eggman's mechs depending on the player's opposing side , healing wounded GUN troops and civilians, and putting out fires.

The player's total score for Normal missions equals their Normal score plus their Time Bonus Hero and Dark scores are ignored. Their total score for Dark missions equals their Normal score plus their Dark score plus their Time Bonus minus their Hero score, and viceversa. By earning an A rank for all stages, " Expert Mode " will be unlocked. In it, two players take control of a Shadow Android and must take down their opponent twice in order to win.

When selecting 2P Mode on the game's main menu, the players will be able to choose an aspect for their Shadow Android, though it will not affect gameplay. They can also select 3-Stage so that the game will pick up a random stage.

Both playable characters will start at different points of the stage, near the center of it. If a player is hit without having any Rings left or falls into a bottomless pit , the opponent will be declared the winner.

After three fights, the game will end and the players will be taken back to the title screen. The development team wanted to develop a game that would attract a teen audience, using Shadow as the protagonist due to his popularity amongst Sonic fans and him fitting with a "gun action" game the best. Shadow the Hedgehog is notable for its profanities and use of weapons. The decision of including this was made early during the game's development, mainly because of its intended mature tone.

This is the first game in the series to feature the 4Kids Entertainment voice actors from Sonic X. In this game, Sega decided to hire the 4Kids voice actors who were cast for Sonic X for the Sonic the Hedgehog games as well, with their debut featured in Shadow the Hedgehog.

This move was poorly received by fans, with many criticizing the 4Kids actors as either trying to imitate their predecessors too much, or being unsuitable for their roles. Despite protests by fans, as well as a long running campaign by former Sonic voice actor Ryan Drummond to return to the role, the 4Kids voice actors were kept up until Sonic Free Riders in where the cast was replaced once more except for Mike Pollock , the voice of Doctor Eggman.

They are:. By May 17, , the game's worldwide sales total exceeded one million. Much criticism stemmed from the unwelcome sense of maturity and, in particular, the addition of guns.

The game's controls were criticized, especially because Shadow's homing attack caused unexpected character deaths.

Game Informer 's Matt Helgeson complained that the attack "frequently sends you careening off into nothingness, resulting in cheap death after cheap death. Greg Mueller of GameSpot felt that the guns were nearly useless because of a lack of an aiming ability. The many possible paths through the game caused reviewers to praise the game's replay value.

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