<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Complex	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform-adventure	O
Metroidvania	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Chair	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
association	O
with	O
Epic	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
Complex	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2.5D	O
Metroidvania-style	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Jason	O
through	O
the	O
underground	O
complex	O
,	O
defeating	O
hostile	O
forces	O
,	O
and	O
finding	O
various	O
power-ups	O
that	O
enable	O
further	O
exploration	O
of	O
the	O
complex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
script	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Complex	I-Application
was	O
written	O
by	O
Peter	O
David	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
broke	O
sales	O
records	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
Arcade	O
titles	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
200,000	O
units	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
and	O
as	O
of	O
year-end	O
2011	O
,	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
600,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
March	O
2016	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
May	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
physical	O
printing	O
of	O
7,500	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
19	O
,	O
2016	O
through	O
Limited	O
Run	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Complex	I-Application
is	O
presented	O
in	O
2.5D	O
format	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
is	O
three-dimensional	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
only	O
move	O
in	O
two	O
dimensions	O
,	O
simulating	O
the	O
environment	O
of	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
Shadow	B-Application
Complex	I-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
and	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
takes	O
many	O
cues	O
from	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
move	O
freely	O
throughout	O
the	O
expansive	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
they	O
overcome	O
challenges	O
,	O
new	O
abilities	O
and	O
weapons	O
are	O
gained	O
which	O
allow	O
to	O
reach	O
new	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chair	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
creative	O
director	O
Donald	O
Mustard	O
stated	O
that	O
much	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Complex	I-Application
is	O
based	O
around	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
he	O
considers	O
"	O
the	O
pinnacle	O
of	O
2D	O
game	O
design	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
their	O
effort	O
was	O
in	O
creating	O
the	O
Metroid-style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
a	O
first	O
for	O
their	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
month	O
of	O
development	O
was	O
spent	O
having	O
the	O
team	O
replaying	O
the	O
various	O
Metroid	B-Application
games	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
establish	O
the	O
language	O
and	O
concepts	O
of	O
such	O
games	O
for	O
development	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
expand	O
on	O
enjoyable	O
sections	O
while	O
avoiding	O
the	O
mistakes	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
while	O
other	O
games	O
would	O
specifically	O
limit	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
hookshot	B-Application
to	O
specific	O
surfaces	O
,	O
Chair	O
's	O
developers	O
sought	O
to	O
have	O
their	O
tool	O
usable	O
on	O
any	O
surface	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
to	O
consider	O
all	O
the	O
potentially	O
game-breaking	O
routes	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
created	O
by	O
introducing	O
the	O
tool	O
too	O
early	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
brush	O
stroke	O
tool	O
within	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
,	O
they	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
build	O
out	O
their	O
drawn	O
map	O
into	O
the	O
3D	O
computer	O
engine	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
cylinder	O
to	O
represent	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
working	O
on	O
tightening	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
movement	O
controls	O
with	O
the	O
simplistic	O
map	O
,	O
they	O
began	O
prototyping	B-Application
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
directly	O
influenced	O
by	O
Metroid	B-Application
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
had	O
to	O
alter	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
principles	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
non-tile	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mustard	O
noted	O
that	O
many	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Application
games	O
would	O
"	O
bomb	O
every	O
square	O
"	O
to	O
discover	O
secret	O
areas	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
would	O
not	O
translate	O
to	O
Shadow	B-Application
Complex	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
included	O
the	O
incorporation	O
of	O
weapon	O
aiming	O
through	O
the	O
right	O
thumbstick	O
and	O
other	O
tactical	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
firing	O
from	O
cover	O
from	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mustard	O
believed	O
the	O
minimalistic	O
story	O
approach	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
to	O
be	O
ideal	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
he	O
considered	O
the	O
narrative	O
story	O
presented	O
in	O
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
to	O
be	O
an	O
obvious	O
extension	O
,	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
too	O
detailed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Mustard	O
and	O
others	O
at	O
Chair	O
had	O
worked	O
with	O
Orson	O
Scott	O
Card	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Advent	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
,	O
they	O
approached	O
him	O
for	O
feedback	O
on	O
the	O
story	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
considering	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Card	O
,	O
enthralled	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
,	O
licensed	O
the	O
literary	O
rights	O
from	O
Chair	O
and	O
proceeded	O
to	O
write	O
Empire	O
,	O
fleshing	O
out	O
the	O
story	O
beyond	O
the	O
framework	O
that	O
Shadow	B-Application
Complex	I-Application
would	O
fit	O
in	O
,	O
while	O
Chair	O
completed	O
work	O
on	O
its	O
previous	O
game	O
Undertow	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
Chair	O
was	O
ready	O
to	O
begin	O
work	O
on	O
Shadow	B-Application
Complex	I-Application
,	O
they	O
approached	O
comic	O
book	O
writer	O
Peter	O
David	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
backstory	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
run	O
parallel	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Card	O
's	O
novel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
titles	O
Empire	O
and	O
Empire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
Complex	I-Application
,	O
little	O
was	O
revealed	O
during	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
speculation	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Complex	I-Application
has	O
been	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reviews	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
nominated	O
for	O
or	O
received	O
several	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
E3	O
,	O
and	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ars	O
Technica	O
gave	O
it	O
the	O
verdict	O
"	O
Buy	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
Shadow	B-Application
Complex	I-Application
"	O
may	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
season	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
must-play	O
for	O
those	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
classic	O
twist	O
on	O
a	O
fresh	O
challenge.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Giant	O
Bomb	O
's	O
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
has	O
given	O
the	O
game	O
5	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Complex	I-Application
makes	O
it	O
well	O
worth	O
its	O
$15	O
price	O
tag.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publication	O
later	O
named	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
year-end	O
2010	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
Complex	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
over	O
532,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
new	O
games	O
you	O
’re	O
going	O
to	O
play	O
on	O
your	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
this	O
year	O
,	O
hands	O
down	O
...	O
"	O
Resolution	O
Magazine	O
has	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
94%	O
,	O
the	O
highest	O
score	O
the	O
site	O
awarded	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
greatest	O
game	O
in	O
XBLA	O
[	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
Arcade ]	O
history.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2009	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
Complex	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
Best	O
Downloadable	O
Game	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
listed	O
Shadow	B-Application
Complex	I-Application
as	O
the	O
top	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
Arcade	O
title	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
lists	O
published	O
in	O
2010	O
and	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SalesShadow	O
Complex	O
was	O
the	O
top	O
selling	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
Arcade	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
week	O
within	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
furthermore	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
played	O
titles	O
for	O
all	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
broke	O
all	O
sales	O
records	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
Arcade	O
titles	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
200,000	O
units	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
some	O
activists	O
considered	O
calling	O
for	O
a	O
boycott	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Complex	I-Application
due	O
to	O
Orson	O
Scott	O
Card	O
's	O
views	O
on	O
homosexuality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chair	O
has	O
considered	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Shadow	B-Application
Complex	I-Application
,	O
and	O
had	O
started	O
working	O
on	O
development	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
both	O
Mustard	O
and	O
executives	O
at	O
Epic	O
Games	O
were	O
considering	O
possibilities	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
games	I-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
spirit-based	O
titles	O
like	O
Fieldrunners	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
mid-2010	O
,	O
about	O
eight	O
to	O
nine	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Complex	I-Application
and	O
into	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Apple	O
was	O
preparing	O
to	O
announce	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
which	O
they	O
said	O
would	O
offer	O
enough	O
processor	O
power	O
to	O
run	O
games	O
using	O
a	O
3D	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mustard	O
got	O
into	O
contact	O
with	O
Apple	O
with	O
the	O
offer	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Apple	O
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
,	O
but	O
required	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
in	O
a	O
very	O
short	O
timeframe	O
,	O
approximately	O
five	O
months	O
,	O
as	O
to	O
have	O
it	O
ready	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
release	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
one	O
weekend	O
,	O
Mustard	O
halted	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Shadow	B-Application
Complex	I-Application
sequel	O
and	O
put	O
his	O
team	O
on	O
developing	O
Infinity	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
,	O
which	O
proved	O
successful	O
;	O
the	O
title	O
had	O
two	O
further	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
Mustard	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
stockpiling	O
ideas	O
for	O
the	O
Shadow	B-Application
Complex	I-Application
sequel	O
after	O
they	O
completed	O
Infinity	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
expect	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
perform	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Infinity	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
,	O
they	O
have	O
pledged	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
will	O
be	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
third	O
Infinity	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
title	O
was	O
completed	O
in	O
September	O
2013	O
,	O
Chair	O
was	O
looking	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
Shadow	B-Application
Complex	I-Application
but	O
a	O
new	O
opportunity	O
came	O
about	O
as	O
Apple	O
had	O
introduced	O
Chair	O
to	O
Bad	O
Robot	O
,	O
the	O
production	O
company	O
of	O
film	O
and	O
television	O
director	O
J	O
.	O
J	O
.	O
Abrams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
opted	O
to	O
have	O
part	O
of	O
his	O
team	O
create	O
Shadow	B-Application
Complex	I-Application
Remastered	I-Application
,	O
using	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
a	O
friendly	O
third-party	O
studio	O
to	O
help	O
port	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
realistic	O
rendering	O
capabilities	O
enabled	O
by	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
assets	O
being	O
developed	O
at	O
high	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Mustard	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
add	O
many	O
other	O
new	O
features	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
wanting	O
to	O
leave	O
the	O
game	O
otherwise	O
untouched	O
for	O
experienced	O
players.Shadow	O
Complex	O
Remastered	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
download	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
through	O
Epic	O
's	O
storefront	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
with	O
plans	O
for	O
wider	O
Windows	O
release	O
on	O
other	O
storefronts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remastered	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
PC	O
version	O
offered	O
through	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Store	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
May	O
3	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
physical	O
printing	O
of	O
the	O
remaster	O
was	O
made	O
by	O
Limited	O
Run	O
Games	O
with	O
7,500	O
copies	O
being	O
produced	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
distributor	O
's	O
website	O
on	O
August	O
19	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
