<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Man	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Studios	O
Teesside	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Shadow	B-Application
man	I-Application
comic	O
book	O
series	O
published	O
by	O
Valiant	O
Comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
1997	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
slated	O
for	O
a	O
late	O
1998	O
release	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
an	O
early	O
1999	O
release	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
three	O
months	O
later	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Man	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
on	O
GOG.com,	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	O
(	O
with	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
subsequently	O
added	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
OS	O
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nightdive	O
Studios	O
,	O
who	O
re-released	O
Shadow	B-Application
Man	I-Application
in	O
2013	O
,	O
developed	O
Shadow	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Remastered	O
,	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
which	O
includes	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
,	O
improved	O
shadow	O
mapping	O
,	O
per-pixel	O
lighting	O
,	O
anti-aliasing	O
and	O
missing	O
content	O
that	O
was	O
cut	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
ports	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
on	O
January	O
17	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
2econd	I-Application
Coming	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Man	I-Application
is	O
sometimes	O
considered	O
a	O
3D	O
metroidvania	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
present	O
day	O
,	O
Michael	O
LeRoi	O
becomes	O
the	O
current	O
Shadow	B-Application
Man	I-Application
–	O
a	O
lineage	O
of	O
voodoo	O
warriors	O
who	O
protect	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
the	O
living	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
Liveside	O
)	O
from	O
threats	O
crossing	O
over	O
from	O
Deadside	O
–	O
after	O
the	O
voodoo	O
priestess	O
Mama	O
Nettie	O
bonds	O
the	O
Mask	O
of	O
Shadows	O
to	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
to	O
Liveside	O
,	O
Nettie	O
uses	O
the	O
Eclipser	O
to	O
trigger	O
an	O
eclipse	O
,	O
which	O
enables	O
Michael	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
Shadow	B-Application
Man	I-Application
in	O
Liveside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
then	O
offered	O
them	O
about	O
eight	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
from	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
developers	O
chose	O
Shadow	B-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
PC	O
and	O
N64	B-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Man	I-Application
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
received	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Man	I-Application
is	O
graphically	O
rich	O
and	O
emotionally	O
binding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
PC	O
version	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
Shadow	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
near-peerlessly	O
expansive	O
in	O
size	O
and	O
demands	O
on	O
player	O
time	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
child	O
of	O
both	O
eras	O
,	O
comprising	O
the	O
best	O
and	O
worst	O
of	O
each.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Damien	O
Thorpe	O
of	O
AllGame	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
Shadow	B-Application
Man	I-Application
is	O
lengthy	O
and	O
difficult	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
cause	O
you	O
some	O
frustration	O
,	O
but	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
not	O
interested	O
in	O
completing	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
that	O
you	O
have	O
it	O
,	O
then	O
it	O
can	O
also	O
reward	O
you	O
with	O
hours	O
of	O
enjoyable	O
and	O
challenging	O
gameplay.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
Jason	O
White	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
the	O
same	O
score	O
of	O
four	O
stars	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
While	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
very	O
challenging	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
challenge	O
that	O
will	O
make	O
you	O
put	O
your	O
foot	O
through	O
the	O
TV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
're	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
horror	O
or	O
comic	O
book	O
genre	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
Man	I-Application
is	O
a	O
must	O
have.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
I	O
keep	O
attacking	O
Shadow	B-Application
Man	I-Application
in	O
small	O
chunks	O
,	O
I	O
might	O
just	O
solve	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlanetDreamcast	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
6.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
offers	O
a	O
good	O
filler	O
game	O
until	O
the	O
next	O
batch	O
of	O
games	O
hits	O
your	O
local	O
store.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jes	O
Bickham	O
of	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
93%	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
dark	O
and	O
glittering	O
jewel	O
in	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
's	O
gaudy	O
crown	O
.	O
</s>
