<s>
(	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
mystery	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Konami	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Tokyo	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2001	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Application
(	O
which	O
is	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
is	O
to	O
guide	O
player	O
character	O
Eike	O
Kusch	O
through	O
the	O
fictional	O
German	O
town	O
of	O
Lebensbaum	O
(	O
Life	O
's	O
Tree	O
)	O
as	O
he	O
travels	O
through	O
time	O
to	O
prevent	O
and	O
unmask	O
his	O
murderer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
lacks	O
traditional	O
action	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
Eike	O
cannot	O
attack	O
nor	O
does	O
he	O
have	O
a	O
bar	O
displaying	O
his	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
German	O
town	O
named	O
Lebensbaum	O
(	O
The	O
Tree	O
of	O
Life	O
)	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
revolves	O
around	O
a	O
22-year-old	O
man	O
named	O
Eike	O
Kusch	O
,	O
who	O
dies	O
in	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
being	O
stabbed	O
after	O
leaving	O
a	O
small	O
diner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
contains	O
eight	O
endings	O
to	O
the	O
plot	O
,	O
with	O
six	O
available	O
at	O
first	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
two	O
being	O
unlocked	O
by	O
achieving	O
the	O
first	O
six	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Konami	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
September	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
went	O
through	O
several	O
development	O
titles	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Day	I-Application
and	I-Application
Night	I-Application
of	I-Application
Walpurgisnacht	I-Application
,	O
Days	B-Application
of	I-Application
Walpurgis	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Time	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
released	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2001	O
(	O
retitled	O
as	O
"	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
"	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
now-defunct	O
Runecraft	O
company	O
ported	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
while	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Application
port	O
appeared	O
simultaneously	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australasia	O
;	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
port	O
arrived	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
versions	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
30	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
overall	O
plot	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
strength	O
,	O
especially	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
received	O
mixed	O
responses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
agreed	O
that	O
the	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
videos	I-Application
were	O
well-done	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
realistic	O
character	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
slow	O
beginning	O
to	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
was	O
remarked	O
on	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
eventually	O
picked	O
up	O
after	O
a	O
while	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kevin	O
Rice	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Good	O
adventure	O
games	O
on	O
consoles	O
are	O
rare	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
if	O
you	O
normally	O
do	O
n't	O
like	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
this	O
one	O
is	O
worth	O
checking	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zdyrko	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
first-class	O
"	O
and	O
believable	O
,	O
and	O
commented	O
that	O
since	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
consists	O
of	O
dialogue	O
,	O
flawed	O
voice	O
acting	O
might	O
have	O
ruined	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vestal	O
considered	O
the	O
voice	O
acting	O
of	O
B-movie	B-Application
quality	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
flawed	O
enough	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
major	O
distraction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
The	O
Electric	O
Playgrounds	O
2002	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
"	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
on	O
PC	B-Device
"	O
awards	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
variously	O
to	O
Syberia	B-Application
and	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
publication	O
's	O
editors	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
PC	B-Device
adventure	O
games	O
to	O
come	O
around	O
in	O
some	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
named	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
the	O
68th-best	O
adventure	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
,	O
Kawano	O
wrote	O
and	O
directed	O
another	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
time-traveling	O
element	O
:	O
the	O
2008	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
title	O
Time	B-Application
Hollow	I-Application
;	O
it	O
focuses	O
on	O
seventeen-year-old	O
Ethan	O
Kairos	O
,	O
who	O
awakens	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
where	O
his	O
parents	O
have	O
been	O
missing	O
for	O
twelve	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
quest	O
to	O
find	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	B-Application
Hollow	I-Application
continues	O
the	O
"	O
themes	O
of	O
time	O
manipulation	O
and	O
paradoxes	O
"	O
,	O
for	O
which	O
Kawano	O
has	O
expressed	O
an	O
interest	O
.	O
</s>
