<s>
is	O
a	O
2005	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
is	O
a	O
fictionalized	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
assassination	O
of	O
Julius	O
Caesar	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
two	O
characters	O
,	O
Agrippa	O
,	O
a	O
soldier	O
whose	O
father	O
is	O
accused	O
of	O
murdering	O
Caesar	O
,	O
and	O
who	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
fight	O
in	O
the	O
gladiatorial	B-Application
arenas	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Octavianus	O
,	O
who	O
sets	O
about	O
proving	O
Agrippa	O
's	O
father	O
's	O
innocence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
poor	O
sales	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
executive	O
producer	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
decided	O
to	O
scrap	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
2	O
ultimately	O
became	O
Dead	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
two	O
forms	O
of	O
combat	O
;	O
melee-combat	O
which	O
involves	O
close	B-Application
combat	I-Application
with	O
melee	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
that	O
comes	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
chariot	O
racing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Agrippa	O
performs	O
a	O
salvo	O
action	B-Application
,	O
he	O
is	O
awarded	O
salvo	O
points	O
,	O
which	O
fill	O
up	O
the	O
salvo	O
bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
reveals	O
her	O
name	O
is	O
Claudia	O
(	O
Nicole	O
Balick	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
female	O
gladiator	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
tells	O
them	O
about	O
the	O
gladiatorial	O
tournament	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
her	O
brother	O
,	O
Sextus	O
(	O
Roger	O
Rose	O
)	O
runs	O
a	O
gladiator	B-Application
camp	O
which	O
Agrippa	O
could	O
join	O
to	O
gain	O
entry	O
to	O
the	O
tournament	O
and	O
possibly	O
save	O
his	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
camp	O
,	O
Sextus	O
abruptly	O
disappears	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
gladiators	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Claudia	O
learns	O
he	O
is	O
working	O
for	O
Iris	O
and	O
Charmian	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
on	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
when	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
the	O
plot	O
would	O
revolve	O
around	O
the	O
assassination	O
of	O
Julius	O
Caesar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
,	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
guidance	O
of	O
executive	O
producer	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
explained	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
two	O
parallel	O
stories	O
and	O
two	O
different	O
styles	O
of	O
gameplay	O
;	O
action	B-Application
and	O
stealth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
also	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
action	B-Application
sections	O
,	O
calling	O
them	O
"	O
blister	O
inducing	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
arguing	O
"	O
the	O
same	O
tactics	O
get	O
you	O
through	O
every	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Revolution	O
's	O
Joe	O
Dodson	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
C	O
,	O
arguing	O
the	O
mixing	O
of	O
gameplay	O
styles	O
was	O
poorly	O
executed	O
;	O
"	O
Most	O
games	O
include	O
stealth	O
and	O
action	B-Application
mechanics	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
how	O
to	O
approach	O
a	O
situation	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
,	O
Octavianus	O
cannot	O
fight	O
at	O
all	O
and	O
Agrippa	O
is	O
about	O
as	O
stealthy	O
as	O
a	O
hippo	O
on	O
PCP.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
despite	O
its	O
grandiose	O
subject	O
matter	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
is	O
merely	O
a	O
bad	O
stealth	O
game	O
chained	O
to	O
a	O
limited	O
action	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
also	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
"	O
the	O
overall	O
theme	O
and	O
premise	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
ends	O
up	O
coming	O
across	O
as	O
a	O
missed	O
opportunity	O
for	O
gaming	O
greatness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Ed	O
Lewis	O
scored	O
it	O
7.6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
action	B-Application
sections	O
"	O
pretty	O
damn	O
satisfying.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
put	O
both	O
these	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
together	O
and	O
the	O
result	O
is	O
the	O
equivalent	O
of	O
a	O
summer	O
action	B-Application
flick	O
with	O
a	O
decent	O
plot.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
felt	O
it	O
"	O
successfully	O
combines	O
two	O
distinctly	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
gameplay	O
 [ ... ] 	O
Feature	O
for	O
feature	O
,	O
there	O
's	O
nothing	O
hugely	O
original	O
about	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
,	O
but	O
its	O
combination	O
of	O
different	O
elements	O
is	O
definitely	O
unique	O
,	O
its	O
characters	O
are	O
expressive	O
and	O
fun	O
to	O
watch	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
its	O
presentation	O
is	O
right	O
up	O
there	O
with	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
what	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
has	O
to	O
offer.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
"	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
offers	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
hack-and-slash	O
combat	O
out	O
there	O
and	O
wraps	O
it	O
up	O
in	O
an	O
interesting	O
story	O
that	O
puts	O
an	O
original	O
spin	O
on	O
the	O
whole	O
Julius	O
Caesar-getting-murdered	O
thing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
originally	O
conceived	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
franchise	O
aimed	O
specifically	O
at	O
Western	O
markets	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
did	O
not	O
sell	O
well	O
in	O
either	O
North	O
America	O
or	O
Europe	O
(	O
entering	O
the	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
charts	O
at	O
#5	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
ultimately	O
,	O
Capcom	O
considered	O
it	O
a	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
2	O
was	O
already	O
in	O
early	O
development	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
after	O
the	O
poor	O
sales	O
,	O
executive	O
producer	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
chose	O
to	O
abandon	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
and	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
2	O
ultimately	O
became	O
Dead	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
.	O
</s>
