<s>
is	O
a	O
2005	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
Studios	O
USA	O
(	O
the	O
former	O
United	O
States	O
division	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
)	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
Shadow	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
a	O
creation	O
of	O
Doctor	O
Eggman	O
's	O
grandfather	O
,	O
Prof	O
.	O
Gerald	O
Robotnik	O
with	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
Black	O
Doom	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
attempts	O
to	O
learn	O
about	O
his	O
past	O
while	O
suffering	O
from	O
amnesia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
reintroduces	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
elements	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
1	I-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
2	I-Application
but	O
greatly	O
expands	O
on	O
the	O
concept	O
and	O
newly	O
introduces	O
nonlinear	O
gameplay	O
to	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
featuring	O
Shadow	O
to	O
capitalize	O
on	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
popularity	O
and	O
resolve	O
plot	O
mysteries	O
that	O
began	O
with	O
his	O
introduction	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iizuka	O
,	O
who	O
targeted	O
a	O
younger	O
audience	O
with	O
previous	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
,	O
strove	O
to	O
attract	O
an	O
older	O
audience	O
with	O
Shadow	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
;	O
Shadow	O
's	O
character	O
also	O
allowed	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
use	O
elements	O
otherwise	O
inappropriate	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
revealed	O
at	O
the	O
March	O
2005	O
Walk	O
of	O
Game	O
event	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
November	O
2005	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
generally	O
negative	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
controls	O
,	O
mature	O
themes	O
,	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
addition	O
of	O
guns	O
and	O
other	O
weapons	O
to	O
traditional	O
Sonic	B-Application
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
voice	O
actors	O
from	O
the	O
4Kids	O
dub	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
to	O
receive	O
an	O
E10+	O
rating	O
from	O
the	O
ESRB	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
mild	O
use	O
of	O
profanity	O
and	O
fantasy	O
action	O
violence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
that	O
incorporates	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Third-person	O
Shooter	O
genre	O
and	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Action-adventure	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
involves	O
running	O
quickly	O
,	O
collecting	O
rings	O
,	O
tricky	O
platforming	O
and	O
destroying	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Hero	O
"	O
missions	O
involve	O
completing	O
tasks	O
for	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
 '	O
heroic	O
characters	O
,	O
or	O
Doctor	O
Eggman	O
on	O
one	O
occasion	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Dark	O
"	O
missions	O
involve	O
completing	O
tasks	O
for	O
Black	O
Doom	O
or	O
Doctor	O
Eggman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
326	O
possible	O
paths	O
to	O
take	O
in	O
Shadow	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
and	O
each	O
pathway	O
is	O
individually	O
named	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
gameplay	O
features	O
distinguish	O
Shadow	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
from	O
previous	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
most	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
Chaos	O
Emeralds	O
play	O
a	O
major	O
role	O
;	O
they	O
help	O
Shadow	O
remember	O
his	O
past	O
and	O
allow	O
him	O
to	O
perform	O
Chaos	O
Control	O
and	O
Chaos	O
Blast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
in	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
second	O
player	O
may	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
Shadow	O
's	O
hero	O
sidekick	O
characters	O
(	O
you	O
cannot	O
control	O
Doom	O
's	O
Eye	O
or	O
Dr.	O
Eggman	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
stages	O
,	O
however	O
this	O
feature	O
is	O
n't	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
titular	O
protagonist	O
,	O
was	O
created	O
50	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
events	O
by	O
Prof	O
.	O
Gerald	O
Robotnik	O
in	O
an	O
orbital	O
military	O
research	O
space	O
colony	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
ARK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
his	O
first	O
in-game	O
appearance	O
,	O
Shadow	O
was	O
presumed	O
dead	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
returned	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
and	O
suffers	O
amnesia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
heroic	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
including	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
Tails	O
,	O
Knuckles	O
,	O
Amy	O
,	O
Rouge	O
,	O
Omega	O
,	O
Vector	O
,	O
Charmy	O
,	O
and	O
Espio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	O
suffers	O
from	O
amnesia	B-Application
,	O
only	O
able	O
to	O
remember	O
two	O
things	O
:	O
his	O
name	O
and	O
his	O
attempt	O
to	O
escape	O
the	O
Space	O
Colony	O
ARK	O
with	O
his	O
creator	O
's	O
granddaughter	O
Maria	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
killed	O
by	O
G.U.N.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
walked	O
through	O
a	O
room	O
filled	O
with	O
androids	O
that	O
look	O
like	O
him	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
Shadow	O
wonders	O
if	O
he	O
,	O
too	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
android	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
"	O
,	O
Shadow	O
discards	O
the	O
photograph	O
and	O
walks	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
Studios	O
USA	O
,	O
the	O
now-defunct	O
United	O
States	O
division	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
at	O
the	O
March	O
8	O
,	O
2005	O
inauguration	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
into	O
the	O
Walk	O
of	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
formally	O
announced	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
video	O
game	O
consoles	O
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
's	O
Takashi	O
Iizuka	O
and	O
series	O
co-creator	O
Yuji	O
Naka	O
led	O
the	O
game	O
’s	O
development	O
,	O
with	O
Iizuka	O
serving	O
as	O
writer	O
and	O
director	O
and	O
Naka	O
as	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iizuka	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
since	O
1993	O
,	O
targeted	O
a	O
younger	O
audience	O
with	O
previous	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
attract	O
an	O
older	O
audience	O
with	O
Shadow	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
featuring	O
Shadow	O
to	O
resolve	O
plot	O
mysteries	O
that	O
began	O
with	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
introduction	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
felt	O
that	O
Shadow	O
's	O
design	O
—	O
inspired	O
by	O
films	O
such	O
as	O
Underworld	O
,	O
Constantine	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Terminator	O
series	O
—	O
would	O
make	O
the	O
story	O
darker	O
and	O
allow	O
for	O
elements	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
vehicles	O
and	O
weapons	O
,	O
otherwise	O
considered	O
inappropriate	O
for	O
a	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Jun	O
Senoue	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
work	O
by	O
Yutaka	O
Minobe	O
,	O
Tomoya	O
Ohtani	O
,	O
and	O
Mariko	O
Nanba	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lost	O
and	O
Found	O
:	O
Shadow	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
Vocal	O
Trax	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
released	O
on	O
CD	O
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
:	O
Original	O
Soundtrax	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
was	O
promoted	O
through	O
a	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Japanese	O
hip	O
hop	O
group	O
M-flo	O
,	O
whose	O
song	O
"	O
Tripod	O
Baby	O
"	O
was	O
remixed	O
and	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
commercial	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
Tripod	O
Baby	O
(	O
Shadow	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
Mix	O
)	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commander	O
,	O
Knuckles	O
,	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
to	O
use	O
the	O
4Kids	O
cast	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
X	O
following	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
Doctor	O
Eggman	O
's	O
previous	O
voice	O
actor	O
,	O
Deem	O
Bristow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
cast	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
until	O
late	O
2010	O
when	O
all	O
cast	O
members	O
except	O
for	O
Mike	O
Pollock	O
were	O
replaced	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Free	I-Application
Riders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
highly	O
critical	O
of	O
its	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
and	O
differences	O
from	O
other	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
voted	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
2005	O
in	O
the	O
Official	O
Jetix	O
Magazine	O
Reader	O
Awards	O
and	O
named	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Platformer	O
"	O
of	O
2005	O
by	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
readers	O
(	O
receiving	O
more	O
votes	O
than	O
the	O
staff	O
's	O
choice	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
was	O
also	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
:	O
Sega	O
reported	O
1.59	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
from	O
its	O
release	O
to	O
March	O
2006	O
and	O
470,000	O
units	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
from	O
March	O
2006	O
to	O
March	O
2007	O
,	O
for	O
total	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
2.06	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
three	O
budget	O
lines	O
:	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
and	O
Platinum	O
Range	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
representing	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
400,000	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
respectively	O
)	O
and	O
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
(	O
250,000	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
derided	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sense	O
of	O
maturity	O
for	O
a	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
guns	O
and	O
other	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
staff	O
writer	O
Matt	O
Helgeson	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
not	O
only	O
is	O
this	O
new	O
'	O
adult	O
 '	O
interpretation	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
painfully	O
dumb	O
,	O
it	O
’s	O
also	O
ill-advised	O
and	O
almost	O
feels	O
like	O
a	O
betrayal	O
to	O
longtime	O
fans.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
staff	O
writer	O
Steve	O
Thomason	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
8.0	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
this	O
darker	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
universe	O
succeeds	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
part	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
series	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
an	O
edge	O
without	O
going	O
overboard	O
on	O
violence.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Application
Magazine	O
reassured	O
readers	O
,	O
"	O
Do	O
n't	O
worry	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
half	O
as	O
'	O
urban	O
 '	O
or	O
quite	O
as	O
'	O
gangsta	O
 '	O
as	O
it	O
first	O
seems.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Helgeson	O
panned	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
laughable	O
"	O
plot	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
"	O
makes	O
no	O
sense	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
various	O
Sonic	B-Application
conventions	O
undermined	O
its	O
attempts	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
mature	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
edgy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
X-Play	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Application
Magazine	O
,	O
and	O
GameSpy	O
agreed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Application
Magazine	O
was	O
more	O
mixed	O
,	O
balancing	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
getting	O
lost	O
in	O
the	O
large	O
levels	O
with	O
the	O
likely	O
appeal	O
of	O
these	O
stages	O
to	O
3D	O
Sonic	B-Application
gamers	O
,	O
particularly	O
those	O
who	O
had	O
enjoyed	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Either	O
way	O
,	O
they	O
fit	O
in	O
well	O
to	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Casamassina	O
disliked	O
the	O
"	O
stupid	O
level	O
design	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"[j]ust	O
because	O
they	O
dazzled	O
players	O
six	O
years	O
ago	O
does	O
not	O
mean	O
that	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
can	O
copy	O
and	O
paste	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
loops	O
and	O
spins	O
into	O
each	O
new	O
franchise	O
iteration	O
and	O
expect	O
everyone	O
to	O
be	O
happy	O
with	O
the	O
outcome.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
observed	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
areas	O
are	O
much	O
less	O
open	O
than	O
in	O
previous	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
level	O
designers	O
have	O
n't	O
taken	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
constraints.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
singled	O
out	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
the	O
missions	O
that	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
locate	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Australian	O
publication	O
Herald	O
Sun	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Application
Magazine	O
thought	O
similarly	O
.	O
</s>
