<s>
Shadowfire	B-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
later	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadowfire	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
menu-and-icon-driven	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plans	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
type	O
of	O
spaceship	O
(	O
the	O
Shadowfire	B-Application
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
)	O
are	O
contained	O
in	O
a	O
micro-disc	O
hidden	O
in	O
the	O
Ambassador	O
's	O
spine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syylk	O
is	O
an	O
insectoid	O
and	O
a	O
strong	O
fighter	O
;	O
Zark	O
Montor	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
leader	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
expert	O
in	O
unarmed	O
combat	O
and	O
the	O
translator	O
of	O
the	O
group	O
-	O
meaning	O
that	O
Kryxix	O
will	O
only	O
follow	O
Montor	O
;	O
Sevrina	O
Maris	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
character	O
who	O
can	O
pick	O
locks	O
;	O
Torik	O
is	O
an	O
avian	O
with	O
thorough	O
knowledge	O
of	O
explosives	O
-	O
and	O
the	O
fastest	O
moving	O
character	O
;	O
Maul	O
is	O
a	O
slow	O
powerful	O
combat	O
droid	O
;	O
and	O
Manto	O
is	O
a	O
weak	O
droid	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
only	O
team	O
member	O
that	O
can	O
operate	O
the	O
transporter	B-General_Concept
that	O
is	O
vital	O
for	O
the	O
mission	O
's	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controls	O
are	O
completely	O
icon	B-Application
based	I-Application
and	O
the	O
screen	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
several	O
sections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
idea	O
for	O
Shadowfire	B-Application
came	O
from	O
Ian	O
Weatherburn	O
who	O
then	O
moved	O
to	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
after	O
being	O
sacked	O
for	O
wanting	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
like	O
Imagine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Enigma	O
Force	O
team	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
characters	O
in	O
American	O
comics	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
the	O
X-Men	O
and	O
Teen	B-Device
Titans	I-Device
,	O
with	O
artist	O
Simon	O
Butler	O
directly	O
copying	O
the	O
poses	O
from	O
the	O
comics	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
manual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
icons	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
characters	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
interface	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Lisa	I-Device
computers	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
at	O
Imagine	O
,	O
and	O
publisher	O
Beyond	O
promoted	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
adventure	O
without	O
text	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadowfire	B-Application
was	O
unusual	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
coded	O
by	O
John	O
Heap	O
on	O
one	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
cassette	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
by	O
Dave	O
Colclough	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadowfire	B-Application
was	O
well-received	O
on	O
both	O
released	O
platforms	O
,	O
gaining	O
a	O
96%	O
Crash	O
"	O
Smash	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
91%	O
"	O
Sizzler	O
"	O
award	O
from	O
ZZap	O
!	O
64	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
reached	O
number	O
4	O
in	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
charts	O
,	O
and	O
number	O
3	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
All	O
Formats	O
charts	O
in	O
June	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
Shadowfire	B-Application
was	O
entirely	O
icon	B-Application
based	I-Application
,	O
Enigma	O
Force	O
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
directly	O
control	O
the	O
reduced	O
list	O
of	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
play	O
as	O
an	O
action	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
sequel	O
,	O
Shadowfire	B-Application
III	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
planning	O
stage	O
when	O
Denton	O
Designs	O
was	O
closed	O
down	O
in	O
the	O
mid	O
1990	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
