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Shadows of the Damned

Grasshopper Manufacture · Jun 21, 2011

PS3 · Xbox 360

Mature

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Garcia is a hard-as-nails, leather-clad, motorcycle-riding professional demon hunter who finds his true love kidnapped by vengeance-seeking demons. As he explores the farthest reaches of the netherworld, Garcia battles through hell and back, with danger and turmoil around every corner. Throughout Shadows of the Damned gamers will find themselves challenged by demented puzzles and thrust into gruesome battles with vile and deformed creatures that can only come from the darkest recesses of hell.

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Scores by platform

PlayStation 3

Critic 7.6 (17 critics) · Gamer 8.0

7.7

Xbox 360

Critic 7.8 (22 critics) · Gamer 8.0

7.8

Critic reviews

  • Games Radar+

    Henry Gilbert · Jun 24, 2012

    9.0
    In fact, some titles were downright broken, though we’d rather play a creative flop by Suda51 than a boring-yet-technically proficient game from some mercenary studio. But what if Suda could actually release something with consistently good gameplay to back up his wondrous insanity?
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  • The Escapist

    Susan Arendt · Jul 08, 2011

    6.0
    Shadows of the Damned's slick visuals and offbeat sensibility is worth checking out, despite its ordinary gameplay. Besides, ordinary doesn't mean bad. Beheading demons with a shotgun that fires skulls has a certain amount of appeal, after all. It's pretty brainless, but it's a weekend's worth of stuff to shoot, and sometimes that's all you really need.
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  • PS Lifestyle

    Josh Fernandes · Jun 29, 2011

    8.0
    Poor enemy and boss design is the only thing holding this game back from being a hit. Even then, Shadows of the Damned offers a satisfying experience that doesn’t seek to invent, but offers enough of a package to be a justified part of your collection.
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  • COGconnected

    Kirby Yablonski · Jun 23, 2011

    8.2
    Shadows of the Damned really caught me by surprise, as it took the content of something so off the wall and made it an experience that is quite enjoyable, in a sick and twisted way. If you are looking for a game that has a very interesting and very original interpretation of a trip into “Hell”, while being able to experience what can best be described as a Grindhouse-like story, visuals and all, then Shadows of the Damned is the right game for you.
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  • Edge

    Edge Staff · Jun 23, 2011

    5.0
    Shadows Of The Damned could have been the action thrill ride Garcia Hotspur thinks it is. Instead the game – like Hotspur himself – is all talk
  • Game Trailers

    Game Trailers · Jun 22, 2011

    6.7
    Perhaps unwittingly, Shadows of the Damned accomplishes what it set out for, by providing a B-level experience in video game form

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Gamer reviews

  • Piotr Bakuła

    Jul 19, 2021 · PS3

    7.5

    +humor; +level design; +variety (gameplay, levels); +good story; \-not responsive controls (sometimes i have problem with switch weapons during combat - the game did not respond to the button); \-easy and boring boss fights;

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