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Summary:

Shadow Dancer is an action platform game developed by Sega for the Sega System 18 arcade system in 1989. A port of the game was published by Sega for the Sega Master System, and ports to several home computers were published by U.S. Gold. It was the first sequel to Shinobi, alongside The Revenge of Shinobi. A similar game titled Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi was released for the Sega Mega Drive, which features an entirely different set of stages. A terrorist group is planting numerous time bombs throughout the city. The player, a ninja master accompanied by a canine partner, sets out on four missions to dismantle the bombs and destroy the criminal syndicate behind these acts.

Storyline:

The young Ninja battles together with his faithful pet dog. In the center of the city, a group of terrorists are committing known to man, including the planting of time bombs throughout the metropolis. Our youthful hero and his canine companion courageously set out to gather all the explosives placed by the evil gang and annihilate the syndicate that manipulates them

Ratings:

IGDB

6.5

HowLongToBeat

6.8

HowLongToBeat:

Main story
1h
Main + extra
2h
Completionist
2h

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Details

Franchises:

Shinobi

Game modes:

Single player

Themes:

Action

Game engines:

Sega System 16

Languages:

English

Age ratings:

ESRB: E10+

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Release dates

Nov 1989: Unknown platform (Japan)

1989: Unknown platform (North America)

Mar 1991: Unknown platform (Europe)

Mar 1991: Unknown platform (North America)

Mar 1991: Unknown platform (Europe)

Jun 1991: Unknown platform (Europe)

Jun 1991: Unknown platform (North America)

Jun 01, 2010: Unknown platform (Worldwide)

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