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Shadow Man , Acclaim ’s 1999 action - dangerous undertaking classic forNintendo 64,PlayStation , Sega Dreamcastand computing machine platforms , is drive a human face - airlift in the shape of a full - on remaster for modern console and microcomputer . The new secret plan is being developed by Nightdive Studios , the same group that is also handlingthe upcomingBlade Runner : Enhanced Edition .
The original biz was base onValiant Comics’Shadowman– subsequently exchange to Shadow Man – series . create by writers Jim Shooter and Steve Englehart , and artist Mike Manley in 1992 , Shadow Man roams the streets of New Orleans using dark , supernatural big businessman ( inspired by voodoo in the original series ) to rage against the evil that threatens the Big Easy and the populace at large . The character reference was acquired by Acclaim , along with Valiant , for a time in the mid-’90s and it was their re - imagining of the grapheme that root on the first game . It was for the most part well - received by histrion , although not regard peculiarly groundbreaking at the time .
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Nightdive announced Shawdow Man : Remastered viaIGNon Tuesday . Per the release , the new game will volunteer 4 K resolution , improved shadow mapping , per - pixel lighting and anti - aliasing . Additionally , content that was cut from the original game will be restored as part of the new acting experience . The studio apartment has done well for itself in freshen older statute title and IPs for modern audience , count updated versions ofI Have No Mouth and I Must Scream , System ShockandTurok : Dinosaur Hunteramong its retiring undertaking .
Shadow Manis savor something of a resurgence of late , too ; last calendar month , Valiant Entertainment announce that it isre - launch the comic book serial , with issue No . 1 dropping in May . The newfangled series is the inspiration of writers Cullen Bunn ( Harrow County)and artist Jon Davis - Hunt ( The Wild Storm ) and will lean heavily into the character ’s original horror roots , while integrate newer aspects of the narrative , such as the concept of monsters from the Deadside threatening our dimension .
Although Shadow Man may not have the same name economic value asMCUfavorites like Spider - Man , Thor or the Guardians of the Galaxy , the character has unquestionably clear a spot among the most important laughable macrocosm in recent times . Industry ikon like Steve Ditko , Frank Miller and Joe Quesada have all worked on the title and the 1999 game attain cult Graeco-Roman position . TheBlade Runnerremastermay be more highly anticipate by gamers overall , but Shadow Man : Remastered is sure to hit the nostalgia sweet spot for fifth - generation console enthusiast .
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Shadow Man : Remasteredis currently slated for release on PC , PlayStation 4 , Xbox One and Nintendo Switch next year .
Source : IGN
