Shadow Watch

by Red Storm Entertainment

Product Features

• Windows 95/98

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004RKE4
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: April 19, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,161 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #29 in Video Games > PC Games > Action > Military & Espionage
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

In the past, dreams of an international space station have often been destroyed by the red tape of politics. After failed attempts by Russia and the United States, a multinational consortium of science agencies concluded that a space station could be built efficiently with the group effort of member nations. However, they needed a multinational, neutral organization with space experience and a drive to finish the work on its own. They selected a corporation. They selected you.

In Red Storm's new strategy RPG, Shadow Watch, you lead a crack team of operatives trying to uncover a plot to stop humanity's advancement to the stars. As chief of the corporation's security team, you track and interrogate more than a dozen unique contacts in exotic locales like Rio de Janeiro and Hong Kong. How you question them changes the plot, so ask carefully. When you have the answers you need, launch covert missions, using your team to rescue hostages, plant surveillance devices, raze buildings, and assault enemy strongholds. You'll have to use your wits on and off the battlefield to win. This isn't a battle to save the world; it's a battle to save every world.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great style of gaming returned ...., May 27, 2000

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KERIM HASAN TUNCAG (Istanbul - Turkiye) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shadow Watch (CD-ROM)

Once upon a time we've been playing U.F.O. series (apocalypse not included) hundereds of hours. Now turn based gaming is back with Shadow Watch with a great story (i've finished 4 times and with 4 different story! ), with great skill improvements (60 different skills! ), with great sound effects and musics (You will be excited when music begins in Brazil, i am sure!), with good grafics (Simple comic style, but just use Maya's Martial art skill and see how it looks ! ). Buy it and cancel all of your rendez-vous! Not recommended for people who have girlfriend or boyfriend! :) Enjoy!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A One of a Kind..., July 24, 2003

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chemikalguy "chemikalguy" (Durham, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shadow Watch (CD-ROM)

This is the only game of it's kind out there. It reminds me a bit of the old 16 color games that were popular in the early days of the Amiga and Commodore 128 personal computers. This game has great audio, and the graphics, believe it or not, were all hand drawn! People compare this to playing a game in a comic book, which is partially true.

The interface is much like that used in X-Com and some other turn based strategy games. They have perfected the system for use with this game, and it works flawlessly. I did, however find a minute flaw. After you complete a mission and receive an experience point to 'train' a character in a skill. If you skip the training, thinking you can come back later and pick something, your out of luck. Once you leave the screen, the point is no longer usable. Oh well. You'll only make that mistake once!

If you're a computer geek, and enjoy those 'old' games that you used to play, like Police Quest, Space Quest and the like, you'll love this because it has the same look and feel, but a better interface!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Living in a comic book!, May 29, 2000

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Mario Rodgers (Newport News, Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shadow Watch (CD-ROM)

If you remember Gogol 13, then you will love this game. Mystery, political intrigue, it's all here. This game also has somewhat of an RPG element, as each member of the team gains new skills. This game isn't as intense as X-Com, but it's very hard because the player has to plan very carefully. You're not commanding a battalion of soldiers. You're leading a group of specialists. Each character specializes in a very important skill, and you're going to need every single character alive. To do that, you have to strategize, avoid detection, cover, figure lines of sight, keep track of movement points, and watch accuracy ratings. And if a character gets hit, you can kiss him or her goodbye because he or she's not getting up unless another character nails the attacker. If you're a relaxed type of gamer who doesn't care about a lack of intensity, then this game is sure to please.