Shadowman 2: Second Coming

by Playstation

Product Features

• PS2

Product Details

• ASIN: B00005MNRR
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches ; 5.6 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,217 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

You are Mike LeRoi, a.k.a. Shadow Man, undead demon hunter and protector of the world. In this sequel to Shadow Man, you battle the Grigori, a group of seriously evil demons that have passed themselves off as humans for the past 2,000 years. Not only are they over being human (who wouldn't be with all those special powers going to waste), but they also want their leader, Asmodeus, returned from the Pit. If they succeed, destruction of biblical proportions will strike mankind asunder. It's a second coming for Shadow Man.

Product Description

This is the game Shadow Man: 2econd Coming for the Playstation 2. This game may not come with the original case and instructions. We stand by our products and offer a 60 day guarantee. If a game does not work within 60 days from the time you receive it we will gladly exchange it for you.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dark and Cajun; Anne Rice meets Evil Dead, June 16, 2003

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Peter Deitenbeck (Columbus, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shadowman 2: Second Coming (Video Game)

This game is worth playing. Especially now that the price used is less than a value meal. The first few levels can be a bit complicated but once you understand the direction of the game it's very entertaining. The levels are eerie, the graphics are well done, the interaction is intelligent. All in all it's a four star affair. Nothing MIND BLOWING, ... it's a video game.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A waaaayyy better than what I expected!, November 19, 2003

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OverTheMoon ([e-mail]) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shadowman 2: Second Coming (Video Game)

SM2 is without a doubt a very cool game with a good story and lots of gameplay. Basically it is fantasy game where you play a detective/gangster/superhero/undead character who must find various items in order to beat the end boss. Okay we have all been there before but SM2 does it aces and there is huge amount of game play involved with dozens of different unique weapons and lots of action with over three dozen different locations. I was playing SM2 for well over a week and enjoyed every minute of it. The voodoo weapons are really what makes this game so cool and they are extremely original. The maps are vast and there is a challange playing each one. This game is better than most other action games on the PS2 and is a must for any collection.

I highly recommend that you give SM2 a whirl. You will not be dissapointed!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I want to be like Mike, March 10, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Shadowman 2: Second Coming (Video Game)

Here we go again. I'm glad to see Mike back in action, although I'm only a veteran of the Dreamcast version of the first game. In general, Shadow Man: 2econd Coming's a winner, and as far as sequels go, its a tour de force.
Since this game is made especially for the PS2, it stands to reason that the control scheme would be tailor made, and it is for the most part. The shoulder buttons quickly arm and disarm Mike's weapons, and you can whip out both weapons from their holsters at the touch of one button, and re-holster them for emergency climbing just as quick. Mike's movement, while not as fluid as the Dreamcast controller allowed, is more innovative on the PS2. One joystick moves him back and forth and around, and the other can make him walk sideways as well as look around, up, or down. Mike can do a quick roll with the duck button, the usual jump and hand-over-hand rope routine with another.
The graphics are familiar to Shadow Man followers, with some improvements, and a few flaws. Overall, this game takes a more comic book approach. Mike is way beefier looking, brawnier, not nearly as malnourished as in the previous game. And Mike's sunglasses are cooler. Shadow Man's looks are more, well, see-through than before. More skeletonized, more comic. Nettie still has her youth, only more so;) Deadside has a very similar look and feel as before, with the occasional dangling, dripping corpse, different enemies, and a different central area than the Asylum. And yes, the bad guys still splatter all over the place when Mike gaks 'em.
Soundwise, the game is certainly more varied than the first, with a more orchestrated soundtrack, matching the unique locations.
This game is not as mentally disturbing as the first. It has more of a comic book feel, although that is not a bad thing. The story is just as involved and deep, and in general this game feels like more a part of a series than sequels of other games. The characters are the same, for instance. And some of the locations are identical to those of the first game, like the caves leading up to the church, giving one the impression that Mike and the crew still live and brawl in the same world as the previous adventure. That's nice; it actually feels like the next in the series, not a throwaway game that someone slapped a title on and made a sequel.
Overall, if you're in for more of the shotgun toting, monster mashing thrills of the first Shadow Man, without the huge backtracking element, then this is unquestionably a winner for your collection.
If you're not a cult follower of Mike and the gang, I'd suggest renting it first; it's frequent and long loading time and choppy play control may turn you off otherwise. But for those waiting for Mike's next great adventure, don't miss it.