Shadowgrounds is arcade style top-down shoot 'em up for modern generation. The plot, which involves distant space colony invaded by shadow-loving monsters, develops throughout the game.

There are several different weapons to choose from and each can be upgraded as player sees it fit. Some weapons have more upgrades than others. Explosive barrels and other objects can be used to increase the body-count. And yes, there are big bosses to shoot out as well.

It's not all mindless carnage though, as the real-time lighting has been integrated into the gameplay itself. Most monsters don't like light and rather stay in the shadows, making your portable light important part of the gameplay. Monsters also get blinded for a short time if you point the light straight at their eyes. Together with more or less destructible settings, Shadowgrounds offers one of the most interactive environments in top-down arcade shooters.

Audiovisual department has features, such as the already mentioned real-time lighting, atmospheric sounds and gameplay-supporting soundtrack.

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Alternate Titles

"阴影地带" -- Chinese title (simplified)
"Preyground" -- Working title

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Shadowgrounds series

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User Reviews

A top-down shooter? That's so...so 80's!	Marko Poutiainen (1155)
Alien Breed lives again and gets an update as well!	adam payne (18)

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The Press Says

AceGamez	2006	9 out of 10	90
Gamer Within	May 17, 2006	8.3 out of 10	83
PC Games (Germany)	Oct 24, 2005	73 out of 100	73
GamesFire	Nov 11, 2005	72 out of 100	72
GamingExcellence	Nov 20, 2006	7.1 out of 10	71
JeuxVideoPC.com	Feb 07, 2006	14 out of 20	70
FiringSquad	Jun 19, 2006	70 out of 100	70
Gamer 2.0	Apr 18, 2006	6.9 out of 10	69
Digital Entertainment News (den)	Aug 06, 2006	6.2 out of 10	62
Eurogamer	Jun 28, 2006	6 out of 10	60