Shadow Madness (PlayStation)

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Description

Something is going wrong in the land of Arkose: cities destroy themselves, monsters attack innocent citizens, diseases spread among the people. A giant blast has destroyed a whole town, only a young guy named Stinger narrowly escaped death. Stinger engages himself on a quest to avenge his hometown's destruction. On his journey he meets the beautiful elven girl Windleaf and the robot Harv-5, who help him to reach his ultimate goal.

Although it all seems like a typical Japanese RPG, it is not. Shadow Madness was developed and produced in the USA, although, beyond any doubt, the Final Fantasy series has been the main source of inspiration here. The battles are random, like in many Japanese RPGs, and the battle system is almost the same like in Final Fantasy games: menu-based, with several sub-menu choices. The graphics are in 3D with polygonal characters in anime/manga style (what some people call "deformed").

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GamePro (US)	Nov 24, 2000	4 out of 5	80
Mega Fun	Jul, 1999	78 out of 100	78
Video Games	Aug, 1999	3 out of 4	75
Game Revolution	Jul, 1999	B	75
RPGFan	Jul 27, 1999	74 out of 100	74
Video Games	Dec, 1999	73 out of 100	73
IGN	Jun 07, 1999	7 out of 10	70
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault)	Jun 16, 1999		50
GameSpot	Jun 04, 1999	4.3 out of 10	43
Super Play (Sweden)	Jan, 2000	3 out of 10	30

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Trivia

Perhaps why Shadow Madness is influenced and deeply rooted in a Japanese RPG styling, is that excutive producer, writer and designer Ted Woolsey used to work with Squaresoft during the SNES era, and provided the English translations for Chrono Trigger, Secret Of Mana, and Final Fantasy VI.

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