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3/5
Bleak Shadows of Persia
Nelson Schneider - wrote on 12/04/2011
“Lost in Shadow” (“LiS”) is the swan song of long-time developer Hudson, a company recently purchased by Konami as a wholly-owned subsidiary and shuttered shortly after producing this game. “LiS” is yet another among the growing throng of retro 2D Platformers appearing exclusively on the Nintendo Wii.
Presentation
“LiS” gets its name due to the fact that most of the game world consists of shadows. These shadows are cast by 3D polygonal foreground objects as they are hit by a variety of light sources situated – sometimes visibly, usually not – between the player and the on-screen action. These foreground objects are quite simple and covered in decent-looking textures of rusted metal and aged stone, giving the game a very bleak appearance. The shadows themselves are …
