Is Shadow the Hedgehog Hard? Difficulty Rating 5.5/10

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Shadow the Hedgehog

Full Release (2005)

DIFFICULTY

5.5/10

Moderately Difficult

(2 ratings)

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Difficulty Summary

Shadow the Hedgehog offers a moderate challenge, balancing accessibility with moments that require focus and adaptation.

Why Players Find It Difficult

Players usually describe the challenge in this game as coming from a few core areas:

Tight movement and timing requirements throughout
Small execution mistakes can quickly cause failure
Success depends on consistency across long sequences
Fast reaction speed is required, especially in later stages

Who Will Find It Difficult

Shadow the Hedgehog may challenge beginners and players unfamiliar with similar games, but experienced players will usually find it manageable after learning its systems. Players who rated games like Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, Super Metroid, and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds at a similar challenge level may find Shadow the Hedgehog broadly comparable in difficulty.

User Defined Tags:

2 ratings

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Based on 2 ratings on Normal/Default difficulty, the average score is 5.5/10. Most players rated this game between 5 and 6.

Developer(s)

Sonic Team

Publisher(s)

Sega

Genre(s)

Shooter, Platform, Adventure

Platform(s)

PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube

Keywords

robots, death, hedgehog, motorcycle, e3 2005, renderware, voice acting, multiple endings, 60 fps on consoles, high score, a.i. companion, wall jump, anthropomorphism, teenager, anti-hero, talking animals, moral decisions, moving platforms, rock music, spiky-haired protagonist, post-apocalyptic, heterochromia, not-so-bad guys, polygonal 3d, protagonist's name in the title, greatest hits, xbox 360 backwards compatibility

About Shadow the Hedgehog

The world is in peril as forces, both good and evil, make a play for the powerful Chaos Emeralds. In Shadow the Hedgehog, you can control Shadow and choose which side to fight for. This 3D platformer lets you use weapons, vehicles, environmental objects, and time and space manipulation to combat your foes. Although it is a 3D platform game as with the more recent Sonic Adventure games, the game's levels each feature up to three different missions (Hero, Dark, Normal) that the player may choose to complete. The game's plot depends on which mission is completed as well as subsequent playable levels. The game stars Shadow the Hedgehog and his quest to recover his memory, a goal he has been pursuing since his debut in Sonic Adventure 2, while an evil alien race known as the Black Arms is invading the planet.

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