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Shadow Dancer

Shadow Dancer on the Master System retains a lot of the arcade game's content, but simplifies the graphics and sound to better suit the hardware. Stage layouts are slightly different, and the decision to use…

1 June 1991

Shadow Dancer is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd., released 1 June 1991 on Sega Master System/Mark III.

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What Shadow Dancer is

Shadow Dancer is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. and released in 1991. It is available on Sega Master System/Mark III only. It runs on Sega System 16.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The young Ninja battles together with his faithful pet dog. In the center of the city, a group of terrorists are committing known to man, including the planting of time bombs throughout the metropolis. Our youthful hero and his canine companion courageously set out to gather all the explosives placed by the evil gang and annihilate the syndicate that manipulates them.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Shinobi series

Shadow Dancer is the tenth of 36 entries we hold in the Shinobi series. The next entry was Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master in 1993.

See all 36 Shinobi games in release order →

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When did Shadow Dancer come out?
Shadow Dancer was released on 1 June 1991 for Sega Master System/Mark III.

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