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Shadowalker

Shadowalker is a side-scrolling action game for mobile phones. Players take control of Phoenix Shadowalker, a mysterious female bounty hunter that earns bounty by protecting the villagers from the evil spirits…

8 January 2008

Shadowalker is an arcade developed by Glu Mobile, released 8 January 2008 on Legacy Mobile Device.

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What Shadowalker is

Shadowalker is an arcade game developed by Glu Mobile and released in 2008. It is available on Legacy Mobile Device only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Shadowalker is a side-scrolling action game for mobile phones. Players take control of Phoenix Shadowalker, a mysterious female bounty hunter that earns bounty by protecting the villagers from the evil spirits at sea. Strange ghostly creatures have been appearing during the night and kidnapping children from the villages. The frightened villagers have turned to Shadowalker, whom they've turned their backs on, to stop them and she follows the ghosts to investigate the reasons for the kidnappings! The protagonist can use her sword and the gun she picks up to fight enemies and will automatically switch to shooting when an enemy is far from her, however, Shadowalker can't shoot while jumping…
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Shadowalker launched on 8 January 2008, within three weeks of Burnout Paradise, Patapon, Final Fantasy IV and Advance Wars: Days of Ruin.

Released around the same time: Burnout Paradise, Patapon, Final Fantasy IV, Advance Wars: Days of Ruin.

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When did Shadowalker come out?
Shadowalker was released on 8 January 2008 for Legacy Mobile Device.

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