Tokyo Shadow
An FMV adventure based on the eponymous light novel series by Aya Nishitani (the mind behind the Digital Devil Story novels, the basis of the Megami Tensei series). This horror-detective mystery adventure game…
Tokyo Shadow is an adventure developed by High Tech Laboratory Japan, released 27 September 1996 on PlayStation and Sega Saturn.
What Tokyo Shadow is
Tokyo Shadow is an adventure game developed by High Tech Laboratory Japan and released in 1996. It was published by Taito. It is available on PlayStation and Sega Saturn.
The premise, in the publisher's words
An FMV adventure based on the eponymous light novel series by Aya Nishitani (the mind behind the Digital Devil Story novels, the basis of the Megami Tensei series). This horror-detective mystery adventure game takes place within the streets of a modern day Tokyo, in the town of Shibuya. The protagonist, Hedei is killed by a demon while going on a date with his girlfriend and subsequently becomes a ghost. He then becomes able travel between the spiritual world and the real world, defeating the demons roaming around the town, and finally, destroying the demon Megiddo. The player can go around town looking for clues and finding the demons to advance the game. The game features different…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Tokyo Shadow launched on 27 September 1996, within three weeks of Crash Bandicoot, Circle of Blood, Wipeout XL and Mortal Kombat Trilogy.
Released around the same time: Crash Bandicoot, Circle of Blood, Wipeout XL, Mortal Kombat Trilogy.
Official trailer
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