SHADOW OF THE ORIENT REVIEW

I was given a PS5 from PR Company @JFGamesPR @JesusFabre Publisher Dolores Entertainment @Dolores_Ent Developer Space Lab Games @SpacelabG

This is released in the UK on the 27/03/2025 and in the UK is priced at £7.99.

INTRODUCTION

After 200 years, the dark shadow has returned wreaking havoc across the orient. Only Xiaolang, a brave warrior who possesses the elemental power of fire, has the strength to take on the shadow clan, rescue the children of the orient and restore peace to the people of the east. But, the dark shadow is stronger than ever and Xiaolang has not had to fight for two centuries. Is he up to the task? Are you?

Embark upon a perilous quest full of dangerous enemies, deadly traps and hidden secrets to hunt down the shadow and restore peace to the people of the orient in Shadow of the Orient.

FEATURES

3 worlds to explore across 15 maps.
5 speed run levels.
Unique enemies per act.
Secret areas to explore.
Multiple melee and ranged weapons.

FAN ART

Art style is nice and detailed very retro look.

Enemies are cool as all have own look and all have own attacks to learn to beat them.

Weapons are cool as alot of variety to them and all have own look and feel to them.

Controls are easy to learn and pick up.

Difficulty options are nice as still challenging even on easy setting.

Alot of secrets like hidden walls and paths that lead to treasure chests to find and people to rescue.

Very challenging as easy to die which can be frustrating as die in couple of hits.

No reason to replay the levels if not bothered about trying to rescue the kidnapped children or find the treasure chests.

Some checkpoints are far between meaning alot of level you might have to replay when you die.

OVERALL SUMMARY

Overall the art style is nice and the controls are easy to learn with the enemies all have own look and attacks to learn in order to beat them and weapons are cool as alot of variety to them and all have own feel to them and own look and nice difficulty options and still challenging even on easy and alot of secrets to find. However, for £7.99. Is very challenging and easy to die in a couple of hits and some checkpoints are far between meaning when you die might have alot of level to replay and if you are not bothered by trying to get treasure chests or try to rescue the kidnapped children then no real reason replay the levels again.

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Art style is nice and detailed.
Enemies own look, attacks.
Weapons own look, feel.
Controls easy learn, pick up.
Difficulty options nice, challenging.
Alot of secrets to find, people to rescue.

Very challenging easy die can be frustrating.
No reason replay levels if not bothered trying get secrets, people rescue.
Some checkpoints far between meaning alot of level redo when die.