"A love letter to Metroid. That's the pitch Epic games has put to players anticipating the release of Shadow Complex – a side-scrolling action-adventure-platformer in the traditions of Nintendo's venerable series. In no uncertain terms, Shadow Complex is, indeed, very much Metroid for your Xbox 360 and PC. But, excising the space-borne Samus Aran for Jason 'Captain-Generic-White-Guy-Harrison Ford-Meets-Nathan-Drake-Meets-Nathan-Fillion' Flemming, what really remains is a game with its own uniq..."

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Last Friday, we sat down with industry couple Donald and Laura Mustard, lead developer for Epic and PR for Chair Entertainment, respectively. This XBLA platformer Shadow Complex, a joint project between Epic Games and their Chair Entertainment studio, is due August 19 as the final release in Microsoft's "Summer of Arcade" event.

Donald Mustard talks about his love for Metroid and Castlevania as major sources of inspiration in creating this game, stating that he hopes old-school platformer...

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