"It never gets too hard on normal difficulty, so I found myself going for all of the items because I just didn’t want this game to end. It took me a little under six hours, and I can see a lot of you playing through it again on hard as I did.

This is definitely the best arcade game I have seen so far on Xbox Live and it is well worth the 1200 MS Points price tag, in length, looks and gameplay."

"Admittedly, I haven’t played any of the Castlevania games except for about twenty minutes of Symphony of the Night. One series I have played to death, however, is Metroid; Super Metroid is definitely in my top 10, if not top 20, games of all-time. So Epic and Chair’s announcement of Shadow Complex and the immediate comparison to Super Metroid had me excited. Even though I wasn’t familiar with Chair’s previous works, I trusted that Epic would never release a subpar title. My expectations were..."

All Age Gaming's John Elliott takes a look at the Xbox Live Arcade game from Epic Games which was featured at this year's E3, Shadow Complex. Is this the best game to hit the Xbox Live Arcade?

Those pesky embargoes on Shadow Complex reviews were lifted this morning, so you'll be seeing a lot of those pop up today across the Internet. Check out Neoseeker's take on this solid platformer for Xbox LIVE Arcade, developed by Epic Games and Chair Entertainment.

Looks like a solid game, which you guys can expect to hit LIVE on Wednesday, August 19. Chair has stated there are no plans right now to release on PC, but it is not out of the question, by any means.