Retro gamers can rejoice, as classic title Shadow Man is getting a remastered re-release to cast a voodoo spell on its fans all over again.
Valiant Entertainment has teamed up with Nightdive Studios to reinvent the classic title for a modern audience. "Our goal with the remaster is to give today’s generation of gamers all the features that they expect from a modern title while preserving the qualities that made Valiant’s iconic character and the original Shadow Man game such memorable classics to begin with," Nightdive Studios CEO Stephen Kick said in a statement.
In 1999, Acclaim Entertainment released Shadow Man on the Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Sega Dreamcast and PC. The story followed a young man called Michael LeRoi, who became embroiled in a battle between the living and the dead. With LeRoi selected as the new Shadow Man, he used his powers to flip between the worlds of Liveside and Deadside to defeat a villainous entity known as Legion.
Although Nightdive remastered Shadow Man for PC in 2014, the studio is now working on a complete overhaul of the game that will include 4K widescreen display, dynamic shadow mapping/per-pixel lighting, refined art and audio, as well as content that was previously cut from the original. Alongside this, Valiant is releasing an accompanying comic series with Shadow Man #1 by Cullen Bunn and Jon David-Hunt.
"As part of our continued growth into the video game industry, we’re happy to bring Valiant fans this immensely popular Shadow Man character as the next title we release," Valiant Chairman and CEO Dan Mintz said. "Using this platform allows the Valiant fans to experience and explore the universe creatively."
Shadow Man: Remastered has yet to receive an official release date, but it's will be available on PlayStation4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC (via Steam and GOG). Meanwhile, Shadow Man #1, by Cullen Bunn and Jon David-Hunt, goes on sale May 20 from Valiant Entertainment.