The Best Shadow the Hedgehog Games

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Despite not quite winning the console war, Sega is still going strong, shifting its attention to developing and publishing games rather than manufacturing new hardware. While Sega might not have as big of a presence in the current gaming industry as it did a few decades ago, its brands are still out there, appearing on every console. Sonic the Hedgehog is one such brand. And as is the case with all good brands, there have been a slew of spinoffs over the years, with a few of them highlighting one of the most beloved Sonic characters, Shadow the Hedgehog.

First introduced in 2001, Shadow the Hedgehog has cropped up in a good few games over the years, including just about every Sonic the Hedgehog team-up game. While he may not be as widely renowned as the Blue Blur himself, Shadow has gained quite a following amongst Sonic fans, with his edgy, tongue-in-cheek tone often standing out from the rest of the cast. And luckily for fans of black and red hedgehog, there are plenty of opportunities to play as him.

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Marking the first introduction of the character, Shadow appears as a playable character in 2001's Sonic Adventure 2. While the game is mainly remembered for its Sonic-centric missions, with Sonic Adventure 2's City Escape sequence being particularly memorable even to non-Sonic fans, Shadow the Hedgehog does get his own set of missions.

Sonic Adventure 2 splits its campaign in half, with the first half being the Hero Story in which the player controls Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails as they try to stop Dr. Eggman from taking over the world with the Chaos Emeralds. The other half of the campaign, the Dark Story, sees the player step into the shoes of Shadow, along