Shade: Wrath of Angels

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User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 34 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 34
  3. Negative: 3 out of 34

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  1. Gamer2014
    Feb 8, 2014
    8
    Man you gotta try this game if you like adventure thinking games
    has very awesome stages and different from each other i never though it would have this low score you will feel like an adventurer through historical stages fighting ...(the only thing is that the game actually has pretty the same monsters with different shape)
    **** THE VISUALS I DON'T CARE ABOUT IT .
  2. Warmonger
    Jan 15, 2005
    5
    Not bad but not good either,this game could have been so much better! very nice graphics, but shoddy controls and lousy save system just drag it down.
  3. Darryl
    Aug 18, 2005
    3
    Dreadfull voice acting, horrible story, meaningless & frustrating gameplay most of the time with key-hunt after key-hunt, a bad bad game. Nice music though, graphics above par.
  4. insanegamer
    Jun 8, 2014
    10
    Really a superb game I loved it so much that I completed it in 1 day in my 5th try. It is the best horror and adventure game I have ever played. I would recommend it to everyone. I have an advice "if you use cheats you will not be able to finish this game and start from the respective level(eg: Scales of maat, fields of piece etc). I used cheats once and the rest of the time I never used
  5. BenH.
    Oct 9, 2004
    9
    Ive only played the demo and found it immensly fun. Will be buying it soon. Never listen to the critics they dried up old hasbeans who have never made a game and are just jealous.. thats why they always give bad reviews to good games.
  6. JamesH.
    Oct 21, 2004
    8
    This game is pretty cool. Very good graphics, great environments, huge details, nice music, excellent voiceover. The storyline may be not so convincing, also there could have been more weapons, but still the game is good and keeps you playing and playing. Why do they review it so badly? I have really no clue. Politics, I guess...
  7. Alan
    Oct 23, 2004
    9
    Very nice game. You cant really say this is bad, I agree. Everything is smashing, graphics, puzzles, sound fx, music and even the voices that are usually a big laugh in mior games - the guy's voice is much better than Max Payne's. Really good for a small publisher and if it's not from a big one it doesnt mean its crap!
  8. EffiJeffy
    Jul 19, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game,gameplay and the locations are amazing! The combat is a bit weird,but it will do.You can upgrade your demon/sword in the middle of the game.(what you upgrade affects the ending).… Expand
  9. Al89ex
    Jan 24, 2018
    6
    The game contains too little action, and it is too long game but it has good graphic
  10. AdamM.
    Sep 30, 2004
    9
    The above review is simply wrong. Great characters, magical spells, many surprises through-out the game! An excellent Horror adventure, which the gaming market does not deliver on much!
  11. EstherN.
    Feb 1, 2005
    6
    Although not as dreadful as the professional reviews say, it isn't nearly as good as my fellow posters are claiming (don't let game developers rate their own products). It's disappointing and tends to be boring. The combat system is very crappy. The enemy AI is silly (Are you injured? Just walk out that door! Enemies don't leave rooms, they just run around inside while Although not as dreadful as the professional reviews say, it isn't nearly as good as my fellow posters are claiming (don't let game developers rate their own products). It's disappointing and tends to be boring. The combat system is very crappy. The enemy AI is silly (Are you injured? Just walk out that door! Enemies don't leave rooms, they just run around inside while you shoot them from the doorway). Has some pretty environments, pretty simple puzzles, very, very little tension and _no scares_. For a game that advertises itself as an adventure horror, it's not. Oh, and the voice acting is crappy, the plot is obvious, and the character is compelled to narrate the obvious. "This is a SECRET ROOM." This game has allowed me to more easily moderate my computer use.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#70 Most Discussed PC Game of 2004
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#55 Most Shared PC Game of 2004

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
50

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 12
  3. Negative: 5 out of 12
  1. IGN
    50
    Shade: Wrath of Angels, is not a good game. It's not a game that I would recommend to anyone. I would recommend Blade of Darkness or even the lackluster Rune, both of which are years old, over Shade in an instant.
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  2. Next Level Gaming
    60
    This game is so boring and annoying that I can’t force myself to play it anymore. Now I’m not going to say this is one of the worst games of the year (I think "Lords of the Realm III" deserves that honor), but as soon as this review is over I’m not going to play it anymore.
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  3. PC Gamer
    48
    Its generic plot and presentation are so bland, the game's few inventive features are very likely to be lost on most who play it. [Holiday 2004, p.94]
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