No matter how you look at it, Shade: Wrath of Angels doesn’t stack up. Taken as a survivalhorror game, it’s derivative, silly, and about as scary as an episode of ScoobyDoo gueststarring Don Knotts. As an action game, Shade suffers from a laundry list of flaws: a dull hero, boring and frustrating combat, repetitive levels, key hunts, scarce save points — you name it. Shade isn’t entirely bad, thanks to a few attractive visual touches and musical themes, but that’s ultimately worth little in the grand scheme of things.

No matter how you look at it, Shade: Wrath of Angels doesnt stack up. Taken as a survivalhorror game, its derivative, silly, and about as scary as an episode of ScoobyDoo gueststarring Don Knotts. As an action game, Shade suffers from a laundry list of flaws: a dull hero, boring and frustrating combat, repetitive levels, key hunts, scarce save points you name it. Shade isnt entirely bad, thanks to a few attractive visual touches and musical themes, but thats ultimately worth little in the grand scheme of things.

Shade: Wrath of Angels boasts 30 levels of intense action, featuring environments from the modern day, Middle-Ages, Ancient Egypt and the mysterious Shadowland. The player takes on the role of a secretive ex-military mercenary, who receives a letter from his brother asking to meet him in an old Eastern European town. Once there the player finds the town strangely quiet - until he discovers dead bodies, frighten soldiers and scientists running away from the town. It is at this point that the player first meets a sinister shadow being that offers him help and guidance for his adventure. As well as his advice, the shadow figure gives the player his servant – the Demon, which the gamer can morph into at anytime and whose physical strength and magic attacks will play an important part of the adventure.

Shade: Wrath of Angels boasts 30 levels of intense action, featuring environments from the modern day, Middle-Ages, Ancient Egypt and the mysterious Shadowland. The player takes on the role of a secretive ex-military mercenary, who receives a letter from his brother asking to meet him in an old Eastern European town. Once there the player finds the town strangely quiet - until he discovers dead bodies, frighten soldiers and scientists running away from the town. It is at this point that the player first meets a sinister shadow being that offers him help and guidance for his adventure. As well as his advice, the shadow figure gives the player his servant - the Demon, which the gamer can morph into at anytime and whose physical strength and magic attacks will play an important part of the adventure.

A disillusioned widower begins getting weird e-mail messages and duly heads to a strip club. Unfortunately, once there, he sees his supposedly dead wife lap-dancing; even more unfortunately, she also happens to be a vampire.

Shade is set in the world of poker hustlers working the clubs and martini bars of Los Angeles. The tale unfolds as a group of hustlers encounter The Dean and pull off a successful sting that results in their pursuit by a vengeful gangster.