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Shadow Complex The Big Secret REVEALED!
Nogarda | 7:52 AM on 08.22.2009 21 comments




Anyone whos likes Shadow Complex has got the game. The curious amoung those gamers has upon release, probably come across some snippet of information from IGN's Hil, who was shown a secret by the games developers Chair. After seeing it he said that anyone who was to attempt to find this secret would be crazy.
So... over on GameFAQ's the boards hottest topic was the 4% run achievement, a.k.a. 'The Insurgent' complete the game with 4% of items using only the grenades, foam and missles. Soon curiosity got the better of a handful of gamers and made it thier mission to find this apparent hidden secret. Over the course of what took a collective of people around three days. it was finally cracked by cooler.

It took only 20 minutes before I was able to replicate the requirements and saw the missle style gate close in front of me and I then determined decided to start over with a silent determination to reach this goal. and on the subsequent run filmed the results. (which is at the end of this post.)

Eventually it will probably mean the annhilation of the campaign time leaderboards....... Still let the insane world record times be logged and accounted for :) I wouldn't be suprised if someone found even more skippable areas getting times under 25 minutes. Still if like me you really enjoy Shadow Complex this secret will most likely extend your gameplay of this wonderful XBLA title. I know I still have to remind myself its a XBLA game and not a full retail release. So enjoy the vid and good luck with those attempted speedruns.

[EDIT] To clarify: The gap I falldown after surfacing from underwater, is the secret. If you dont reach that area fast enough the floor closes and it remains inaccessible for the rest of that run. Enough testing seems to show it closes after 5 minutes of a brand new game. But doesnt open until you defeat the 1st boss. So you have to get to the boss and back in under 5 minutes, or its closed. This secret enables a person to beat the game in 30-35 minutes.



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NukaCola's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/22/2009 09:12
NukaCola
Wait, so what's the secret? (Sorry, I don't have a 360 nor the game. It looks sick though)
Jesus H Christ's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/22/2009 09:32
Jesus H Christ
I don't get it.
Naim Master's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/22/2009 09:36
Naim Master
So you're trying to beat the game with the basic gun, grenades, foam and missiles while skipping the areas that require some other guns?
Chris Carter's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/22/2009 09:45
Chris Carter
Is the big secret "going underwater to the left in the underground lake?"
Tanukitsune's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/22/2009 11:22
Tanukitsune
Whoa! That's an area I've never seen before!

Neat! This could have been useful for when I was doing my minimalist run! XP
13thDragon's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/22/2009 11:59
13thDragon
A "secret" that lets you skip the entire game and beat it in 30 minutes? Lame.
XanderSan's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/22/2009 12:19
XanderSan
I was reading the thread as it went on, though before I slept it was only at 48, then suddenly jumped into the hundreds in the morning. Awesome though, many thanks to Cooler especially.

Also, the point of this secret 13th Dragon is for the ability to sequence break. It doesn't ruin the game, partly because it's almost impossible to do without having completed the game once over before (At least to know where the hell you're going to be going afterwards). In that regard, what's wrong with finishing a game in 30 minutes that took you 6 hours the first time? That's pretty awesome in my book.
ChronosWing's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/22/2009 12:22
ChronosWing
What is wrong with you people? This is the only way to get the 4% run achievement. You can call it lame all you want but it was built into the game so blame the developers.
Pyroph's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/22/2009 17:42
Pyroph
Hah, that youtube user sure is full of himself.
Snaileb 's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/22/2009 17:51
Snaileb
Saw this today. Big thanks to Cooler!
Lif Bouy's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/19/2010 15:35
Lif Bouy
Coming down off my MMORPG high of FFXI, ready to move on to DCU Online or FFXIV. FFXI was some good times, I just can't get back into it these days with the odd jobs I work. I still do some work for an FFXI community site though, just for the love of it and supporting my friends that started it. Amazing we actually get SE's attention occasionally these days and they'll send the community team out to our podcasts. Good stuff. <a href="http://www.aclickahead.co.uk">SEO Company</a> <a href="http://www.seoprofesionals.com">SEO Professionals</a> <a href="http://www.212articles.com">Best Articles Directory</a>
Lif Bouy's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/19/2010 15:36
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Coming down off my MMORPG high of FFXI, ready to move on to DCU Online or FFXIV. FFXI was some good times, I just can't get back into it these days with the odd jobs I work. I still do some work for an FFXI community site though, just for the love of it and supporting my friends that started it. Amazing we actually get SE's attention occasionally these days and they'll send the community team out to our podcasts. Good stuff. SEO Company SEO Professionals Best Articles Directory
seochamp's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/09/2010 11:33
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Shadow Complex might just set the bar for high quality Xbox Live Arcade games. Based on Empire a book written by Ender's Game's author.

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