This happens most in what's called Master Mode, a feature wherein you can issue commands to each character that's only to be executed when you give the signal. This focus on defeat works because when a plan eventually comes together it feels great. Failure's part of the process, something to be endured rather than seen through. More often than not, once enemies open fire the jig is up. Unlike most modern stealth games where things arguably get more exciting once you've messed up, Shadow Tactics opts for a more ruthless approach. Every time you're caught throngs of guards swarm the stage, punishing imprecision at the drop of a hat. A shame, then, that the consequence for failure can be so harsh. Unlike most stealth or strategy games, Shadow Tactics is designed to make you fail to a ludicrous degree. It's a winning combination that offers a unique blend of puzzles, action, and experimentation - with an emphasis on experimentation. The merging of mechanics resembles the unholy spawn of Hotline Miami, The Lost Vikings, and Splinter Cell. It's slower and more meticulous than most stealth games where you control a single entity, its real-time action sets it apart from any number of turn-based strategy affairs, and the laser focus on a tiny but talented crackerjack team feels worlds away from a typical RTS with its many moving gears colliding in all-out war. Each hero is fairly limited on their own, but together they form quite the team.Īs a result, Shadow Tactics doesn't feel like anything else out there. Your bulky samurai can slay three opponents clustered together and carry two cadavers at once, your elderly peg-legged sniper whittles away the opposition from afar, your crafty orphan plants traps, your all-rounder soldier throws a mean shuriken, and your seductress gets dolled up in disguises to distract guards. Players issue commands to five different characters, each with their own unique talents. Availability: Out now on PC, PS4 and Xbox One.

Shadow Tactics is a strategy/stealth hybrid set in feudal Japan that follows in the footsteps of the long lost but fondly remembered Commandos games. There's not much more satisfying than seeing a good team come together, something Shadow Tactics developer Mimimi no doubt understands. A winning premise of cleverly combined genres let down by a series of irritating design issues.

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