
Game
Shadow Dancer
65IGDB player score
16 ratings
About this game
Shadow Dancer is an action platform game developed by Sega for the Sega System 18 arcade system in 1989. A port of the game was published by Sega for the Sega Master System, and ports to several home computers were published by U.S. Gold. It was the first sequel to Shinobi, alongside The Revenge of Shinobi. A similar game titled Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi was released for the Sega Mega Drive, which features an entirely different set of stages. A terrorist group is planting numerous time bombs throughout the city. The player, a ninja master accompanied by a canine partner, sets out on four missions to dismantle the bombs and destroy the criminal syndicate behind these acts.
The young Ninja battles together with his faithful pet dog. In the center of the city, a group of terrorists are committing known to man, including the planting of time bombs throughout the metropolis. Our youthful hero and his canine companion courageously set out to gather all the explosives placed by the evil gang and annihilate the syndicate that manipulates them
Screenshots








Trailers & videos
Gameplay video
Game facts
Release date
Nov 1, 1989
Developer
Team Shinobi
Publisher
Kixx, Sega Enterprises, Ltd., U.S. Gold
Platforms
Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Linux, Atari ST/STE, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Amiga, Amstrad CPC
Genres
Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade
Themes
Action
Game modes
Single player
Franchise
Shinobi
Perspective
Side view
More in this series
Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi1990 · Rated 71
Shadow Dancer1991
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed2012 · Rated 80
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master1993 · Rated 78
The Revenge of Shinobi1989 · Rated 75
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance2025 · Rated 89
Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection2009 · Rated 82
Sega Genesis Classics2018 · Rated 86More from Team Shinobi
More games to explore
Game data and artwork via IGDB.











