iOS (iPhone/iPad) Critic Reviews

Shadow Guardian is a great thrill ride. I had a lot of fun reclaiming Jason's memories, tempting gravity while exploring huge tombs, and flirting with the occult when Shadow Guardian turned itself over to the fantastic. If you have a Retina device, Shadow Guardian is a stunner.

Featuring lengthy gameplay and cover-based combat mechanics, Shadow Guardian strives to match Gameloft's most popular shooters but must settle for average… which isn't all that bad.

Shadow Guardian is like Uncharted, but without the heart.

Shadow Guardian is a nice third-person action adventure which does almost everything right: however, the sheer lack of personality makes it much less enjoyable than it could've been.

Great graphics, strong platforming mechanics and a mostly flawed (though sometimes smooth) combat system make Shadow Guardian a tough game to rate.

While combat needs fine-tuning, the exploration and platform side of Shadow Guardian make it an enjoyable play.

It's easy to pick up and play with a fair spread of checkpoints throughout the levels which works well for the quick bursts required with mobile games.

But there is still the element of hand holding and the annoying camera which both prevent the player from ever becoming too attached to our hero Jason.

Shadow Guardian is a pale reflection of its inspiration, but there are still enough unique and genuinely interesting action moments to keep things afloat despite the poor characterizations and story development.

A game that doesn't credit you with much intelligence just isn't fun. [Mar 2011, p.95]