Descpription:
Shadow Dancer, also known as Kage no Mai("Dance of the Shadow"),
is an arcade game, developed and published by Sega in 1989.
It is the arcade sequel to the original Shinobi.
A heavily altered Genesis version of the game was released, titled
Shadow Dancer: The Secret of the Shinobi.
The gameplay is very similar to previous Shinobi games except
with the addition of the dog as a game mechanic. The dog can
harass enemies, allowing the player to kill them more easily.
Some enemy types are designed in such a way that killing them
is extremely difficult without the assistance of the dog.
In the arcade version, the player can press down and attack to call
the dog. It is not possible to summon the dog while standing up.
When the dog is hurt, it shrinks into a puppy, incapable of attacking until
the next power-up. In the home versions, the dog is always present, and must be
given manual attack orders by holding down the attack button to charge a meter.
If the dog is hurt, it automatically heals after a short amount of time.
Bombs are scattered across the stage waiting to be disarmed. The goal
of eachstage is to disarm a certain number of bombs before facing the boss.
