The Shadow of Zorro (video game)

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The Shadow of Zorro
Developer(s) In Utero
Publisher(s)
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, Windows
ReleaseNovember 14, 2001
Genre(s) Action-adventure
Mode(s) Single-player

The Shadow of Zorro is a video game based on the character Zorro for PlayStation 2 and Windows. [1] [2] [3] The game was published in North America by Dreamcatcher Entertainment. [4]

Contents

Gameplay

The Shadow of Zorro is a 3D stealth-adventure game, featuring 7 chapters, 700 animated cutscenes, and 28 different locations. Gameplay includes spying and rescue missions. [4]

Plot

A new garrison commander, Captain Fuertes, arrives at the village. Don Alejandro de la Vega suspects that he might be the "Butcher of Zaragoza", a Spanish war criminal who committed atrocities under Napoleon. In order to uncover the truth, Zorro sets out to investigate.

Development and release

A website for the title was launched in mid 2001. [5] [6] Cryo and Dreamcatcher announced the game on October 3, 2001, to be released during the holiday season later that year. [7] The game arrived in Polish stores on September 3, 2002. [8] [9] [10]

Critical reception

Shadow of Zorro has received generally poor reviews. Futuregamez.net awarded the game 49% stating that the game "seems very underdeveloped with poor level structures." [11] Gry Online gave it a mixed review, [12] [13] [14] though praised the Flash-based website for its ingenuity. [15]

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