The Magic Obelisk, known in Japan as Shadow Walker: Kage no Shōnen to Hikari no Yōsei (シャドーウォーカー 影の少年と光の妖精, Shadō Wōkā Kage no Shōnen to Hikari no Yōsei), is an action-adventure game developed and published by Game Arts for WiiWare in 2009. The game was pulled from the Wii Shop in August 2011, over a week after the company's founder, Takeshi Miyaji, died at the age of 45.[1]
The Magic Obelisk | |
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Developer(s) | Game Arts |
Publisher(s) | Game Arts |
Platform(s) | Wii (WiiWare) |
Release | |
Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Reception
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Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 78/100[2] |
Publication | Score |
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The A.V. Club | B+[3] |
Destructoid | 8/10[4] |
IGN | 8/10[5] |
NGamer | 80%[6] |
Nintendo Life | [7] |
Nintendo World Report | 6/10[8] |
The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2]
References
edit- ^ Thomas, Lucas M. (August 8, 2011). "WiiWare Loses The Magic Obelisk". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on June 19, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ a b "The Magic Obelisk". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on August 18, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ Constantine, John; Wolinsky, David; Jones, Scott; Nelson, Samantha; Teti, John (February 8, 2010). "February 8, 2010". The A.V. Club. G/O Media. Archived from the original on May 19, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ North, Dale (February 15, 2010). "Review: The Magic Obelisk". Destructoid. Gamurs. Archived from the original on May 19, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ Thomas, Lucas M. (January 12, 2010). "The Magic Obelisk Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "The Magic Obelisk". NGamer. Future plc. March 2010. p. 74.
- ^ Aaron, Sean (December 31, 2009). "The Magic Obelisk Review". Nintendo Life. Hookshot Media. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ Hernandez, Pedro (February 2, 2010). "The Magic Obelisk". Nintendo World Report. NINWR, LLC. Archived from the original on August 9, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2023.