Shamus
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Developed_By:
Junglevision Software
Published_By:
Telegames
Released On:
01 Jan 1999
The objective is to infiltrate the Shadow's lair, avoid his robotic minions, and hunt him down before he becomes a threat to you. With over 120 rooms to explore, players will need to use stealth and strategy to evade enemy fire and reach the end goal. The Shadow's henchmen will stop at nothing to thwart your plans, but with careful planning and quick reflexes, you can outsmart them.
The game features electrified walls and randomly respawning enemies, adding an extra layer of complexity to each level. With multiple locked doors to unlock, players must search for the right keys to progress through the levels. Be warned: if you linger in one room for too long, a bulletproof Shadow will make an appearance to discourage your stay.
eBay Product ID:
3882 (United States)
UPC-A:
681313062512 (United States)
ASIN:
B00001ZUKW (United States)
Nintendo Media PN:
DMG-AVXE-USA (United States)
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Number of Players Supported:
1 Player
Miscellaneous Attributes:
Game Boy Compatible
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
This is an arcade action game where the player navigates four levels of a dangerous lair, battling various robotic enemies and avoiding deadly traps. The goal is to find and destroy the villainous "Shadow" before he eliminates you.
Story
SHAMUS
Four levels of intense arcade action. You've finally made it. Your nerves and your guts tell you he's here -- and the smell, the sickeningly sweet odor of decomposing fruit, the Shadow's trademark. Now all that's left is to find and destroy him before he returns the compliment.
You didn't know it was going to be this hard. After all, it is the 21st century, and your Ion-Shivs are probably the most dangerous weapons in this part of the galaxy. They can drop a fully screened sniffer-droid at 300 meters!
Out of the corner of your eye, a small black shape darts up to the door and noiselessly enters the building across the rocket pad. The memory of your last encounter with the Shadow jolts you like a neuro-stunner set on max.
Images of Robo-droids that just don't know when to quit, sneaky Spiral Drones from a time-slip star system, and the lightening quick Snap Jumpers that fry you for looking at them cross-eyed, flicker through your mind. Still, you've handled them before. The big boy himself, Shadow, is the one you're after!
As you silently enter the coordinates into your teleporter, the scanner indicates that there are four levels with 128 rooms total and every room is bristling with danger. You know it won't be a high school prom when you transport into the Shadow's lair but there is no turning back. So with a grim chuckle, you reach for the bottle of Nervo-Stim and energize the transporter. You're ready as the Stim slides down warmly and your bio-sensors click into high gear!
SLOTBOT
Shadow's Lair, Hotel and Casino developed an extra profitable type of slot machine called the Slotbot. After collecting the credit card numbers of its intended victim, it shocks them with 9,000 volts of electricity through the handle.
THE LAIR
The lair consists of four levels with 128 rooms total.
The levels are:
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The Laboratory
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Shadow Studios
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Abandoned L.A. Subway System
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The Shadow's Lair, Hotel & Casino
As you progress from one level to the next, the action increases in intensity to the insanely difficult Level 4. You gain extra points if you completely clear a room the first time you enter.
How to Play
Object of the Game
The object of the game is to reach the core of Shadow's lair and destroy him. You must explore the various levels, accumulate points, bonuses, and extra lives.
To overcome obstacles and defeat Shadow, familiarize yourself with all 128 rooms. Retrieve the correct colored keys for all passages to gain entry from one level to another.
Mastering Shamus requires long and arduous training. Sharpen your reflexes to deal with the incredible speed and viciousness of Shadow and his henchmen.
Scoring
You receive one point for each enemy killed and ten points for clearing a room. "Mysteries?" will score anywhere from 20 to 80 points.
No points are awarded for stunning Shadow, drinking potions, collecting keys, or opening doors. Points for killing robots or clearing rooms are only given the first time you enter a room. If you leave and return, no points will be given for these actions. Points for "Mystery ?" are always awarded.
Scoring high will eliminate more of Shadow's clones at the end of the game.
Keys and Keyholes
Each level of the lair contains various numbered keys, paired with matching keyholes. Shamus picks up keys by touching them.
As keys are touched, they are displayed in the lower right-hand corner of the screen. When encountering a keyhole of the matching number, Shamus merely makes contact with it, and the wall retracts, permitting him to proceed. If the wall does not drop, Shamus has not yet obtained the correctly numbered key.
Extra Lives
Your remaining lives are displayed in the lower right-hand corner of the screen. If you encounter a bubbling bottle in a room, touch it to obtain an extra life.
You may accumulate as many extra lives as your skill allows.
Mystery
By passing over these pulsing question marks, you will either summon Shadow, get an extra life, or receive points.
Pod Rooms
These rooms exist in another dimension. When an Ion-Shiv passes through the opening and hits the suspended object, the barrier will drop, and Shadow's robot guards will be immediately summoned.
Items & Weapons
SHAMUS
You are Shamus. You may move in any of eight directions by using the Control Pad and shoot your Ion-Shivs in any of eight directions by pressing the A button and then moving the Control Pad in the desired direction.
ION-SHIVS
Ion-Shivs (Ionic-Short High Intensity Vaporizers) are powerful weapons that will disintegrate any life form upon contact unless shielded by Tri-Gamma body armor. You can only have two Ion-Shivs on the screen at any one time.
Enemies & Characters
DRONES
Never underestimate the ferocity of spiral drones. They are sneaky and intensely sensitive to movement within the passages of the lair and are armed with molecular disruptors.
ROBO-DROIDS
Relatively slow moving semi-mechanical androids, these 'droids' are methodical, never give up, and are armed with disruptors.
SNAP-JUMPERS
These self-propelled annihilators exist simultaneously in two dimensions and can "snap" in and out of your time-space continuum, making them unpredictable, extremely quick, and very dangerous.
KILLER SCOPES
At Shadow Labs, killer scopes are used both to check out robots for mechanical problems and to destroy enemies who have broken through the security system.
ROBOCAM
Shadow uses his Robocams to film actors for evil movies at his Shadow Studios in Hollywood California, and they automatically detect 'non-evil' actors and destroy them.
TRAMBOT
A critical component of Shadow's evil transit system, Trambots are as deadly as they are efficient, so watch out for them in the abandoned L.A. subway system.
THE SHADOW
The arch-villain himself is constantly monitoring your activities in his lair. You cannot kill Shadow since he wears Tri-Gamma armor, but you can stun him for a short time.
Tips & Maps
PLAYER NOTES
Use this area to enter passcodes, etc.
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