An NES action-RPG in an urban superhero universe. Original combat system, open city to explore. Overlooked but ambitious. For superhero fans and atypical RPG enthusiasts.
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Adventure1 player12+
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Action-adventure featuring Vortex exploring a futuristic city to defeat a criminal with multiple personalities. Published by Ultra Games, released in the USA in 1992. Vortex in top-down view with futuristic weapons and narrative investigation. An original SF action-adventure on NES.
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Is Nightshade still worth playing in 2026?
Nightshade is an Ultra Games action-adventure with a comic-book parody tone, in which the vigilante Vortex explores a futuristic city to dismantle the network of a criminal with multiple personalities. The blend of exploration, dialogue choices and combat, doubled with offbeat humor and a comic-book presentation, gives it a singular identity. The dated handling and an at-times slow pace temper the enthusiasm. For fans of atypical NES action-adventure and retro comic-book humor, it is an original and endearing curiosity.
