[b][i]Shadow Dancer[/i][/b] is a side-scrolling shooter and hack-and-slash action [[video game]] produced by [[SEGA]] and originally released as an [[arcade]] game in 1989. 

It is the second and the final arcade game in the [[shinobi_(game)|Shinobi series]], following the [[shinobi_(arcade)|original Shinobi]] itself. 

The player controls a [[ninja]] called [[Joe Musashi]] who is aided by an attack dog ([[shadow_(shadow_dancer)|Shadow]]), who is fighting to save the city from a terrorist organization.

Shadow Dancer was the first game developed for the Sega System 18 arcade board hardware, and its generally well-received home versions were released for the [[SEGA Master System]] home console and several home computer systems in 1991. 

A loose [[game console]] adaptation titled [b][i]Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi[/i][/b] was released exclusively for the [[SEGA Mega Drive]]/Genesis in 1990.
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