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- Genre: Fantasy Role-playing (PS2)
- Perspective(s): Third Person
- Released: Mar 7, 06 NA
- Publisher: Ghostlight
- Theme(s): Military, Historical, Supernatural/Occult
Release Dates
NA Mar 7, 06 JP Q2 2005

JasonKaotic
Jul 22, 10 12:31pm
Hell Fire
Jul 13, 09 9:10am
One of the video game worlds biggest letdowns
Shadow Hearts: From the New World [FTNW] is the third game in Nautilus' Shadow Hearts...
Stigmatised
May 27, 09 12:48pm
A step back in the series? Pretty much.
Shadow Hearts. A series that really isn't all that mainstream, such as the Final...
Just a Shadow
Sep 16, 06 11:11pm
SunnyDelight
Aug 21, 06 10:48am
Laura J
May 16, 06 11:37pm
Less Rock and Roll, More Bubblegum Pop
Since Koudelka, Nautilus (then Sacnoth) has been responsible for some of the greatest...
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Background
Set fourteen years after the events of Shadow Hearts: Covenant, the adventure follows the young 16 year old protagonist, Johnny Garland, and a 21 year old shaman warrior Shania of the Garvoy tribe. Johnny lost his father and sister in a horrific car accident in which he ended up suffering from amnesia. Now, he takes on the role of a private detective and one particular case sees him finding his suspect only to be devoured by a monster that appears out of a distortinal portal, and it appears that similar events have been occuring, nation wide.Features
- Series trademark Judgment Ring battle system makes a return with improvements - "Stock System" allowing players the option of executing a "Combo" command with a second character or "Double" command enabling a character to perform two different actions in one turn.
- A completely new story and set of new characters will make the title easily accessible to newcomers of the series with its unique style and sense of humor.
- A cast of well-drawn, entertaining characters with distinct personalities and reappearances by a few of the series' favorites.
- Experience a higher level of realism with easy to navigate, visually-stunning backgrounds, special lighting and illumination effects.
- Huge production values with dramatic events unfolding through high quality graphics, CG cut scenes, impressive sound effects and voice overs.
![Box shot of Shadow Hearts: From The New World [North America]](http://i.neoseeker.com/boxshots/R2FtZXMvUGxheXN0YXRpb25fMi9Sb2xlLVBsYXlpbmcvRmFudGFzeQ==/shadow_hearts_from_the_new_world_frontcover_small_JD5493MNObMefgR.jpg)