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From the 4Kids press release: SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG TAKES CENTER STAGE 4KIDS HOME VIDEO SETS NOVEMBER 15, 2005 STREET DATE FOR SONIC X PROJECT: SHADOW - THE NEWEST DVD TITLE OF POPULAR 4KIDS TV™ SERIES SONIC X™ DVD Will Launch Same Day As New "Shadow The Hedgehog" Video Game From Sega of America FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEW YORK, N.Y. (October 25, 2005) ﾖ 4Kids Entertainment Home Video, Inc., the home video unit of 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: KDE), in association with FUNimation Entertainment, will release the much anticipated Sonic X Project: Shadow on DVD on November 15, 2005. Featuring six action-packed episodes from the popular series on 4Kids TV™, Project: Shadow will hit stores the same day as the new Sega of America video game Shadow the Hedgehog. Who or what is Shadow the Hedgehog? In the Project: Shadow, Dr. Eggman discovers the secret lab of Professor Gerald, his grandfather. By freeing the sleeping Shadow creature, Eggman uncovers Gerald's plan to destroy the world! Because Shadow is on the loose, Sonic is blamed for Shadow's criminal activity and is sent to Prison Island. Will Sonic be freed in time to stop Eggman's evil plan? Where will Shadow's loyalty ultimately lay, with his creator's grandson or with our hero, Sonic? The events of the six action packed episodes follow: Project Shadow ﾖ Flood damage forces Chris and friends to separate and leave the mansion. Eggman hacks into the government's computer to see what they have planned against him. He stumbles on the diary of his grandfather, Prof. Gerald Robotnik, and learns about Shadow. The President asks Rouge to go undercover with Eggman. He assigns Stewart and Scarlet to investigate Shadow. Eggman locates his grandfather's secret lab on Prison Island and frees the sleeping Shadow creature. Shadow Knows ﾖ Shadow commits a crime but instead a warrant goes out for Sonic's arrest. They finally meet one dark night in brightly lit Station Square. Sonic surrenders to the police and is taken to Prison Island. Rouge lures Eggman with an Emerald, which he will use to power his Eclipse Cannon. Sonic's Big Break ﾖ Tanaka and Chris use a paddleboat to reach Prison Island. Amy frees Sonic from an underwater jail. Eggman tries to steal Emeralds for the Eclipse Cannon. Rouge gets locked in a vault with a timed bomb, which concludes in a fiery blast. Shadow leaves the island by beaming to Space Colony Ark with Chris, whom he thinks looks like Maria. Shadow World ﾖ Shadow transports Chris to a secret orbiting colony built by Eggman's grandfather, Prof. Gerald Robotnik. Scarlet and Stewart search for Mr. Schmitz. Eggman unveils the Eclipse Cannon and threatens the President that he'll use it unless the population surrenders. Knuckles battles Egg Golem while Tails adapts the X-Tornado to fly into space to rescue Chris. Robotnik's Revenge ﾖ Scarlet interviews Schmitz about what happened 50 years ago on Spack Colony Ark. Sonic rockets to Chris' rescue, but Eggman ambushes him with an ultimatum. When Eggman fires up the Eclipse Cannon, he receives a recording from his grandfather revealing that he had his own plan to wipe out the world. Showdown in Space ﾖ Gerald Robotnik reveals that his desire to destroy the world stems from a need to avenge the loss of his precious Maria. Sonic and company also realize that the only way to stop the Eclipse Canon is to deactivate the Chaos Emeralds with the Master Emerald. Together with Shadow, Sonic saves the world by stopping it from crashing into the colony. TITLE: Sonic X Volume 8: Project Shadow Episode 133: Project Shadow Episode 134: Shadow Knows Episode 135: Sonic's Big Break Episode 136: Shadow World Episode 137: Robotnik's Revenge Episode 138: Showdown in Space RUNNING TIME: 130 Minutes RATING: TV Y FORMAT: DVD SRP: $14.98 STREET DATE: 11/15/2005 Shadow The Hedgehog™ (PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Xbox video game system from Microsoft, Nintendo GameCube): From his first appearance in Sonic Adventure 2™ to his most recent role in Sonic Heroes™, Shadow has emerged as one of the most popular characters in the Sonic The Hedgehog universe. And now, he is headlining his own game. Shadow The Hedgehog boldly combines the excitement of high-speed action-platformers with the intensity of third-person shooters. Created as the Ultimate Life Form, Shadow is a rebel tormented by a dark past, and he is struggling to unveil his true identity. Was he created to save humankind or to do the evil bidding of the dark side? His only clues are his own forgotten memories, and those secrets can only be unlocked through the powers of seven Chaos Emeralds. Hero or Villain? You decide.
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