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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 13, 2000}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 13, 2000}}
 
|taxonomy    =
 
|taxonomy    =
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Turn-based }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view, Isometric }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Strategy }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Stylized }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Tom Clancy }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Tom Clancy }}
 
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|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|gogcom id    = 1438597383
 
|gogcom id    = 1438597383
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|official site= https://web.archive.org/web/20010215024948/http://www.redstorm.com/shadowwatch/
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|igdb        = shadow-watch
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|lutris      = shadow-watch
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
|mobygames    = shadow-watch
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|wikipedia    = Shadow Watch
 
|wikipedia    = Shadow Watch
 
|winehq      = 4800
 
|winehq      = 4800
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
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{{Introduction
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|release history  =
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|current state    =
 
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | shadow_watch | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | shadow_watch | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
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===Demo===
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{{ii}} A free demo version is available from [https://archive.org/details/ShadowWatchDemo Archive.org].
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\cfg\*.txt}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\save}}
 
}}
 
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==Video==
 
==Video==
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{{Image|Shadow_Watch_settings.png|General settings menu}}
 
{{Video
 
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = false
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= Hardcoded to 640x480.
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = unknown
 
|windowed                  = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = unknown
 
|borderless windowed        = unknown
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
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|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
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==Input==
 
==Input==
 
{{Input
 
{{Input
|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen              = false
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==Audio==
 
==Audio==
 
{{Audio
 
{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = Master, music, speech, effects.
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|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
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|subtitles                = always on
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost      = always on
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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|royalty free audio      = always on
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|royalty free audio notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|interface = true
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = true
 
|audio    = true
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|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
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|interface = hackable
 
|interface = hackable
 
|audio    = false
 
|audio    = false
|subtitles = unknown
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|subtitles = hackable
 
|notes    = Fan translation, [https://tiovictor.romhackhispano.org/shadow-watch/ download].
 
|notes    = Fan translation, [https://tiovictor.romhackhispano.org/shadow-watch/ download].
 
|fan      = true
 
|fan      = true
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|macos intel 32-bit app =  
 
|macos intel 32-bit app =  
 
|macos intel 64-bit app =  
 
|macos intel 64-bit app =  
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|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
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|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    = 95
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|minOS    = 95, 98
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 133 MHz
 
|minRAM  = 32 MB
 
|minRAM  = 32 MB
|minHD    =  
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|minHD    = 200 MB
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minDX    = 6.1
 
|minDX    = 6.1

Latest revision as of 02:00, 17 June 2024

Shadow Watch
Shadow Watch cover
Developers
Red Storm Entertainment
Publishers
Retail Red Storm Entertainment
Retail re-releases Global Software Publishing
Digital Ubisoft
Release dates
Windows April 13, 2000
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Turn-based
Perspectives Bird's-eye view, Isometric
Controls Point and select
Genres Strategy
Art styles Stylized
Themes Contemporary
Series Tom Clancy
Shadow Watch on HowLongToBeat
Shadow Watch on IGDB
Shadow Watch on MobyGames
Shadow Watch on Wikipedia
The Hunt for Red October 1987
Red Storm Rising 1989
Tom Clancy's The Cardinal of the Kremlin 1990
The Hunt for Red October 1990
Tom Clancy's SSN 1996
Tom Clancy's Politika 1997
Tom Clancy's ruthless.com 1998
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (series)
Shadow Watch 2000
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (series)
The Sum of All Fears 2002
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (series)
Tom Clancy's EndWar (series)
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X (series)
Tom Clancy's The Division (series)

Shadow Watch is a singleplayer bird's-eye view and isometric strategy game in the Tom Clancy series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page for game series

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows

Demo

A free demo version is available from Archive.org.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\cfg\*.txt[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\save[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video

General settings menu
General settings menu

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, music, speech, effects.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Spanish
Fan translation, download.

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95, 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 133 MHz
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 200 MB
Video card (GPU) 2 MB of VRAM
DirectX 6.1 compatible
Other 4x CD-ROM drive


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References