Nintendo Switch Online subscribers got a surprise this week with the addition of two classic N64 titles to the Expansion Pack library. However, there’s a catch: access to these retro gems requires the Expansion Pack upgrade. Subscribers without it won’t be able to download or play these newly added games.
The first game joining the lineup is Shadow Man, a cult classic released in 1999 for PC, N64, and PS1. Based on the Valiant Comics series, Shadow Man tasks players with battling evil in both the spirit world and the real world. While it received a modest 73 on Metacritic at launch, it spawned a 2002 sequel, Shadow Man: 2econd Coming, exclusive to the PS2.
Joining Shadow Man is 1998’s Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, an N64 exclusive sequel to the acclaimed 1997 game Turok: Dinosaur Hunter. Turok 2: Seeds of Evil garnered an impressive 89 on Metacritic, solidifying its place as a standout title of its era.
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Nintendo emphasizes that these classic N64 games are only accessible through the Mature 17+ version of Nintendo 64 – Nintendo Switch Online, requiring a separate download on the Nintendo eShop. Once downloaded, subscribers can enjoy unlimited access to both games as long as their Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack subscription remains active. Should the subscription lapse, access to these games, along with all other Nintendo Switch Online titles, will be temporarily suspended until renewal.
Shadow Man:
“He is coming, stalking criminals in the spirit world and the real world. A possessed man is coming, a voodoo mask in his chest and lines of power in his back. Shadow Man is coming, trailing evil from Liveside to Deadside. To stop an apocalypse. To save your soul.”
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
“Having defeated the Campaigner, Turok throws the Chronocepter into a waiting volcano to destroy it. Unfortunately the blast awakens an even deadlier force – The Primagen. Once again a Turok is tasked with restoring peace to the land and stopping the Primagen from merging Earth with the nether world.”
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