Editing Shadow the Hedgehog (section)

==Reception==
Shadow was ranked as the second favorite ''Sonic'' character, beaten only by [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] himself, in the official ''Sonic'' character poll.<ref name="Poll">{{Cite web|url=http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannel/event/016/index.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005134742/http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannel/event/016/index.html|publisher=[[Sonic Channel]]|author=[[Sega]]|title=Official Popularity Poll results|date=23 June 2006|archivedate=5 October 2013|language=Japanese}}</ref> However, many game reviewers, such as GameSpot, have called Shadow a "clone" of Sonic.<ref name="GS hands on SA2">{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/dreamcast/action/sonicadventure2/news.html?sid=2708046&mode=all |title=Sonic Adventure 2 Hands-On|accessdate=11 July 2008|publisher=GameSpot}}</ref> ''Game Revolution'' described his character as a "quintessential anti-Sonic."<ref name="GR SA2 review">{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/dreamcast/sonic adventure 2|title=Sonic Adventure 2 Review for DreamCast|accessdate=11 July 2008|publisher=Game Revolution}}</ref> In a 1UP.com feature about "How Sega Can Save ''Sonic the Hedgehog''," Jeremy Parish wrote that of the "tagalongs" that the series must ditch, Shadow's character was the most in need of it.<ref name="1up save sonic">{{Cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=1&cId=3157060|title=Hit Reset: How Sega Can Save Sonic the Hedgehog|accessdate=2 February 2009|publisher=1Up.com}}</ref>