Shutdown of the Shadow Fight 1 game
Shadow Fight 1 was a Facebook-based game developed by Nekki and released on February 12, 2011. It was a ninja-based fighting game with simple controls and graphics. Players could fight without weapons in the game, and also fight online. Shadow Fight 1 was available in different languages. Shadow Fight 1 game was without any storyline, like Shadow Fight 2 and Shadow Fight 3, etc. It was not officially available on the Play Store or any other app store; it could only be played online on Facebook. Announcement of Server Shutdown
Shadow Fight 1 was temporarily closed on March 28, 2015, It was officially announced by Nekki. On April 1, the game was again available on Nekki. On August 16, 2017, Nekki announced on his official Facebook page that this game would shut down permanently on September 29, 2017. All the online transactions were also closed, and players got 900,000 rubles as a final farewell gift. As this money was too much in quantity in the game, players started to buy different items, and it again became very popular among the fans. Due to this reason, Nekki again postponed the server shutdown date. And finally, after one month on October 27, 2017, Shadow Fight servers were permanently shut down.
Impact on the Gaming Community
Shadow Fight 1 shutdown had a notable impact on the fans, and Nekki got so many reactions from the Fans. But since competitions were also going on in the gaming communities. Shadow Fight developers introduced Shadow Fight 2 on October 22, 2013, and the paid version in the form of Shadow Fight 2 Special Edition was also introduced on August 17, 2017, on Android and on August 22, 2017, on iOS. These games changed the Fans’ reactions, and Shadow Fight 2 became a king in the RPG genre games industry. This game has customizable characters and weapon selections, etc.
Shadow Fight 1 was the gateway to the other parts of this game. Shadow Fight 2 became the most popular part of the game, and a lot of communities were built where players just talk about Shadow Fight 2. And still Shadow Fight 2 is rolling. Then came Shadow Fight 3 and Shadow Fight 4, but these parts did not become as popular as Shadow Fight 2. Although Shadow Fight 3 & 4 were the upgraded games with enhanced gameplay and graphics but Shadow Fight 2 became king for all time.
References: Nekki, Shadow Fight 2 Wiki, Wikipedia.