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Instruction booklet · January 1997

Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow

PlatformArcade1 playerESRB E

The story

When he morphs into a ninja, you better duck! Play as Maui. Play as the Ninja. Play as Maui. Play as the Ninja. Try not to get dizzy. Find the missing Shabuhm Shabuhm idol before your island paradise goes kaboom kaboom! 40 hours of intense gameplay. So pack plenty of attitude. And your bug gun. Come beak to beak with MudDrakes, Rotting Pirates, Duck Zombies, Amazon Warriors.

Specifications

Released: January 1997
Developer: Eurocom Entertainment Software
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
Genre: Platform · Arcade
Rating: ESRB E
Series: Donald Duck
Themes: Action · Fantasy · Comedy
View: Side view

What the magazines said

8.5

EGM · four reviewers

Famitsu · four reviewers

Players: 79/100 (32 ratings)
AllGame: 4.5/5

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Dec. 31

Laurel Mountain (Oregon) receives of rainfall equivalent during the year, the most ever recorded for a calendar year in the contiguous United States.

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