This time, however, the game uses a more in-depth and involved police/detective mode similar to that of a point-and-click game or L.A. The player has four different weapon categories (non-lethal, one-handed, two-handed, and throwable) and can carry one weapon in each category, or they will have to swap out one weapon with another in a certain category. Shadow the Hedgehog 2 focuses only on Shadow's gameplay, which revolves around a mixture of gunplay, clue searching, occasional platforming, and light puzzle solving.
