--- title: "Shadow Hearts — Belly Score 9.2 | Belly Score" url: https://bellyscore.com/game/shadow-hearts description: "Shadow Hearts gets a Belly Score of 9.2/10. BELLY APPROVED" lang: en --- Image: Shadow Hearts (https://base44.app/api/apps/6a8733184599b395d22f69cf/files/mp/public/6a8733184599b395d22f69cf/10cb87e29_ShadowHearts.jpeg) # Shadow Hearts Belly Score 9.2 Platform PlayStation 2: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/playstation-2 Genre RPG: https://bellyscore.com/best/genre/rpg, Horror: https://bellyscore.com/best/genre/horror, Rhythm / Music: https://bellyscore.com/best/genre/rhythm-music Released Jun 28, 2001: https://bellyscore.com/best/year/2001 Developer Sacnoth Publisher Aruze, Midway About Forget your standard, cookie-cutter fantasy epics. Shadow Hearts drops you into a gritty, alternate-history version of the early 20th century, where you’ll trade generic swords for exorcisms and demonic transformations. The real star here is the Judgement Ring—a rhythm-based combat mechanic that forces you to actually pay attention to your attacks instead of just mashing buttons. It’s a bizarre, darkly humorous, and unapologetically weird RPG that balances supernatural horror with a cast of characters you won't find anywhere else. If you want a game that feels like a fever dream fueled by history and occult chaos, this is it. The Belly's Verdict BELLY APPROVED Belly Score Calculation Category Weight Score Weighted Fun Factor 25% 9.5 2.375 Game Play 20% 9.2 1.840 Controls + Feel 15% 8.8 1.320 Creativity + Originality 10% 9.8 0.980 Presentation 10% 8.9 0.890 Content + Staying Power 10% 9.0 0.900 The Belly Factor 10% 9.4 0.940 Total 100% 9.2 Raw weighted sum 9.245 → rounded to 9.2 ### Prediction Results No predictions were made for this game. Vibe Tags Mysterious: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/mysterious Dark: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/dark Weird: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/weird Atmospheric: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/atmospheric Single-Player: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/single-player Themes Supernatural: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/supernatural Occult: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/occult Dark / Grim: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/dark-grim Ancient / Historical: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/ancient-historical Related Games 9.9 ### The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Action-Adventure · RPG · Sandbox Nintendo Switch · Wii U · Nintendo Switch 2 Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy Nature / Wilderness Adventurous Exploratory Discovery-Driven +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/zelda-breath-of-the-wild 9.9 ### FINAL FANTASY VI RPG Super Nintendo Entertainment System · PlayStation · Game Boy Advance · iOS · Android · Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 4 Fantasy Dark / Grim Steampunk Epic Emotional Melancholic +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/final-fantasy-6 9.9 ### Final Fantasy IX RPG · Adventure PlayStation · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Portable · PC · Android · iOS · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 High Fantasy Medieval Adventurous Whimsical Charming +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/final-fantasy-9 9.9 ### Half-Life FPS · Action · Adventure Windows · PlayStation 2 · macOS · Linux Sci-Fi Alien Workplace +1 Atmospheric Eerie Intense +2 https://bellyscore.com/game/half-life ### Community Discussion 0 Threads Log in to join the discussion. 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