Based apon the video game of the same name, it finds our hero; Shadow the Hedgehog suffering from amnesia in the middle of a three way war with G.U.N., The Black Arms, and the Eggman Empire. After meeting up with Black Doom for the first time, Shadow makes his way through Westoplis; the first stop on his long and choice driven journey, where he meets a family of three. This was Preston the Hedgehog, along with his wife and child; Shade and Cherry (designs can be seen on the cover). This family will be the first of many choices Shadow has to make..