Shadow the Hedgehog (シャドウ・ザ・ヘッジホッグ Shadō za hejjihoggu?) is a 2005 third-person shooter video game developed by Sega Studio USA (the former American division of Sonic Team) and published by Sega. It was released on November 2005 in Western nations, while Asian releases followed a month later for the Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. The PlayStation 2 version was digitally released for the PlayStation 3 via PlayStation Network in Asian countries.