Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow brings the Blue Dragon role-playing experience to DS players in the PAL regions for the very first time following the title's Japanese launch in October 2009. Continuing the series' contemporary approach to traditional Japanese role-playing games, Blue Dragon : Awakened Shadow is set two years after the story of the original 2007 title Blue Dragon for Xbox 360.Awakened from a long slumber, the new enemies bear some resemblance to Nene, the defeated adversary of the first game, a conundrum which leads the player, Shu, and his friends into a terrifying fight to reclaim the lost shadows and restore balance to the world.For the first time in the series, the player can assume the role of the main character, choose the character's gender, and customize their look. The stylus- or button-based controls make it easy to customize clothes, hairstyles and facial details of the main character to fit the player's personality. The player can also upgrade equipment, weapons and armor, which are visually reflected in the character's appearance after they are equipped. Players can also change shadows in order to tactically overcome the game's many challenges and formidable bosses.