Shadow of the Beast
- October 1, 1989
- Reflections Interactive
Shadow of the Beast does quite a few things right and I can appreciate its different battle system and lovely world. Its also still annoyingly frustrating sometimes and currently overpriced.
"Shadow of the Beast" is a 16-bit game known for its high-speed parallax scrolling and 128 colors on screen. As a kidnapped child transformed into a beast, you serve an evil Beast Mage until discovering your past, battling 132 monsters across 350 screens with a memorable 900K soundtrack.
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Shadow of the Beast Review
With many nods to the original games and a compendium of retro unlockables, this re-imagining of Shadow of the Beast is a game not just concerned with moving forward, but with looking back in detail at its forebears. Stilted platforming and a short story don't prevent the deep, satisfying combat and multifaceted levels from being worth experiencing more than once. And when you're done, the very first game awaits in all its glory for you to discover – maybe for the first time.
70%Shadow of the Beast Review - In the Shadow of the Original
Shadow of the Beast does quite a few things right and I can appreciate its different battle system and lovely world. Its also still annoyingly frustrating sometimes and currently overpriced.
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