Shadow of the Beast Series
Shadow of the Beast
Platform
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Action
Fantasy
Horror
70
User Score
25 ratings
63
Critic Score
4 reviews
October 1, 1989
Released 13355 days ago
Commodore VIC-20
Commodore C64/128/MAX
ZX Spectrum
Atari Lynx
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Atari ST/STE
FM Towns
Amiga
Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
Amstrad CPC
Sega Master System/Mark III
About
Shadow of the Beast is a platform game developed by Reflections and published by Psygnosis in 1989. The original version was released for the Amiga and later ported to many other systems. The game was known for its graphics, with many colours on screen and up to twelve levels of parallax scrolling backdrops, and its atmospheric score composed by David Whittaker, which used high-quality instrument samples.
Screenshots
Artwork
Release Dates by Platform
Amiga
Worldwide
Oct 1, 1989
Amiga
Worldwide
Dec 31, 1989
Amstrad CPC
Worldwide
Dec 31, 1990
Atari ST/STE
Worldwide
Dec 31, 1990
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Worldwide
Dec 31, 1990
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Worldwide
Dec 31, 1990
ZX Spectrum
Worldwide
Dec 31, 1990
FM Towns
Worldwide
Sep 1, 1991
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Worldwide
Feb 19, 1992
Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
Worldwide
Mar 27, 1992
Atari Lynx
Worldwide
Dec 31, 1992
Sega Master System/Mark III
Worldwide
Dec 31, 1992
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Worldwide
Dec 31, 1992
Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
Worldwide
Dec 31, 1992
Game Info
- Developer
- Reflections Interactive, The Creative Assembly
- Publisher
- Psygnosis, Tec Toy
- Game Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Genres
- Platform Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
- Themes
- Action Fantasy Horror
Languages
- Text / Subtitles
- English
