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Shadow of the Beast

1989Main GameReleasedSide view
PlatformHack and slash/Beat 'em up

Summary:

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.

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Ratings:

IGDB

6.9

HowLongToBeat

4.7

HowLongToBeat:

Main story
2h
Completionist
2h

Achievements:

RA
RetroAchievementsAtari Lynx
37
RA
RetroAchievementsGenesis/Mega Drive
30
RA
RetroAchievementsPC Engine CD/TurboGrafx-CD
27
RA
RetroAchievementsAmstrad CPC
23
RA
RetroAchievementsMaster System
21

External pages:

Links:

en.wikipedia.org

Media

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Details

Companies:

Reflections Interactive, Psygnosis, The Creative Assembly, Tec Toy

Franchises:

Shadow of the Beast

Game modes:

Single player

Themes:

Action, Fantasy, Horror

Languages:

English

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Release dates

TBD: Unknown platform (North America)

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1989: Unknown platform (Europe)

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Sep 1991: Unknown platform (Japan)

Feb 19, 1992: Unknown platform (Brazil)

Mar 27, 1992: Unknown platform (Japan)

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1992: Unknown platform (Worldwide)

1992: Unknown platform (Europe)

1992: Unknown platform (North America)