Shadow of the Beast

Description: A general action game published by Psygnosis/Reflections.

Newest Review: ... came out as being all eye candy, and no game.. RUBBISH! Gameplay ++++++++ Shadow of the Beast was HARD, very hard, but ... more

... it was possible if you had quick enough reactions and patience. A cheat did become available which made you immortal, but even then the game took around 1 hour to complete. The game was essentially a monsterous platform game broken into distinct areas, above ground, under ground and in the castle. Some adventure elements were thrown in (find the keys etc) but this was essentally a monster slaying nightmare. Remember the game 'Gauntlet' with monster coming relentlessly... well SoB is like that, masses of great big A...more

Price Comparison for Shadow of the Beast

	Shadow of the beast - Lynx Platforms: Atari Lynx Last Update 08.11.2009 05:40	£ 19.90
	Shadow of the beast - Sega Megadrive - PAL Battle your way through 13 levels of challenging arcade action ... Last Update 08.11.2009 05:40	£ 29.90
	Shadow of the Beast Sega Master System Platforms: Sega Master System Last Update 08.11.2009 05:40	£ 4.99

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Shadow of the Beast: Gorgeous to look at and listen to.. but gameplay? (1081 words)
by - written on 20/07/04 (Very useful, 999 readings)
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OK OK.. I have been away from DooYoo for some time now, but as a gentle ease into the review thing again, I have decided to add something to the retro section. Just recently in my spare time I have been dabbling in emulation again to recapture old memories. Its amazing how addictive some of the old classics really are. And one of those classics that blew the lid off the games market was Shadow of the Beast, which can still give todays games a run for their money with its amazing sound and graphics.. and all on two 700k floppy disks! Technological Marvel ++++++++++++++++++++ When PC's were still beeping, or producing sound through ADLIB, a ... Read the complete review

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