Shadow of the Beast
| Shadow of the Beast | |
|---|---|
| Studio | Reflections Interactive |
| Publisher | Psygnosis |
| Senior Developer | Martin Edmondson, Paul Howarth |
| composer | David Whittaker |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
1989 |
| platform | Amiga , Atari Lynx , Atari ST , C64 , FM Towns , Sega Master System , Sega Mega Drive , Super NES , ZX Spectrum |
| genre | Action adventure |
| Game mode | Single player |
| language | English |
Shadow of the Beast is a computer game in the genre action adventure by Reflections Interactive . First published in 1989 by Psygnosis for the Amiga , it later appeared on a variety of other platforms. There are also implementations for consoles such as Sega Mega Drive , Super NES , Atari Lynx , Sega Master System , C64 (only part 1) and FM Towns, which is relatively unknown in Europe .
action
The player controls the main character Aarbron, who experiences the transformation from beast to human.
Game principle and technology
Shadow of the Beast is a hybrid of an action game and platformer . The game is shown two-dimensionally from the side (side scroller ). The player controls Aarbron with a joystick or gamepad through the horizontally and occasionally vertically scrolling game landscape; Elements of the game graphics located in the background are moved more slowly by parallax scrolling and thus create an impression of spatial depth, although it is actually only two-dimensional graphics that are superimposed. Aarbron can avoid opponents by running and jumping or fight them with punching.
Production notes
The atmospheric music was composed by David Whittaker , he used samples from real instruments. Two successors, Shadow of the Beast II and Shadow of the Beast III , were released in 1990 and 1992. In 2016, a remake of the game for the PlayStation 4 , developed by the British studio Heavy Spectrum Entertainment Labs and created with the help of Unreal Engine 4 , was released published by Sony Interactive Entertainment . As a gimmick , the remake contains the original Amiga version as an unlockable extra.
reception
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The game had, by the standards of the time, impressive graphics and sound and received several awards.
- Review of Shadow of the Beast ( Memento from February 5, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
- Review of Shadow of the Beast II ( Memento from February 5, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
- Review of Shadow of the Beast III ( Memento from February 5, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
Web links
- Shadow of the Beast at MobyGames (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Videogamer.com: Shadow of the Beast PS4 also includes the original Amiga game. Retrieved May 20, 2017 .
- ^ Richard Eddy: Shadow of the Beast . In: Crash . No. 83, December 1990, p. 59.