シャドー・オブ・ザ・ビースト 魔性の掟 © 1992 Victor Musical Industries, Inc.
(Shadow of the Beast - Mashou no Okite)
Shadow of the Beast is a side scrolling action/adventure game developed by DMA Design and published by Victor Interactive Software. The hero rather normal life is turned upside-down when he finds himself turned into a monstrous beast. During a dark and stormy night, a mysterious horseman known as a beast-mage leaps out of the forest and curses the inhabitant of a modest cottage house. The owner suddenly wakes up and soon realizes his horrible fate - he is now an horrific looking beast and he embarks on a journey of personal and mad revenge, in a desperate attempt to regain his stolen human form. The consequence of his misadventure has one unexpected twist - he now has beast powers and can run farther, jump incredible highs and throw powerful punches and kicks with ease. There are also special attacks but they don't really follow any traditional formulas, instead they only exist in the sole purpose to defeat bosses and to allow the player to move forward in his quest. As a matter of fact, they hardly qualify as special attacks as they simply disappear after fulfilling their purpose. Players can progress through the game in any way they see fit, however they will need to solve puzzles and complete tasks in a specific order - Shadow of the Beast contains many dead ends and this is where the true challenge of the game really lies.
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Game ID: JCCD2008
Released on March 27, 1992 in Japan for 7200 Yen.
Reviews:
[FR] June 1992 - Joypad N.9: 90/100
Shadow of the Beast was first released in 1989 for the Commodore Amiga. This port of the game has some surprising differences from the original Amiga version. It is interesting to notice that this port was developed by DMA Design, the people behind Lemmings and Grand Theft Auto. It features some enhancements not found in other versions, such as an exclusive animated introduction sequence. The storyline was also slightly changed - the original game had the beast changed into a monster-looking creature during childhood, here the main character meets his fate as an adult (the text at the back of the case even describes the original story and not the one told during the game's introduction sequence). Controls in this version are also a little less rigid and the game is overall much easier. Finally, and not the least, the soundtrack was entirely rearranged by D.C. Productions Ltd.in beautiful CD-quality.