Shadow of the Beast

ReleasedOctober 1989

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.

Developer: Reflections Interactive, The Creative Assembly
Publisher: Psygnosis, Tec Toy
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Themes: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Side view
IGDB rating: 69 / 100 (31 ratings)

Release dates

Release dates by platform
Platform	Release
Amiga	October 1989 · North America1989 · Europe
Amstrad CPC	1990
Atari Lynx	1992
Atari ST/STE	1990
Commodore C64/128/MAX	1990
FM Towns	September 1991
Sega Master System/Mark III	1992
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis	Feb 19, 1992 · Brazil1992 · Europe
Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD	Mar 27, 1992 · Japan1992 · North America
ZX Spectrum	1990