Shadow of the Beast Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
)]] Shadow of the Beast is a side-scrolling platform computer game produced by Reflections Interactive and published by Psygnosis in 1989.Originally release on the Commodore Amiga, its spectacular success launched a number of ports of the game to almost all other home computer systems and video games consoles of the time, including the IBM PC, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, C64, ZX Spectrum, SNES, Sega Genesis, Sega Master System, Atari Lynx and TG16. A later version with improved graphics and sounds was released for the FM-Towns under the title "Shadow Of The Beast Complete".
Like many Psygnosis games, Shadow of the Beast received much praise for its high-quality graphics and music (composed by David Whittaker) and much criticism for its shallow gameplay.
)]] The game's storys concerned a man named Aarbron, stolen from his family as a child and corrupted through magic into a warrior creature acting as executioner in the service of the evil beast lord, Malatoth. The creature's memory of his human life returns when he is ordered to execute a prisoner who he realises is his father, prompting him to seek revenge.
Shadow of the Beast featured at-the-time unrivalled graphics, with many more colours on screen and multiple levels of parallax scrolling backdrops. The box artwork, in common with many Psygnosis releases of the time, was created by acclaimed fantasy artist Roger Dean, in a style reminicent of his Yes artwork.
There were two sequels, Shadow of the Beast II in 1990 and Shadow of the Beast III in 1992. The former was well received and again ported to a number of platforms.