CONVERSIONS OF THE BEAST

Shadow Of The Beast was ported to a number of systems. Here are some of the conversions… and one that never saw release

MEGA DRIVE If you think the Amiga version was challenging, we dare you to try the Mega Drive port by Victor Technologies. Its notorious difficulty stems from the bizarre speed at which the game scrolls. With enemies running towards you as if you’re controlling Ringo Starr and the game is set at the height of Beatlemania, it makes hitting them extremely difficult. And given the fact that you only get one life, the gameplay boils down to a joyless memory test, with you remembering the enemy order and attack patterns to inch slowly through the game. LYNX The Lynx delivers a great port that loses none of the game’s famed parallax scrolling, crisp visuals or marvellous music, though the fact that this is one of the only ports on which…

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