GAME DETAILID 5434/shadow-of-the-beast

Shadow of the Beast

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.

First release: Oct 01, 1989

Rating: 74.8

Platforms: vic-20, C64, ZXS, Lynx, SNES, Genesis/MegaDrive, Atari-ST, FM Towns, Amiga, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD, ACPC, SMS

Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

Estimated duration (main story): Unknown

Estimated duration (completionist): Unknown

Last synced: Sep 12, 2026, 08:10 PM

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