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The editors liked
Satisfying
Strategic combat
Occasional moments of compelling design
The editors didn't like
Ideas never followed through properly
Lacklustre platforming
Limp boss fights
Incomprehensible dialogue leading to obscure plot
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Published: 2016-05-16, Author: Simon , review by: eurogamer.net
Abstract: Few video games have been as well served by their box art as the Commodore Amiga's Shadow of the Beast. Roger Dean's airbrushed panorama is both prehistoric and futuristic. It shows a thicket of rangy trees, each one blasted with red leaves, while, in the...
Published: 2016-05-16, Author: Meg , review by: dailystar.co.uk
Abstract: SONYDeveloped by Heavy Spectrum Entertainment Labs, Shadow of the Beast is Sony's newest side-scrolling 3D platformer. It's an action-packed and gore-filled reimagining of a 1989 Amiga title of the same name, made up of detailed story elements and promisi...
Satisfying, strategic combat, Occasional moments of compelling design
Ideas never followed through properly, Lacklustre platforming, Limp boss fights, Incomprehensible dialogue leading to obscure plot
If you're unassailably set on revisiting Aarbron in this somewhat mediocre redux, then wait until the price drops to a more reasonable value. Momentary spikes of satisfaction can't save Shadow of the Beast from the spectre (must. not. say… shadow) of it...
Shadow of the Beast is pretty to look at, but poor level design and lack of reward leaves the player frustrated and disappointed. It's evidently bursting to share nostalgia with the world, but that fondness ultimately thwarts the game's potential as a cur...
Abstract: We're eyeballs deep in remakes, kids. That video game series you like is going to come back in style soon if it hasn't already. The latest to join the trend is the 1989 Amiga classic Shadow of the Beast. The very definition of cult classic, Shadow of the...
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Published: 2016-05-17, Author: Matthew , review by: gaming-age.com
Abstract: I feel like Shadow of the Beast is a game for which the phrase "You had to have been there" applies.After all, it's a remake of a 1989 Amiga game of the same name that, per Wikipedia, was considered revolutionary at the time for its colorful graphics and...
Published: 2016-05-16, Author: Francesco , review by: wccftech.com
Varied gameplay experience, Plenty of optional content and replay value, Inclusion of the original 1989 game
Controls are unresponsive and take some time to get used to, While the sum of the parts works incredibly well, the parts by themselves are not too original, Single playthrough doesn't require much time
Published: 2016-05-16, Author: Matt , review by: Gamingnexus.com
Abstract: I didn't have an Amiga growing up, so I didn't get a chance to see the original Shadow of the Beast, or any of its follow up titles, and it slipped past me during the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo years. Cut to over twenty-five years later, we've got ou...
