Shadow of the Beast 1989

Released: October 1989
Genres: Platform · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: 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
Developers: Reflections Interactive · The Creative Assembly
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Is it still worth playing?

Reflections' 1989 platform game for the Amiga. It was known for its many colors on screen, up to twelve levels of parallax scrolling backdrops and an atmospheric score by David Whittaker. It is a basic action side scroller: you guide Aarbron through the world, fighting monsters with a small variety of attacks that slowly improve, from punches to fireballs and even a laser gun. It alternates between crossing vast stretches of mostly flat terrain, with a wide range of scenery, and fighting groups of hostile monsters. At spaced out, fixed points you meet a boss who has to be defeated to go further. It is still a world you travel through, with wide stretches of scenery between the fights.