Shadow of the Beast

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  • Summary: The legend of Aarbron is told once more as you embark upon a ferocious action adventure, seeking to dethrone the evil lord Maletoth, in the visually stunning world of Shadow of the Beast.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 60
  2. Mixed: 33 out of 60
  3. Negative: 5 out of 60
  1. Areajugones
    May 16, 2016
    90
    Shadow of the Beast is one of those digital releases that is worth its price. A videogame that is incredibly well designed, with a considerable duration, addictive, can be played multiple times and has an amazing graphic design.
  2. XGN
    May 25, 2016
    80
    Shadow of the Beast unleashes a beast out for revenge. It offers some puzzles, a lot of platforming and even more disgustingly good hack and slash action. There is a lot of stuff to unlock as well which keeps you busy for hours.
  3. IGN Sweden
    May 24, 2016
    79
    Shadow of the Beast is a respectful re-imagining of the Amiga classic from 1989. The combat in the game is fun, it has a nice presentation throughout and an interesting narrative design.
  4. IGN Spain
    May 16, 2016
    70
    We expected more from this tribute. But it will appeal to fans of the original work, albeit with its loose controls and its poor gameplay evolution.
  5. Everyeye.it
    May 16, 2016
    63
    Shadow of the Beast is a tribute and a modernization of the namesake action game that Psygnosis developed in 1989 on Amiga Computer. It shows some impressive art works, a captivating style, and create an original setting, but the story mode is impressively short and the gameplay is far from being well designed and responsive.
  6. Gaming Age
    May 17, 2016
    58
    I imagine that if you have fond memories of the Amiga game, playing this remade version will feel like checking in on an old friend after a few decades apart. If you don't have that nostalgia, though…let's just say you'll wonder what all the fuss was about.
  7. Polygon
    May 16, 2016
    30
    If Shadow of the Beast is in any way effective, it's as a cautionary tale of the dangers of nostalgia.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 32
  3. Negative: 4 out of 32
  1. DreamMaker
    May 18, 2016
    10
    Awesome game!!! So much depth, looks great, plays superbly. You've got to take it seriously though, the fighting is technical! Think VirtuaAwesome game!!! So much depth, looks great, plays superbly. You've got to take it seriously though, the fighting is technical! Think Virtua Fighter rather than God of War. Combat requires precise timing and using the virtually instant block to keep yourself safe, it's super rewarding when you get into it!!! PLUS you get 2 games for 1, the original Amiga game is there! Ignore the negative reviews, they clearly didn't get it. If you love TECHNICAL fighting games get it! This is a GEM!… Expand
  2. MightyM
    May 17, 2016
    10
    If you play this game mashing the attack button you've failed! The combat is really intricate once you get used to the fact that it's aboutIf you play this game mashing the attack button you've failed! The combat is really intricate once you get used to the fact that it's about considered timing. With the amount of secrets to find and unlock, and all the psygnosis references for old school players, the replay value is high! I've enjoyed going back into the levels and getting better at combat as I discover more. I really don't understand what the low score reviews are talking about, I think they just haven't understood that this is a proper game that requires skill to play. I love it and hope they make a sequel!… Expand
  4. aart3k
    Jun 24, 2016
    9
    I liked that you really need to ideally time your button presses to get the best score/results when in combat, just like on the Amiga. ThisI liked that you really need to ideally time your button presses to get the best score/results when in combat, just like on the Amiga. This game gives you a choice - play it like in the old days or play it casually. I loved almost every aspect of this game - designs, story. I wish the music had more "amiga" vibe in it.… Expand
  5. ps4lover
    May 17, 2016
    9
    this game is pretty good. Graphic is great. gameplay/combat is good. i don't understand why Reviews gave alot negative scores on this. Well, ithis game is pretty good. Graphic is great. gameplay/combat is good. i don't understand why Reviews gave alot negative scores on this. Well, i still enjoying this game to pass time for Blood and Wine DLC in The Witcher 3… Expand
  6. ENFDO
    May 19, 2016
    8
    The stages, music and character designs are reminiscent of the Amiga´s 1989 version, but obviously none of these aspects becomes so shockingThe stages, music and character designs are reminiscent of the Amiga´s 1989 version, but obviously none of these aspects becomes so shocking as that versión used to be.
    It is a good arcade , nothing more.
    I would like to know the opinion of the founders of Psygnosis about this version.    … Expand
  7. Viper_Necklampy
    Jun 6, 2018
    7
    The reboot is an brutal arcade with good look, old GoW style, controls are not very responsive sometimes also for its arcade intent, sometimesThe reboot is an brutal arcade with good look, old GoW style, controls are not very responsive sometimes also for its arcade intent, sometimes it's painful for it. The storyline is present and is ok, but you must to find more of it with some unlockables and segrets, so the short game will be little longer. The Bestiary is well detailed too as part of storyline. The loading screen level is about 1 minute, if you play it in harder mode you could use 1-2 hours of the loading screen of your life, not a good thing.. Shadow of the Beast is an Arcade Reboot. Deal with it. Realised good? Yeah.. It offer what it should.… Expand
  8. partyintheback
    May 19, 2016
    1
    This ISN'T Shadow of the Beast. As a fan of the two games on the Sega Genesis, this is absolutely nothing like those games. This feels moreThis ISN'T Shadow of the Beast. As a fan of the two games on the Sega Genesis, this is absolutely nothing like those games. This feels more like a generic hack & slash with little to no difficulty. This should've just been called something else since it's NOT Shadow of the Beast.… Expand

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