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'''''Shadow of the Beast II''''' (シャドー・オブ・ザ・ビーストII 獣神の呪縛) is a 1992 action game by [[Psygnosis]], originally released for the Commodore Amiga before being ported to the [[Sega Mega Drive]] and [[Sega Mega-CD]], and also the Atari ST and FM-Towns computers. It is the sequel to the original ''[[Shadow of the Beast]]'' and the second game in the ''Shadow of the Beast'' trilogy (the third game was an Amiga exclusive, though it was also going to be released for the Mega Drive).  
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'''''Shadow of the Beast II''''' (シャドー・オブ・ザ・ビーストII 獣神の呪縛) is a 1992 action game by [[Psygnosis]], originally released for the Commodore Amiga before being ported to the [[Sega Mega Drive]] and [[Sega Mega-CD]], and also the Atari ST and FM-Towns computers. It is the sequel to the original ''[[Shadow of the Beast]]'' and the second game in the ''Shadow of the Beast'' trilogy (the third game was an Amiga exclusive, though it was also going to be released for the Mega Drive).
  
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At the end of the first game, you manage to free yourself from a life of serving the Beast Lord, only to find your baby sister has been kidnapped by Zelek to take your place as a Beast Messenger. Infuriated, you set out to find your sister and destroy Zelek.  
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At the end of the first game, you manage to free yourself from a life of serving the Beast Lord, only to find your baby sister has been kidnapped by Zelek to take your place as a Beast Messenger. Infuriated, you set out to find your sister and destroy Zelek.
  
 
==Gameplay==
 
==Gameplay==
 
*[[Sega Mega Drive]] version:
 
*[[Sega Mega Drive]] version:
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The controls are simple: {{A}} jumps, {{B}} fires, {{C}} selects a weapon to fire. A slingshot weapon replaces the punches from the first game. Items can be offered to certain characters by pausing the game, Gimmick sections from the first game have been removed.
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The controls are simple: {{A}} jumps, {{B}} fires, {{C}} selects a weapon to fire. A slingshot weapon replaces the punches from the first game. Items can be offered to certain characters by pausing the game, Gimmick sections from the first game have been removed.
 
The game is now even more open-worlded and non-linear. Due to this openness, limited hints and the failed puzzles not killing the player, it's possible to get stuck easily.
 
The game is now even more open-worlded and non-linear. Due to this openness, limited hints and the failed puzzles not killing the player, it's possible to get stuck easily.
  
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*For the [[Sega Mega Drive]] version, cutscenes and background graphics were removed.
 
*For the [[Sega Mega Drive]] version, cutscenes and background graphics were removed.
  
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
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==Production credits==
 
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'''Thanks To:''' Leo Skirenko, Philip Watts<br/>
 
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'''Amiga Original:''' Reflections<br/>
 
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'''Project Management:''' John White, Mike Simpson, Tony Parkes, Steve Cain<br/>
 
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Copyright 1994 [[Psygnosis]] Ltd<br/>
 
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Shadow of the Beast II
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD
Publisher:
Sega Mega Drive
Electronic Arts
Sega Mega-CD
Psygnosis, Victor Musical Industries (JP)
Developer:
Developer(s) of original games: Reflections Interactive
Sound driver: Sound Images v1.2
Genre: Action

















Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega-CD
JP 		¥8,8008,800 T-60034
Sega Mega-CD
US 		T-113045
Sega Mega-CD
EU 		T-113045-50

Shadow of the Beast II (シャドー・オブ・ザ・ビーストII 獣神の呪縛) is a 1992 action game by Psygnosis, originally released for the Commodore Amiga before being ported to the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Mega-CD, and also the Atari ST and FM-Towns computers. It is the sequel to the original Shadow of the Beast and the second game in the Shadow of the Beast trilogy (the third game was an Amiga exclusive, though it was also going to be released for the Mega Drive).

At the end of the first game, you manage to free yourself from a life of serving the Beast Lord, only to find your baby sister has been kidnapped by Zelek to take your place as a Beast Messenger. Infuriated, you set out to find your sister and destroy Zelek.

Gameplay

The controls are simple: A jumps, B fires, C selects a weapon to fire. A slingshot weapon replaces the punches from the first game. Items can be offered to certain characters by pausing the game, Gimmick sections from the first game have been removed. The game is now even more open-worlded and non-linear. Due to this openness, limited hints and the failed puzzles not killing the player, it's possible to get stuck easily.

TODO

Versions

  • The Sega Mega-CD and Sega Mega Drive version are largely different, with the Sega Mega-CD having more content, optimized graphics, slightly altered gameplay, cutscenes, extra dialogue etc. It's gener
  • Compared to the Amiga original, both versions feature a different player sprite, with the Sega Mega-CD's hero being slightly armored, and the Sega Mega Drive's hero only wearing pants.
  • For the Sega Mega Drive version, cutscenes and background graphics were removed.

Trivia

Around a quarter of the screen of the Sega Mega Drive is covered by a black bar that serves no purpose. Reasons for this are unknow, although it can be assumed this is due to the Sega Mega Drive version running at a higher resolution than the Amiga original and the developers not compensation this.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Original Game: Reflections
MegaDrive Conversion: WJS Design
Programming: Rob Povey
Music and Sound Effects: Tony Williams
Graphics: Lee Carus Westcott, Nicky Carus Westcott
Bits N Pieces: Noel Hines
Ohters Involved: Wayne Smithson, John White, Mike Simpson
Thanks To: Leo Skirenko, Philip Watts

Mega-CD version

Amiga Original: Reflections
Sega Conversion By: Digital Developments
Written By: Tim Swan, Andrew Bond
Graphics: Andrew Bond, Lee Doyle
FM Towns Graphics: Nicky and Lee Carus Westcott
Sound Effects: Tim Swan, Kavin Collier
Music: Derek Austin, Jimmy Jaketh
Guitar: Ray Deefholts
Music Produced By: Derek Austin, Bob Butterworth
Recorded In: Roland RSS Stereo at Boxmead Studios UK
Character Speech By: Tim Bentinck
Quality Control: Pat Russell, Paul Euason, Graeme Love
Story and Documentation: Nick Wild
Project Management: John White, Mike Simpson, Tony Parkes, Steve Cain
Copyright 1994 Psygnosis Ltd

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
76 №135, p76[2]
88 №44, p46[3]
86
85 №15
86 №34, p237[4]
60 №6, p28/29/30/31
70 №4, p56[5]
59 №13, p40/41
58 №4, p58/59[6]
82 №27, p94/95[7]
98
51 №39, p50
78 №16, p53
78 №18, p67
79 №2, p44/45
68 №14, p78/79[8]
45 №18, p75
Sega Mega Drive
 73
Based on
17 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[9]
Consoles + (FR)
65
[10]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
76
[2]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
65
[11]
Game Power (IT)
76
[12]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
88
[3]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
86
[13]
Joypad (FR) PAL
85
[14]
Joystick (FR) PAL
86
[4]
Mega (UK) PAL
70
[5]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
59
[15]
Magazina Igrushek (RU)
35
[16]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
58
[6]
Player One (FR)
82
[17]
Play Time (DE) PAL
68
[18]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
51
[19]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
78
[20]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
78
[21]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
79
[22]
Sega Force (SE)
98
[23]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
68
[8]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
45
[24]
Supersonic (FR)
86
[25]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
54
[26]
Video Games (DE) PAL
27
[27]
Sega Mega Drive
 68
Based on
25 reviews

Shadow of the Beast II

Mega Drive, US
SotB2 MD US Box.jpg
Cover
SotB2 md us cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, EU
SotB2 MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
SotB2 md us cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Mega-CD version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
89 №31, p130/131[28]
34 №153, p67[29]
60 №19, p84/85
70
63
58 №21, p39
83 №10, p26/27/28
20 №4, p94[30]
70 №40, p114[31]
62 №7, p78
65 №55, p36/37
59 №32, p56/57
Sega Mega-CD
 61
Based on
12 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
60
[32]
Consoles + (FR)
89
[28]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
34
[29]
Electronic Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
50
[33]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
70
[34]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
40
[35]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
63
[36]
Joypad (HU)
82
[37]
Mega (UK) PAL
58
[38]
Mega Power (UK) PAL
83
[39]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
50
[40]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
0
[30]
Player One (FR)
70
[31]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
62
[41]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
51
[42]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
65
[43]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
59
[44]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
38
[45]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
80
[46]
Sega Mega-CD
 58
Based on
19 reviews

Shadow of the Beast II

Mega-CD, US
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Cover
SotB2 MCD US Disc.jpg
Disc
Sotb2 mcd us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega-CD, EU
SotB2 MCD EU Box Back.jpgSotB2 MCD EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
SotB2 MCD EU disc.jpg
Disc
Mega-CD, JP
SotB2 MCD JP Box Back.jpgSotB2 MCD JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
ShadowoftheBeastII MCD JP Spinecard.JPG
Spinecard
SotB2 MCD JP Disc.jpg
Disc

References

  1. ↑ File:CVG UK 155.pdf, page 82
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 File:CVG UK 135.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 135.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 File:GamePro US 044.pdf, page 48 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 044.pdf_p48" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 File:Joystick FR 034.pdf, page 237 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 034.pdf_p237" defined multiple times with different content
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:Mega UK 04.pdf, page 56 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Mega UK 04.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 File:MeanMachinesSega04UK.pdf, page 58 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega04UK.pdf_p58" defined multiple times with different content
  7. ↑ File:PlayerOne FR 027.pdf, page 90
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 File:SegaForce UK 14.pdf, page 78 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 14.pdf_p78" defined multiple times with different content
  9. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 203
  10. ↑ Consoles +, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 74
  11. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 87
  12. ↑ Game Power, "Gennaio 1993" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 54
  13. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Enero 1993" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 46
  14. ↑ Joypad, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 98
  15. ↑ MegaTech, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-20), page 40
  16. ↑ Magazina Igrushek, "1/1996" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 64
  17. ↑ Player One, "Janvier/Février 1993" (FR; 1993-01-10), page 94
  18. ↑ Play Time, "6/93" (DE; 1993-05-05), page 106
  19. ↑ Sega Power, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-07), page 50
  20. ↑ Sega Pro, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-14), page 53
  21. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
  22. ↑ Sega Zone, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-xx), page 44
  23. ↑ Sega Force, "2/93" (SE; 1993-03-18), page 8
  24. ↑ Sega Force, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-06), page 75
  25. ↑ Supersonic, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 12
  26. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 154
  27. ↑ Video Games, "2/93" (DE; 1993-01-27), page 88
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 031.pdf, page 130 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 031.pdf_p130" defined multiple times with different content
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 File:CVG UK 153.pdf, page 67 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 153.pdf_p67" defined multiple times with different content
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 File:NextGeneration US 04.pdf, page 96 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:NextGeneration US 04.pdf_p96" defined multiple times with different content
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 File:PlayerOne FR 040.pdf, page 114 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 040.pdf_p114" defined multiple times with different content
  32. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1994" (JP; 1994-07-08), page 22
  33. ↑ Electronic Entertainment, "July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 86
  34. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 34
  35. ↑ Famitsu, "1994-08-05" (JP; 1994-07-22), page 1
  36. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 3 March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 56
  37. ↑ Joypad, "2/1994" (HU; 1994-xx-xx), page 12
  38. ↑ Mega, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-19), page 39
  39. ↑ Mega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 26
  40. ↑ MegaTech, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-19), page 62
  41. ↑ Sega Magazine, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-16), page 78
  42. ↑ Sega Magazine, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-15), page 96
  43. ↑ Sega Power, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-04-28), page 36
  44. ↑ Sega Pro, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 56
  45. ↑ Sega Zone, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-xx), page 48
  46. ↑ VideoGames, "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 80
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