Beauty and the Beast: Roar of the Beast

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Beauty and the Beast: Roar of the Beast

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Sunsoft

Developer: Sunsoft, Software Creations, Disney Software

Licensor: The Walt Disney Company

Sound driver: Sound Images v1.5

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1993	$49.9949.99^[1]	T-15116

ESRA

Beauty and the Beast: Roar of the Beast is a 1993 game by Sunsoft for the Sega Mega Drive released exclusively in the United States. It ties into Disney's 1991 film Beauty and the Beast.

Unusually, Sunsoft simultaneously released two Beauty and the Beast games. This one was aimed at boys, whilst Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Quest was targeted at girls.

Story

Cutscene

A prince was magically transformed into a monster and his servants into household objects as punishment for his arrogance. Maurice, the father of the beautiful bibliophile Belle, gets lost in the forest and ends up at the Beast's castle. The Beast captures him, but Belle offers to take his place. Maurice gets the hunter Gaston and the townspeople to attack the Beast's castle. The Beast must defend his castle and Belle, whose love can break the spell and return him and his servants to their human forms.

Gameplay

The game is a platformer played as the Beast. He can move with and and jump with . He can drop to a four-legged posture with and then crawl with and . He can attack with and roar with . His roar stuns enemies for a duration, but it can only be used three times per stage. He can attack and roar while in a crawling position. He can also do a pounce attack by pressing after jumping.

The Beast's health is indicated by mirrors in the top-left corner of the screen. He takes damage from harmful creatures and other hazards. If he loses all of his health, he loses a try. He also loses a try if he falls down a bottomless pit. The game ends if he loses all of his tries. His health is retained from stage to stage.

The story is progressed in between stages through cutscenes.

Items

	Blueberry
	Temporarily makes the Beast invincible.
	Grapes
	Restores a portion of the Beast's health.
	Golden Apple
	Awards the player with an extra life.
	Deadly Nightshade
	Harms the Beast and reduces his health.

Stages

	The Castle

	The Castle: Bonus Stage
	Assemble the picture before time runs out for an extra continue. Move each piece into place with the D-pad and use to place it. flips it horizontally and flips it vertically.
	The Snowy Forest

	The Snowy Forest: Bonus Stage
	Collect petals as they fall to gain points and restore the Beast's health.
	The Villagers Attack
	The Beast must push the villagers out of each room by attacking them. Attacking while standing throws them back, attacking while on all fours throws them forward. When they reach the end of the room, one of the Beast's servants throws them out.
	The Villagers Attack: Bonus Stage
	Collect objects around the castle for points.
	The Rooftop

	The Rooftop: Bonus Stage
	Find and touch the Beast's servants before time runs out to return them to their human forms.

Production credits

Title: "Battle on the Tower"
- Music & Lyrics: Alan Menken/Howard Ashman

Title: "Beauty and the Beast"
- Music & Lyrics: Alan Menken/Howard Ashman

Inspired by: Rita Zimmerer
Concept by: David Siller
Produced by: Brian Ullrich
Directed by: Rene Boutin
Associate Producer: David Siller
Designed by: Brian Ullrich, John Pickford, David McLachlan, Rene Boutin, David Siller
Additional Design by: Dean Lester, Patrick Gilmore
Programmed by: Paul Marshall
Main Artists: David McLachlan, Martin Holland
Additional Artist: Lyndon Brooke, James Clarke, Paul Greenall, Denise Heywood, Steve Millership, Steve Thomas, Andy Wilson, Rene Boutin
Music Composition by: Tony Williams
Executive Producers: Richard Kay, Michael Webb
Executive Commitee: Mr. Maeda, Mr. Shimamoto, Mr. Yoshida
Thanks to: Mr. Kawai, Mr. Goto, Mr. Okumura, Mr. Takeuchi
Technical Service: Al Artus
Customer Service: Jamie Jorgensen, Julie Williams, Kaz Harman, Erin Berry, June Eckert
Game Manuals by: Alison Quirion
Marketing and Advertising by: Karen Shadley
Game Testers: Sam Patel, Darin Horgan, Steve Rizor, Mario Zavala, David Luszcz, Justin Siller, Dan MacArthur, Malcolm Daglish, Chun Wah Kong
Special Thanks to: Nanette Hyssong, Sherry Ross, Mark Luszcz, Toko Okano, Karen Lillie, Connie Perez, Geoff Gillis, Kenji Yoshioka, Tom Juarez
Very Special Thanks to: Shelley Miles, Cathy Fortier, Susan Fuller
Developed by: Software Creations

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Beauty and the Beast: Roar of the Beast/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #15: "October/November 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #52: "November 1993" (1993-xx-xx)^[2]

Print advert in Video-Ace Dendy (RU) #18-1 (1995-04-28)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[3]

Cool Gamer (RU)

50

^[4]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[5]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

50

^[6]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 2 (RU)

50

^[7]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

51

^[8]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[1]

Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 2 (RU)

60

^[9]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-U

35

^[10]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC-U

40

^[11]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-U

50

^[12]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-U

39

^[13]

Sega Zone (UK)

NTSC-U

46

^[14]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

43

^[15]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

53

^[16]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[17]

	50
Based on 16 reviews

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	13e7b519
MD5	a1ad9ddac033d6ea7d6ff1fe34aff627
SHA-1	e98c7b232e213a71f79563cf0617caf0b3699cbf

1MB

1993-09

Cartridge (US)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 56
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 321
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 193
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 32
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 38
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 353
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 188
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 1 January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 76
↑ Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2001-08-27), page 249
↑ Mega, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-17), page 44
↑ MegaTech, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 10
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-01-28), page 68
↑ Sega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-03-31), page 36
↑ Sega Zone, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-24), page 42
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 24
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 147
↑ VideoGames, "February 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 64

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[:File:GamePro_US_054.pdf_p56-1] 1.0 ^1.1 GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 56

[:File:EGM_US_052.pdf_p321-2] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 321

[3] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 193

[4] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 32

[:File:EGM_US_056.pdf_p38-5] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 38

[6] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 353

[7] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 188

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0701.pdf_p76-8] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 1 January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 76

[9] Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2001-08-27), page 249

[:File:Mega_UK_19.pdf_p44-10] Mega, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-17), page 44

[:File:MegaTech_UK_26.pdf_p10-11] MegaTech, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 10

[:File:MeanMachinesSega17UK.pdf_p68-12] Mean Machines Sega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-01-28), page 68

[:File:SegaPower_UK_54.pdf_p36-13] Sega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-03-31), page 36

[:File:SegaZone_UK_18.pdf_p42-14] Sega Zone, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-24), page 42

[15] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 24

[16] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 147

[:File:VideoGames_US_61.pdf_p64-17] VideoGames, "February 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 64

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Games based on Disney animated films for Sega systems
	Fantasia (1991) \| Ariel the Little Mermaid (1992) \| Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Quest (1993) \| Beauty and the Beast: Roar of the Beast (1993) \| Disney's Aladdin (1993) \| The Jungle Book (1994) \| The Lion King (1994) \| Pocahontas (1996) \| Pinocchio (1996) \| Hercules (unreleased)
	Ariel the Little Mermaid (1992) \| The Jungle Book (1994) \| Disney's Aladdin (1994) \| The Lion King (1994) \| Hercules (unreleased)
	The Jungle Book (1993) \| Disney's Aladdin (1994) \| The Lion King (1994) \| Ariel the Little Mermaid (1996)
	Math Antics with Disney's 101 Dalmatians (1994) \| Pocahontas Riverbend Adventures (1995) \| The Lion King: Adventures at Pride Rock (1995) \| Nurie Daisuki! Dumbo no Waku Waku Circus! (1997) \| Peter Pan Neverland e Ikou! (1997) \| Shirayukihime (1999) \| Disney Princesses: Princess ni Naritai (2003) \| Disney Princesses: Ariel (2004) \| Disney Princesses: Suteki ni Lesson! Hiragana-Katakana (2004) \| Hercules (unreleased) \| Pinocchio (unreleased)
	Disney's Dinosaur (2000)
Unlicensed games based on Disney animated films for Sega systems
	The Lion King II (1996?) \| The Lion King 3 (1997?) \| Hua Mu Lan: Mulan (1998) \| Aladdin II (1998?) \| Hercules 2 (1999) \| Aladdin 2001 (2001)

Beauty and the Beast: Roar of the Beast

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Contents

Story

Gameplay

Items

Stages

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References