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词条 Shadow of the Beast
释义

  1. Gameplay

  2. Plot

  3. Development

  4. Reception

  5. Remake

  6. References in other games

  7. References

  8. External links

{{About|the original 1989 video game|the 2016 remake|Shadow of the Beast (2016 video game)}}{{Infobox video game
| title = Shadow of the Beast
| image = shadow of the beast cover art.jpg
| caption = Cover art by Roger Dean[1]
| developer = Reflections Interactive
| publisher = Psygnosis
| director =
| producer = Martin Edmondson
| designer = Paul Howarth
| programmer = Richard Swinfen
| artist = Steven Hammond
| writer =
| composer = David Whittaker
| genre = Platform
| modes = Single-player
| released = {{Video game release|EU|1989}}
| platforms = Amiga (original)
Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Mega Drive, Master System, Atari Lynx, FM-Towns, TurboGrafx-CD
}}

Shadow of the Beast is a platform game developed by Reflections and published by Psygnosis in 1989. The original version was released for the Amiga, and was later ported to many other systems. The game was known for its graphics, with many colours on screen and up to twelve levels of parallax scrolling backdrops, and for its atmospheric score composed by David Whittaker that used high-quality instrument samples.

It was followed by two sequels, Shadow of the Beast II in 1990 and Shadow of the Beast III in 1993. A remake was released for the PlayStation 4 in May 2016, and included the Amiga original.[2]

Gameplay

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Plot

A man named Aarbron is kidnapped as a child and corrupted through magic into a monstrous warrior-servant for the evil beast lord Maletoth. The creature's memory of his human life returns when he watches a man being executed, whom he later recognizes as his father. This prompts Aarbron to seek revenge on Maletoth. A long arduous journey ensues, with Aarbron forced to battle his way through both hostile terrain and Maletoth's forces. He eventually confronts one of Maletoth's minions, a gargantuan creature whose only visible body parts are its hand and foot. Defeating the creature, Aarbron is freed from his curse, the eponymous "Shadow of the Beast", and returned to a more humanoid form.

Development

Shadow of the Beast was designed by Martin Edmondson and Paul Howarth of Reflections Interactive over the course of nine months, and it was their second 16-bit game after their previous game, Ballistix. Edmondson and Howarth described it as their "most ambitious project to date", and stated that they wanted the game to push both the Amiga and Atari ST to their technical limits. To achieve this, the Amiga version was written first, so that they would take advantage of all of the computer's advanced hardware capabilities. The developers made use of the hardware sprites and scrolling rather than using the blitter, which they felt that the blitter "does not run quite as fast as some people would believe." To get the speed they wanted, the developers employed difficult techniques such as the sprite multiplexing.[2] The game uses up to twelve levels of parallax scrolling,[3] and up to a maximum of 128 colours on screen.[2]

The game was also designed to be as difficult as possible; Edmondson remarked that he liked difficult games at the time and he "used to get frustrated if the game was too easy."[4] The game's cover art was designed by British artist Roger Dean, who also done cover artwork for other Psygnosis-published games.[5] The music for Shadow of the Beast was composed by David Whittaker.[6] Whittaker wrote six main pieces of music, with each pieces contains its own sub-theme, to "fit the changing scenes in the game." The instruments were created using the Korg M1 synthesiser and then sampled at 20 kHz.[2] Ruben Monteiro's arrangement of the game's music was released in 1999, on an Amiga music compilation album Immortal.[7]

Shadow of the Beast was released in 1989 by Psygnosis. It was initially retailed for £35, and was included with a T-shirt.[6] It has been ported for various other platforms since its original release.[6] It was ported to the ZX Spectrum and the Amstrad CPC by Gremlin Graphics,[8][9] to the TurboGrafx-16's Super CD-ROM² System and the Commodore 64 by DMA Design,[10] to the Mega Drive by WJS Design,[11][12] to the Atari Lynx by Digital Developments,[13] to the Master System by TecMagik,[14] and to the FM Towns by Tim Ansell of Creative Assembly.[15] An Atari 8-bit version was in development in 1990 to be published by Harlequin, but it was never finished due to collapse of the company.[16] A port for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System titled Super Shadow of the Beast was shown at the 1992 Summer Consumer Electronics Show, and it was planned to be released by Information Global Service, however it never materialised.[17] The Mega Drive and Super CD-ROM² versions of Shadow of the Beast were released in Japan by Victor Interactive Software on 27 March 1992.[18][19][20] The FM Towns and Super CD-ROM² versions feature a soundtrack arranged by Chris Howlett and Ian Henderson of DC Productions.[21][22]

Reception

{{Expand section|date=May 2016}}{{Video game reviews
| Fam = 20/40 {{small|(MD)}}[19]
18/40 {{small|(TG16)}}[20]
| rev1 = Dragon
| rev1Score = {{rating|5|5}}[30]
| rev2 = Sega Pro
| rev2Score = 90/100 {{small|(MS)}}[14]
}}Shadow of the Beast and Shadow of the Beast II were reviewed in 1991 in Dragon where both games got 5 out of 5 stars.[23] Sega Pro praised the Master System version for its graphics and sound, but criticised the "awkward" controls method.[14]

In a retrospective article for Digital Spy, Mark Langshaw remarked that Shadow of the Beast "will always be remembered as one of many jewels in the crown of Studio Liverpool." Langshaw however said that the Mega Drive version was considered inferior to other versions, and because of its poor conversion rate, the game ran faster than intended on the North American Genesis console and "went from unforgiving to near impossible."[6] Travis Fahs of IGN considered the FM Towns port a superior version of the game.[24]

In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared Shadow of the Beast the 76th-best computer game ever released.[25]

Remake

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A re-imagined version of Shadow of the Beast was revealed at Gamescom 2013, developed by Heavy Spectrum Entertainment Labs and released by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4 in May 2016.[26] The original Amiga version is included along with the remake.[27]

References in other games

Graphics from Shadow of the Beast and Shadow of the Beast II were featured in two special levels in the original Lemmings game (Amiga, Genesis, PC, Super NES, and Atari ST versions), called "A Beast of a Level" and "A Beast II of a Level". These references were supported by cameo versions of the title music from each version, in this case both pieces were arranged by Tim Wright.

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://gallery.rogerdean.com/keyword/gaming/|title=Shadow of the Beast|author=Roger Dean|accessdate=15 Feb 2017}}
2. ^1 2 {{Harvnb|Psygnosis|(1989)|pp=12–14|ref=sotb1-manual}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2008/05/amiga-history-part-7/3/|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6e775SqtH|title=A history of the Amiga, part 7: Game on!|first=Jeremy|last=Reimer|work=Ars Technica|publisher=Condé Nast|date=13 May 2008|accessdate=28 December 2015|archivedate=28 December 2015|deadurl=no}}
4. ^{{cite AV media|date=4 May 2016|title=History of the Beast |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE1hF-mHNcc|first1=Matt|last1=Birch|first2=Martin|last2=Edmondson|subject-link2=Martin Edmondson|first3=Roger|last3=Dean|subject-link3=Roger Dean (artist)|accessdate=12 May 2016|format=video|publisher=Sony Interactive Entertainment}}
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.polygon.com/features/2013/2/14/3768030/roger-dean-outside-the-box-psygnosis |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6ecVqsM6j |title=The Art Outside the Box: The Story of Roger Dean |first=Tracey |last=Lien |work=Polygon |publisher=Vox Media |date=14 February 2013 |accessdate=18 January 2016 |archivedate=18 January 2016 |deadurl=no |quote="The box art for Psygnosis' Shadow of the Beast features reptilian robots walking through a sunburnt landscape. In the foreground, jagged trees frame a window into a mysterious world you could reach into — behind the trees, sienna terrain stretches into the distance where a ghostly forest teases at what lies beyond."}}
6. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/retro-corner/news/a401590/retro-corner-shadow-of-the-beast/|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6e76t8Mwn|title=Retro Corner: 'Shadow of the Beast'|first=Mark|last=Langshaw|work=Digital Spy|publisher=Hearst Corporation|date=25 August 2012|accessdate=28 December 2015|archivedate=28 December 2015|deadurl=no}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.amiga-immortal.com/cds/immortal1/immortal1.htm|title=Immortal 1|publisher=Amiga Immortal|accessdate=7 May 2016}}
8. ^{{cite video game |title=Shadow of the Beast |developer=Gremlin Graphics |date=1990 |platform=ZX Spectrum |scene=Loading screen |quote="Copyright Gremlin Graphics 1990" }}
9. ^{{cite video game |title=Shadow of the Beast |developer=Gremlin Graphics |date=1990 |platform=Amstrad CPC |scene=Loading screen |quote="Copyright Gremlin Graphics 1990" }}
10. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.javalemmings.com/DMA/DMA3_5.htm |title=The History of DMA – Chapter 3, part 5 |last=Dailly |first=Mike |authorlink=Mike Dailly (game designer) |publisher=Mike Dailly |date=2005 |accessdate=27 March 2016 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6gJKfEoGW |archivedate=26 March 2016 |deadurl=no}}
11. ^{{cite video game |title=Shadow of the Beast |developer=Reflections Interactive, WJS Design |publisher=Psygnosis, Electronic Arts |date=1991 |platform=Mega Drive |scene=Title |quote="A Reflections Game Converted by WJS Design" }}
12. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=12133&tab=overview |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114114513/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=12133 |title=Shadow of the Beast (Genesis) overview |work=Allgame |publisher=All Media Network |accessdate=18 January 2016 |archivedate=14 November 2014 |deadurl=yes }}
13. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=16824&tab=review |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114131904/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=16824&tab=review |title=Shadow of the Beast (Atari Lynx) review |first=Colin |last=Williamson |work=Allgame |publisher=All Media Network |accessdate=18 January 2016 |archivedate=14 November 2014 |deadurl=yes }}
14. ^1 2 {{cite magazine|title=Pro-Review: Shadow of the Beast (Master System)|magazine=Sega Pro|date=November 1991|issue=1|pages=48–49|publisher=Paragon Publishing}}
15. ^{{cite video game |title=Shadow of the Beast |developer=Reflections Interactive, Creative Assembly |publisher=Psygnosis, Victor Interactive Software |date=1991 |platform=FM Towns |scene=Title |language=English |quote="Rewritten and Programmed for the FM Towns by Tim Ansell" }}
16. ^{{cite web |last=Goss |first=Steve |title=Atari 8bit Projects – Shadow of the Beast |work=JetBootJack.com |year=2002 |url=http://www.jetbootjack.com/JBJ_beast.html |accessdate=2013-01-14 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713103459/http://www.jetbootjack.com/JBJ_beast.html |archivedate=2011-07-13}}
17. ^{{cite magazine|title=Summer CES Special|magazine=Nintendo Power|date=August 1992|issue=39|pages=58–61|publisher=Nintendo of America}}
18. ^{{cite web |url=http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/md/soft_licensee.html |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6ed7n0gmB |script-title=ja:[セガハード大百科] メガドライブ対応ソフトウェア（ソフトライセンシー発売） |publisher=Sega |accessdate=18 January 2016 |archivedate=18 January 2016 |deadurl=no }}
19. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=7374 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6ecTewKEo |script-title=ja:シャドー･オブ･ザ･ビースト 魔性の掟 まとめ [メガドライブ] |language=Japanese |work=Famitsu |publisher=Kadokawa Corporation |accessdate=18 January 2016 |archivedate=18 January 2016 |deadurl=no }}
20. ^1 {{cite web |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=7378 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6ecToEEHz |script-title=ja:シャドー・オブ・ザ・ビースト 魔性の掟 まとめ [PCエンジン] |language=Japanese |work=Famitsu |publisher=Kadokawa Corporation |accessdate=18 January 2016 |archivedate=18 January 2016 |deadurl=no }}
21. ^{{cite video game |title=Shadow of the Beast |developer=Reflections Interactive, Creative Assembly |publisher=Psygnosis |date=1991 |platform=FM Towns |scene=Title |language=English |quote="Music Arranged and Recorded by Chris Howlett and Ian Henderson at DC Productions Ltd" }}
22. ^{{cite video game |title=Shadow of the Beast |developer=Reflections Interactive, DMA Design |publisher=Psygnosis |date=1991 |platform=TurboGrafx-16 Super CD-ROM² |scene=Credits |quote="Music by at D.C. Productions" }}
23. ^1 {{cite magazine|title=The Role of Computers|last1=Lesser|last2=Lesser|last3=Lesser|first1=Hartley|first2=Patricia|first3=Kirk|magazine=Dragon|issue=169|date=May 1991|pages=61–65}}
24. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/12/05/die-16-bit-die |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6ecXLymwD |title=Die, 16-bit, Die! |first=Travis |last=Fahs |page=1 |work=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=5 December 2008 |accessdate=18 January 2016 |archivedate=18 January 2016 |deadurl=no |quote=The {{bracket|FM Towns}} Marty library is sizable, but there aren't a lot of exclusives. It did, however, get superior versions of a number of games. Shadow of the Beast and its sequel got excellent remakes for the FM-Towns, with gigantic sprites and redbook audio.}}
25. ^{{cite journal | author=Staff | title=150 Best (and 50 Worst) Games of All Time | journal=Computer Gaming World | date=November 1996 | issue=148 | pages=63–65, 68, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 84, 88, 90, 94, 98 }}
26. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-08-20-shadow-of-the-beast-remake-announced-as-ps4-exclusive |title=Shadow of the Beast remake announced as PS4-exclusive|author=Jeffrey Matulef|work=Eurogamer |date=2013-08-20|accessdate=2015-02-09}}
27. ^1 {{cite web|first=Matt|last=Birch |url=http://blog.us.playstation.com/2016/05/04/shadow-of-the-beast-on-ps4-includes-the-amiga-original/ |title=Shadow of the Beast on PS4 Includes the Amiga Original|publisher=Playstation.blog|date=4 May 2016 |accessdate=7 May 2016}}
Additional references
  • {{cite book |title=Shadow of the Beast |type=instruction manual |publisher=Psygnosis |year=1989 |ref=sotb1-manual }}

External links

  • {{moby game|id=/shadow-of-the-beast|name=Shadow of the Beast}}
  • Shadow of the Beast at Hall of Light
  • {{WoS game|id=0004422}}
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