Shadow of the Beast (Genesis)

Shadow of the Beast
Also known as: Beast (Title Screen), Shadow of the Beast: Mashou no Okite (JP) Developer: WJS Design Publisher: Electronic Arts Platform: Genesis Released in US: 1991 This game has regional differences.

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Regional Differences

Publisher

They each show their respective publisher logos.

US/Europe	Japan

Score

The western version shows the score on top of the title screen, while the Japanese version shows it with a black background.

US/Europe	Japan

Title Screen

US/Europe	Japan

Ending

The ending in the western versions has the same ending as the Amiga original, but the Japanese version replaces it with a new sequence showing the main character turning human, followed by an epilogue.

US/Europe	Japan	Translation
		The long and arduous battle was over. The warriors escaped from the end of the war and regained their human bodies. A bright light shone in the sky, and the earth's forces were dissipated. Ah... But that would only be a temporary respite! The Beast was still alive. The demonic hand of vengeance was creeping noiselessly toward the end of the war...

(Source: Zynk)

Miscellaneous

• The Japanese version, released after the US/European versions, has an option menu.
• The Japanese version added blood to several enemy sprites.
• The Japanese version changed the color palette to several enemies.
• The zombie hands that pop up from the ground were redesigned in the Japanese version.