<s>
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
in	O
1996	B-Application
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Dungeons	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combining	O
the	O
side-scrolling	O
gameplay	O
of	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
with	O
some	O
aspects	O
found	O
in	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
over	I-Application
Mystara	I-Application
has	O
many	O
game	O
mechanics	O
not	O
commonly	O
found	O
in	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
finding	O
and	O
equipping	O
new	O
gear	O
and	O
earning	O
new	O
spells	B-Application
as	O
the	O
player	O
gains	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
2-D	O
arcade	O
side-scrollers	O
created	O
by	O
Capcom	O
;	O
only	O
Battle	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
came	O
after	O
Shadow	B-Application
over	I-Application
Mystara	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
seen	O
two	O
home	O
releases	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
compilations	O
:	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
Collection	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
Dungeons	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mystara	I-Application
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
four	O
heroes	O
found	O
in	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Dungeons	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
(	O
Cleric	O
,	O
Dwarf	O
,	O
Elf	O
and	O
Fighter	O
)	O
,	O
Shadow	O
of	O
Mystara	O
adds	O
a	O
Thief	O
and	O
a	O
Magic-User	O
to	O
the	O
selection	O
of	O
player	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
two	O
separate	O
versions	O
of	O
each	O
character	O
's	O
sprite	O
set	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
allows	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
select	O
the	O
same	O
character	O
(	O
in	O
Tower	B-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
each	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
could	O
only	O
be	O
selected	O
once	O
)	O
,	O
effectively	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
12	O
"	O
different	O
"	O
characters	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
Clerics	O
and	O
two	O
Magic	O
Users	O
also	O
have	O
subtle	O
differences	O
within	O
their	O
spell	B-Application
books	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cleric	O
,	O
Elf	O
and	O
Magic-User	O
also	O
have	O
two	O
extra	O
rings	O
for	O
their	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
Jump	O
button	O
used	O
to	O
switch	O
from	O
ring	O
to	O
ring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
kick	B-Protocol
harness	I-Protocol
as	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Select	O
and	O
Use	O
buttons	O
are	O
reversed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
over	I-Application
Mystara	I-Application
also	O
introduced	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
special	O
moves	O
which	O
are	O
executed	O
by	O
moving	O
the	O
joystick	B-Device
and	O
tapping	O
the	O
buttons	O
in	O
certain	O
combinations	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
an	O
MP	B-Application
system	O
,	O
characters	O
use	O
D&Ds	O
Vancian	O
magic	O
system	O
where	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
each	O
spell	B-Application
ready	O
to	O
cast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extra	O
uses	O
of	O
the	O
spells	B-Application
can	O
be	O
picked	O
up	O
off	O
the	O
ground	O
,	O
represented	O
graphically	O
as	O
scrolls	O
of	O
paper	O
,	O
or	O
occasionally	O
recharged	O
after	O
certain	O
boss	O
fights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
spell	B-Application
is	O
cast	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
is	O
momentarily	O
paused	O
during	O
which	O
the	O
spell	B-Application
effect	O
is	O
played	O
out	O
(	O
some	O
spells	B-Application
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
during	O
this	O
time	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
magical	O
items	O
in	O
traditional	O
D&D	O
rules	O
are	O
practically	O
invulnerable	O
or	O
tough	O
,	O
the	O
magical	O
items	O
in	O
Shadow	B-Application
over	I-Application
Mystara	I-Application
are	O
very	O
fragile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
turn	O
undead	O
,	O
instantly	O
destroying	O
skeletons	O
and	O
ghouls	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
cast	O
from	O
a	O
large	O
library	O
of	O
clerical	O
spells	B-Application
that	O
can	O
heal	O
,	O
strengthen	O
allies	O
,	O
and	O
debilitate	O
or	O
damage	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elf	O
(	O
default	O
name	O
Lucia	O
/	O
Kayla*	O
)	O
:	O
The	O
Elf	O
is	O
a	O
female	O
fighter-mage	O
,	O
combining	O
the	O
offense	O
of	O
a	O
Fighter	O
with	O
the	O
spells	B-Application
of	O
a	O
Magic-user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magic-User	O
(	O
default	O
name	O
Syous	O
/	O
D'raven*	O
)	O
:	O
The	O
Magic-User	O
is	O
a	O
master	O
of	O
devastating	O
spells	B-Application
but	O
is	O
physically	O
the	O
weakest	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
quick	O
to	O
die	O
when	O
played	O
by	O
novices	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
low	O
constitution	O
and	O
relatively	O
weak	O
melee	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
offset	O
his	O
low	O
amount	O
of	O
health	O
,	O
the	O
Magic-User	O
has	O
a	O
useful	O
teleportation	O
move	O
which	O
allows	O
him	O
to	O
dodge	O
all	O
physical	O
attacks	O
(	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
perform	O
elaborate	O
and	O
damaging	O
combos	O
by	O
experienced	O
players	O
)	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
spell	B-Application
that	O
grants	O
him	O
temporary	O
invulnerability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Magic-User	O
is	O
a	O
difficult	O
but	O
rewarding	O
character	O
to	O
use	O
that	O
requires	O
previous	O
knowledge	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
effective	O
management	O
of	O
his	O
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
offensive	O
spells	B-Application
are	O
greatly	O
enhanced	O
by	O
the	O
Staff	O
of	O
Wizardry	O
,	O
arguably	O
making	O
him	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
many	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
which	O
only	O
allow	O
a	O
person	O
to	O
enter	O
three	O
letters	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
over	I-Application
Mystara	I-Application
has	O
space	O
for	O
six	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1996	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
Collection	O
is	O
a	O
two-disc	O
compilation	O
of	O
Tower	B-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
and	O
Shadow	B-Application
over	I-Application
Mystara	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
Capcom	O
had	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
Tower	B-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
title	O
on	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
,	O
but	O
cancelled	O
the	O
plan	O
early	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
collection	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
due	O
for	O
a	O
U.S.	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
never	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
James	O
Mielke	O
criticized	O
the	O
loading	O
times	O
:	O
"	O
despite	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
4-Meg	O
RAM	B-Architecture
Cart	O
,	O
loading	O
times	O
are	O
horrendous	O
,	O
with	O
mid-level	O
battles	O
occasionally	O
pausing	O
to	O
let	O
data	O
stream	O
in	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
summarized	O
that	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
very	O
basic	O
scrolling	O
hacker	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
simply	O
OK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
included	O
it	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
ten	O
essential	O
Saturn	B-Device
imports	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
"	O
stunning	O
animation	O
thanks	O
to	O
using	O
the	O
4MB	O
ram	B-Architecture
pack	O
"	O
and	O
opining	O
that	O
"	O
while	O
this	O
does	O
suffer	O
from	O
lengthy	O
loading	O
times	O
,	O
it	O
remains	O
the	O
best	O
scrolling	O
fighter	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
just	O
beating	O
Taito	O
's	O
delightfully	O
odd	O
PuLiRuLa	B-Application
and	O
Capcom	O
's	O
own	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2023	O
,	O
Time	O
Extension	O
included	O
the	O
collection	O
on	O
their	O
top	O
25	O
"	O
Best	O
Beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
Em	I-Application
Ups	I-Application
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
announced	O
at	O
PAX	O
East	O
2013	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
release	O
Tower	B-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
and	O
Shadow	B-Application
over	I-Application
Mystara	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Dungeons	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mystara	I-Application
compilation	O
on	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeons	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
over	I-Application
Mystara	I-Application
has	O
been	O
very	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
their	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
1996	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
sixth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
further	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
refined	O
Dungeons	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
,	O
improving	O
the	O
animation	O
quality	O
to	O
X-Men	B-Application
:	I-Application
Children	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Atom	I-Application
level	O
,	O
expanding	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
adding	O
more	O
stage	O
branches	O
and	O
endings	O
to	O
create	O
deeper	O
gameplay	O
and	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
incorporating	O
more	O
interesting	O
character	O
abilities	O
such	O
as	O
wielding	O
two	O
swords	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Tower	B-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
and	O
Shadow	B-Application
over	I-Application
Mystara	I-Application
have	O
since	O
gained	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
ranked	O
Dungeons	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
over	I-Application
Mystara	I-Application
as	O
the	O
sixteenth	O
top	O
retro	O
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
eighteenth	O
top	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
Heavy.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
included	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
looking	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
games	I-Application
from	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Device
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
Shadow	B-Application
Over	I-Application
Mystara	I-Application
number	O
9	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
Top	O
11	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
