<s>
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beast	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Reflections	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Psygnosis	O
in	O
1989	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
many	O
other	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
sequels	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beast	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
1990	O
and	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beast	I-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
remake	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beast	I-Application
is	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
basic	O
action	O
side-scroller	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
most	O
notable	O
exception	O
perhaps	O
being	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
divided	O
into	O
levels	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
into	O
one	O
large	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
mostly	O
alternates	O
between	O
traversing	O
vast	O
expanses	O
of	O
mostly	O
flat	O
terrain	O
accompanied	O
by	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
scenery	O
(	O
which	O
takes	O
up	O
a	O
significant	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
led	O
to	O
some	O
criticism	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
fighting	O
groups	O
of	O
hostile	O
monsters	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
beat-em-up	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defeating	O
the	O
creature	O
,	O
Aarbron	O
is	O
freed	O
from	O
his	O
curse	O
,	O
the	O
eponymous	O
"	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beast	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
returned	O
to	O
a	O
more	O
humanoid	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beast	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Martin	O
Edmondson	O
and	O
Paul	O
Howarth	O
of	O
Reflections	O
Interactive	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
nine	O
months	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
their	O
second	O
16-bit	O
game	O
after	O
their	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Ballistix	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edmondson	O
and	O
Howarth	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
their	O
"	O
most	O
ambitious	O
project	O
to	O
date	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
wanted	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
push	O
both	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
to	O
their	O
technical	O
limits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
achieve	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
was	O
written	O
first	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
computer	O
's	O
advanced	O
hardware	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
sprites	O
and	O
scrolling	O
rather	O
than	O
using	O
the	O
blitter	B-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
they	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
blitter	B-General_Concept
"	O
does	O
not	O
run	O
quite	O
as	O
fast	O
as	O
some	O
people	O
would	O
believe.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beast	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
David	O
Whittaker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ruben	O
Monteiro	O
's	O
arrangement	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
on	O
an	O
Amiga	B-Device
music	O
compilation	O
album	O
Immortal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
The	O
One	O
regarding	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beast	I-Application
III	I-Application
's	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
behind	O
Beast	O
III	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beast	I-Application
's	O
selling	O
point	O
was	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
Edmondson	O
states	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
was	O
definitely	O
a	O
case	O
of	O
being	O
in	O
the	O
right	O
place	O
at	O
the	O
right	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
how	O
many	O
colours	O
and	O
layers	O
of	O
parallax	O
and	O
monsters	O
we	O
could	O
squeeze	O
on	O
screen	O
,	O
no	O
thought	O
went	O
into	O
it	O
whatsoever	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
furthermore	O
calls	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beast	I-Application
a	O
"	O
graphics	O
showcase	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beast	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1989	B-Application
by	O
Psygnosis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
by	O
Eldritch	O
the	O
Cat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
by	O
Gremlin	O
Graphics	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
'	O
s	O
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
System	O
and	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
by	O
DMA	O
Design	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
by	O
WJS	O
Design	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
by	O
Digital	O
Developments	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
by	O
TecMagik	B-Application
,	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
by	O
Tim	O
Ansell	O
of	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
version	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
in	O
1990	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Harlequin	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
finished	O
due	O
to	O
collapse	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
titled	O
Super	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beast	I-Application
was	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
1992	O
Summer	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
by	O
Information	O
Global	O
Service	O
,	O
however	O
it	O
never	O
materialised	O
;	O
a	O
prototype	O
was	O
later	O
leaked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
and	O
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
versions	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beast	I-Application
were	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Victor	O
Musical	O
Industries	O
on	O
27	O
March	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
and	O
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
versions	O
feature	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
arranged	O
by	O
Chris	O
Howlett	O
and	O
Ian	O
Henderson	O
of	O
DC	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beast	I-Application
and	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beast	I-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
reviewed	O
in	O
1991	O
in	O
Dragon	O
where	O
both	O
games	O
got	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
article	O
for	O
Digital	O
Spy	O
,	O
Mark	O
Langshaw	O
remarked	O
that	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beast	I-Application
"	O
will	O
always	O
be	O
remembered	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
many	O
jewels	O
in	O
the	O
crown	O
of	O
Studio	O
Liverpool.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Langshaw	O
however	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
considered	O
inferior	O
to	O
other	O
versions	O
,	O
and	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
poor	O
conversion	O
rate	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
ran	O
faster	O
than	O
intended	O
on	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
Genesis	O
console	O
and	O
"	O
went	O
from	O
unforgiving	O
to	O
near	O
impossible.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Travis	O
Fahs	O
of	O
IGN	O
considered	O
the	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
port	O
a	O
superior	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
declared	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beast	I-Application
the	O
76th-best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
re-imagined	O
version	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beast	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
2013	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Heavy	O
Spectrum	O
Entertainment	O
Labs	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
May	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
is	O
included	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphics	O
from	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beast	I-Application
and	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beast	I-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
featured	O
in	O
two	O
special	O
levels	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Lemmings	B-Application
game	I-Application
(	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
PC	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
versions	O
)	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
A	O
Beast	O
of	O
a	O
Level	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
A	O
Beast	O
II	O
of	O
a	O
Level	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
