Shadow of the Beast (Genesis)

A port of the Amiga version of the same game.

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 warrior escaped from the demonic law, and regained his human body. The earth was bathed in bright light as the forces of darkness dissipated. Ah... but it was to be a temporary respite! The Beast was still alive. The demonic hands of vengeance were already silently creeping towards the warrior basking in victory...

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.