History YMMV / ShadowOfTheBeast

** Many versions of the first game actually manage to avoid this. The basic idea and gameplay were quite simple and despite the downgraded graphics and/or music in many platforms the gameplay was often quite good, when compared to the original Amiga version. Apparently the issue in the American Genesis/Megadrive release was fixed for Japanese release. The latter has also upgraded graphics (closer to those used in PC Engine/Turbografx-16 release) and different ending sequence. However, non-Amiga versions tend to lack some individual tunes from the soundtrack when compared to the Amiga version. This applies even to the version for PC Engine/Turbografx-16 despite being on CD and using audio tracks for music (and possibly to the FM-Towns version, which supposedly uses the same CD soundtrack as PCE/T-16 version). Surprisingly [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3b4h-MUjGo many versions]] manage to include the parallax scrolling in the overworld sections. Even the one for ZX Spectrum, which was not known for its scrolling capabilities[[note]]The version for Amstrad CPC [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_RbO0Vm-AA could have done better]], though[[/note]].

* NightmareFuel: Some of the Beasts you face are extremely freaky looking or just plain wrong (like a being who is visibly beheaded yet moves as if this were its natural state).

* AntiClimaxBoss: The Beast in the first game. The game itself is NintendoHard, but the final boss is a pushover whose attacks are very easy to predict and, unlike the other bosses, you don't even need to find a special weapon beat it. The fact that, in contrast to the nightmarish earlier bosses, it looks like a giant, mutated foot doesn't help, either.

** The Atari ST port of the second game is a mess. The opening cutscene is missing some animations, the text explaing what's happening and lacks sound. The actual gameplay isn't much better. The game appears to be running in slowmotion and the graphics, music and sound effects have taken a notable dip in quality. Compare footage of the Atari ST port [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6WTf_nrJV8]] to that of the Amiga port [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iENsnbU651U&t]].

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Pretty much the entire soundtrack.

** Many versions of the first game actually manage to avoid this. The basic idea and gameplay were quite simple and despite the downgraded graphics and/or music in many platforms the gameplay was often quite good, when compared to the original Amiga version. Apparently the issue in the American Genesis/Megadrive release was fixed for Japanese release. The latter has also upgraded graphics (closer to those used in PC Engine/Turbografx-16 release) and different ending sequence. However, non-Amiga versions tend to lack some individual tunes from the soundtrack when compared to the Amiga version. This applies even to the version for PC Engine/Turbografx-16 despite being on CD and using audio tracks for music (and possibly to the FM-Towns version, which supposedly uses the same CD soundtrack as PCE/T-16 version). Surprisingly [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3b4h-MUjGo many versions]] manage to include the parallax scrolling in the overworld sections. Even the one for ZX Spectrum, which was not known for its scrolling capabilities[[note]]The version for Amstrad CPC [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_RbO0Vm-AA could have done better]], though[[.note]].

** Many versions of the first game actually manage to avoid this. The basic idea and gameplay were quite simple and despite the downgraded graphics and/or music in many platforms the gameplay was often quite good, when compared to the original Amiga version. Apparently the issue in the American Genesis/Megadrive release was fixed for Japanese release. The latter has also upgraded graphics (closer to those used in PC Engine/Turbografx-16 release) and different ending sequence. However, non-Amiga versions tend to lack some individual tunes from the soundtrack when compared to the Amiga version. This applies even to the version for PC Engine/Turbografx-16 despite being on CD and using audio tracks for music (and possibly to the FM-Towns version, which supposedly uses the same CD soundtrack as PCE/T-16 version). Surprisingly [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3b4h-MUjGo many versions]] manage to include the parallax scrolling in the overworld sections. Even the one for ZX Spectrum, which was not known for its scrolling capabilities [[hottip:*:The version for Amstrad CPC [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_RbO0Vm-AA could have done better]], though]].

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: Some of the Beasts you face are extremely freaky looking or just plain wrong (like a being who is visibly beheaded yet moves as if this were its natural state).

* NightmareFuel: Some of the Beasts you face are extremely freaky looking or just plain wrong (like a being who is visibly beheaded yet moves as if this were its natural state).