Shadow of the Beast II on the Sega Genesis yɛ saa agodie no mu baako a ɛte sɛ nea ɛyɛ nwonwa nanso ɛbɛsɛe wo koraa sɛ woanhwɛ yiye a. Wim tebea no mu yɛ den — kwae a ɛyɛ kusuu, abotan a ɛso yɛ nsensanee, ne atamfo a wɔn ho yɛ nwonwa na wɔn ho yeraw wɔn yi a wofi baabiara ba kɛkɛ no. Nnwom no? Haunting. Te sɛ, wobɛte wɔ wo daeɛ mu.

Gameplay-wise, ɛyɛ atirimɔdensɛm wɔ saa classic '90s kwan so. Woanya saa beefy protagonist yi a ɔdannan nkrante a ɛyɛ bɔne, nanso controls no gye binom de yɛ su. Jumping te nka sɛ emu yɛ duru, ɔko yɛ stiff mfiase no, na level design no ani gye ho sɛ wɔbɛtow cheap shots. Nanso sɛ ɛkyere pɛ a, biribi wɔ hɔ a ɛma abotɔyam wɔ atamfo nhwɛso ahorow a wɔbɛkyere agu wɔn tirim na awiei koraa no wɔanya nkɔso no ho.

Ɛnyɛ wɔn a wɔn koma ayɛ mmerɛw, nanso sɛ wonyinii a Genesis-bere mu ɔhaw anaasɛ wodɔ moody action-platformers kɛkɛ a, eyi fata abasamtu no. Kɛkɛ ntow wo controller no.