Shadow of the Beast II on the Genesis yɛ saa side-scrollers a ɛyɛ nwonwa na ɛyɛ moody a wɔannya ɔdɔ kɛse sɛnea ɛfata no mu biako. Woda so ara di agoru sɛ saa ɔbarima kokodurufo a ne nsateaa yɛ monstrous a ofi agoru a edi kan no mu, nanso seesei worekɔhyɛn saa nsusuwii wiase a ɛyɛ hu yi mu akɔ akyiri a nsase a ɛyɛ nsensanee ne abɔde a ɛte sɛ nea wɔwea fi heavy metal album anim no ahyɛ mu ma.

Adeɛ no nyinaa te sɛ atiridii daeɛ —worehuruhuruw wɔ asɛnka agua ntam, wode wo nsateaa retwitwa atamfoɔ, na worehwehwɛ saa orbs a ɛhyerɛn a ɛyɛ nwonwa yi (efisɛ ampa ara woyɛ saa). Controls no gye binom getting su —wo guy no tu kinda stiff, na hit detection no betumi ayɛ brutal —nanso sɛ ɛkliki pɛ a, biribi wɔ hɔ a ɛyɛ hypnotic wɔ ade no nyinaa ho. Nnwom no? Absolute banger, eerie synths ne pounding drums nyinaa.

Ɛnyɛ obiara dea, nanso sɛ w’ani gye agodie a ɛyɛ sum, surreal vibe ho na ɛnhaw wo wɔ sukuu dedaw mu jank bi ho a, eyi fata sɛ wohwɛ. Nhwɛ kwan sɛ ɛbɛkura wo nsa kɛkɛ.