The characters (except for the Magic-User) have a Dashing Attack as well as a Rising Attack which can be used to combo monsters or even juggle them in the air. Shadow over Mystara also introduced a selection of special moves which are executed by moving the joystick and tapping the buttons in certain combinations, in a way similar to the Street Fighter series. The Cleric, Elf and Magic-User also have two extra rings for their spells, with the Jump button used to switch from ring to ring. Pressing the Use button will activate what ever item is currently set in this Use slot. Pressing Select brings up a small inventory ring around the character allowing the player to choose what item is set in the Use slot. There are four buttons: Attack, Jump, Select and Use. But now that Deimos has been defeated, Synn vowed to punish the land that she desired for. The original plan was having Deimos controlling the Republic of Darokin and Synn controlling the Kingdom of Glantri, and then through Deimos Synn can indirectly control Darokin. Synn, who appears to be a young woman but commands incredibly powerful magical abilities, was scheming to control the Kingdom of Glantri and conquer the humanoids of the Republic of Darokin.

Deimos was in fact being used by a mysterious sorceress named Synn.

The game is set in the Mystara campaign setting.Īfter defeating the Arch Lich Deimos, the heroes continued on their journey through the Broken Lands of Glantri after realising that Deimos is only part of a greater evil plan. This, along with the addition of multiple endings and forking paths, gives the game an extreme amount of re-playability and has led to its cult following. There is also a huge assortment of magical and hidden items in the game, many of which are completely unknown to exist to the typical arcade gamer. Players can wield a large variety of weapons and armor, although this selection is limited by the character you choose (thieves and magic-users, for example, can not use shields). While things as simple as item collection, finding and equipping new gear and earning new spells as you gain experience is an old idea in console games, it is a rare find at the arcades. Combining the side scrolling gameplay of a beat 'em up with some aspects found in a computer RPG, Shadow over Mystara has many game mechanics not commonly found in arcade games.

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