In this classic arcade game you are a hero raised from the dead by the god Zeus to rescue his daughter Athena. With a scenery inspired by Ancient Greece, you have to fight hordes of undead and demons, with a boss at the end of each level until you meet the god Neff, who holds the girl captive.
The title refers to your shapeshifting abilities. In this platformer, you can collect spirit balls by defeating two-headed wolves, allowing you to mutate into different beasts such as a werewolf, a dragon, a tiger, a bear and others. Each form, tied to a level, comes with special abilities such as flight and powerful attacks, easily superseding the basic set of punches and kicks in your human form. Read More »
The game can be played in singleplayer mode, or in same-screen multiplayer co-op mode.
Fri, 26 Jun 2009 by James Newton
1. LinkFanatic
26 Jun 2009, 00:40 BST
The arcade version of this is a lot better than the Genesis one...will probably download this one.
2. Corbie
26 Jun 2009, 00:40 BST
I loved this arcade game back in the day, but I never realized it was so repetitive. I still like to give my arcade board a go from time to time, but it hasn't aged as well as I'd like.
3. LinkFanatic
26 Jun 2009, 00:40 BST
900 points?!?! Er, maybe not then
4. Tony
26 Jun 2009, 03:27 BST
I think I need more Wii Points.
5. JTCPingas09
26 Jun 2009, 04:20 BST
Ummm, why is this 900 points?
6. MrPinguy
26 Jun 2009, 09:16 BST
Simple, because Mega Drive is 800.
7. Bass X0
26 Jun 2009, 15:43 BST
why is it 900 points and not 800 points?
8. Zubiac
16 Jul 2009, 21:36 BST
because it's the ARCADE version for "virtual console arcade" service. and arcade games are 900points(see Space harrier).
9. Zubiac
16 Jul 2009, 21:37 BST
also @ the reviewer
the game is 2 players and not 1 player(as stated above)
10. Bass X0
25 Jul 2009, 13:18 BST
Space Harrier is 800 points. The others are 500 points (except Gaplus which is 600 in the U.S). There's no set pricing structure for arcade games but why the need to make this cost more than Space Harrier? Its just an early 16-bit game at heart so it should really have cost 800 points.
11. sashaboo
11 Aug 2009, 18:44 BST
Is this version any better than the mega drive version? I downloaded the mega drive version but it seemed to dated and err... a bit crap lol.
12. ICEknight
26 Sep 2009, 22:57 BST
It's quite better than the Mega Drive version... But if you already have it, you've already seen all there is to it albeit in a dumbed down form (and also with slower music and game speed, seeing how you live in PAL territory and the Mega Drive version runs at 50Hz instead of 60).
13. Videoman343
28 Sep 2009, 15:39 BST
Its good that this is coming to the NA VC but I have this on the Sega Genesis Collection for the PS2 so I wont be downloading this.
14. jhuhn
28 Sep 2009, 15:58 BST
All I can say on the price in North America is that it is EXTORTION!
15. carson
28 Sep 2009, 22:11 BST
Im still waiting for a good game to come out. I want Kirby Supter star or Super Mario Kart. COME ON NINTENDO
16. RurouniTeeter
28 Sep 2009, 23:28 BST
Carson. Seriously now?... Kirby All Star?... I think you mean SUPER Star. Secondly, they made it on DS, they probably won't make it for VC anytime soon. Thirdly, Super Mario Kart will come out when it comes out. Just think of this stuff being out of the way.
17. carson
30 Sep 2009, 21:16 BST
@RurouniTeeter
you're so smart
18. cheetahman91
18 Oct 2009, 03:36 BST
1000 points in US?! What a joke.
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