Reception
According to GameSpy, "Shadows Over Mystara was a stellar game back when arcades were still a good place to find the hottest games. And it's still fun today."
In 2005, IGN picked Shadow over Mystara as one of the top 10 co-op games. In 2011, GameSpy ranked it #50 on their list of the top arcade games, calling it "one of the most purely entertaining titles ever released for any platform". As of 2011, the arcade version of the game holds a high average score of 8.9 (review ratings) and 8.8 (user ratings) at GameFAQs.
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