New Atari 2600 title up for pre-order

Soul of the Beast is a new Atari 2600 title being released by Icelandic developer Aerıform. The action game is heavily inspired by Shadow of the Beast and features fast and brutal side-scrolling actıon. The story is centred around your quest to destroy the evil High Sorcerer Rynkar across 4 large areas. There are fourteen enemy types, puzzles to solve and bosses to beat in a non-linear world. The difficulty of the game that inspired it has been kept in tact as you start with only twelve life points for the entire game.

The game promises plenty of secrets along the way and artefacts that must be found in order to progress. And just as with Shadow of the Beast you discover their locations by listening to rumours and exploring the varied locations. Traps and obstacles will block your path as well as the enemies that you must take down with your trusty punch.

Soul of the Beast has been developed in 6502 Assembly and uses parallax scrolling for an authentic Atari 2600 experience. The package includes the NTSC game cartridge, full-colour 12-page manual, and professionally printed box. You can pre-order now from the developer and if you do not wish to wait then a digital copy is available to use with most Atari emulators. The release date has not been confirmed but distributor, Atari Age, has constant updates on its forum.