''Beauty and the Beast'' is a 1994

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for the

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. Based on the 1991 animated film of the same name, it was developed by

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and published by

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in North America in July 1994 and Europe on February 23, 1995, respectively. The game was published by

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in Japan on July 8, 1994.

Gameplay

The entire game is played through the perspective of the Beast. As the Beast, the player must get Belle to fall in love so that the curse cast upon him and his castle will be broken, she will marry him and become a princess. The final boss of the game is Gaston, a hunter who will try to steal Belle from the ''Beast''.

Reception

On release, ''

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'' reported that the game had received a 6 out of 10 in their Reader Cross Review.読者クロスレビュー: 美女と野獣. Weekly Famicom Tsūshin No.309. Pg.39. 11–18 November 1994.

References

1994 video games Beauty and the Beast (franchise) video games Hudson Soft games Single-player video games Super Nintendo Entertainment System games Super Nintendo Entertainment System-only games Video games based on adaptations Video games developed in the United Kingdom Video games set in castles Video games set in France Probe Software games {{platform-videogame-stub