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Play Shape Shifter (Japan edition · Japanese) Online
Makai Eiyuuden - Shape Shifter
Play Shape Shifter Online — Lykos explores a hostile fantasy world, acquiring transformations that change how he fights and reaches new areas.
Browser play

PC Engine CD / TurboGrafx-CD — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| I / II | Z / X |
| RUN / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Shape Shifter
Quick start
Explore the town before leaving, learn your current weapon’s reach and check available supplies. In the first hostile area, leave room for jumps and try new transformations when they become available.
Controls
The direction pad moves Lykos; up enters doors and down crouches. II attacks and I jumps. SELECT opens shape selection. RUN starts or pauses play.
Shape Shifter — About this game
Lykos’s journey combines side-view platforming with a town that serves as a place to recover and prepare. Away from that refuge, enemies and bosses guard routes through a fantasy world, and different forms expand the hero’s abilities. The human character can use weapons such as an axe, mace or bow, while transformations give the adventure a changing set of movement and combat possibilities. Choosing the right form for a dangerous stretch is as important as landing an attack. Money, upgrades and health connect the action stages to the light role-playing structure. Returning to town provides a chance to reconsider equipment before a difficult encounter, rather than treating every setback as a demand for faster reflexes.
Shape Shifter Game manuals
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · pce
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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