Play Beauty and the Beast (Europe) Online

Hudson Soft released Beauty and the Beast for the NES in 1994, a time when licensed Disney games were common but often inconsistent in quality. This one stands out for its unusual structure, letting you play as both Belle and the Beast across a series of side scrolling and top down stages.

You control Belle and the Beast separately, each with unique abilities; Belle throws books at enemies, while the Beast can break through certain walls with his strength. The main goal is to progress through each stage, avoiding hazards like enchanted furniture and navigating tricky platforming sections. The game shifts perspectives between side scrolling action and overhead exploration, requiring you to switch tactics on the fly. It moves at a brisk pace, though the difficulty can spike unexpectedly in later areas. Playing it feels like a charming, if occasionally clumsy, adaptation of the film's magic.