Shadow Force (known as Shadow Force - Henshin Ninja ("Transformation ninja")) is a beat'em up developed and published by Technos. It was only released in the arcades.
There are four different characters to choose from. Each has different abilities and differs in reach, strength, speed, jumping height and power. There separate buttons for punches and kicks, and a jump button. There are quite many different moves performed by different combinations available. On top of that, you can also "possess" most normal enemies, taking over body. Each enemy you take over also has unique weapons and/or moves. You can leave the enemy any time through a button combination. The enemy will then disappear, but in most situations, another enemy will replace him, so you cannot avoid fighting completely. Apart from items for points and health, you can find ninja scrolls which can be used for devastating attack which hurts all enemies on screen.
GP Rider is a racing game developed by British game Tiertex and published by Sega. It was only released in Europe, Brazil and Australia.
The game is somehow based on the arcade game of the same name, but it is not a port.
Raising the heat
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes 2 - The Case of the Rose Tattoo is a point-and-click adventure game developed by Mythos Software and published by Electronic Arts.
The story starts off with Holmes' brother Mycroft summoning Holmes and Watson to the Diogenes Club. Just when Holmes and Watson arrive, a large explosion devastates the club's building, killing one person and severely injuring Mycroft. Police are convinced that the explosion was caused by a gas leak and consider the case closed. Holmes thinks Mycroft is mortally injured and falls into a depression for being unable to protect his brother. Watson sets out to find something for Holmes to work on, hoping this will make Holmes stop his brooding in isolation. Soon it turns out that the explosion was probably not an accident.
You start the game by playing as Watson until you have found enough evidence to convince Holmes to take action. After that, you continue as Holmes.
Light Bringer (known as Dungeon Magic in North America) is a beat'em up developed and published by Taito. It was only released in the arcade.
An evil magician kidnaps the princess of a kingdom. He plans to sacrifice her to resurrect a demon lord. You take the part of one of four possible heroes to rescue the princess and make the villain pay.
The game is a beat'em up with a fantasy theme and an isometric perspective, similar to Data East's "Dark Seal" and "Wizard Fire". You can choose between four characters to play. Apart from attacking and jumping, you can use a limited number of special attacks and pick up secondary weapons to throw them.
Similar to Capcom's D&D beat'em ups or Knights of the Round, you can collect experience points and gain levels, giving you more health and strength. You can also find different new main weapons during the game, and certain monsters are more vulnerable to certain weapons. You loose special weapons if you loose a life, but you can pick them up again.
Levels are not linear. Each level is divided into a lot of small rooms and areas. Many of them have several exits, so you can choose your own path up to a certain way. Depending on your path, you might encounter additional mid-bosses and/or bonuses.
Chichén Itzá is an illustrated text-adventure developed and published by Spanish company Aventuras A.D. As far as I know, it was only released in Spanish language. Chichén Itzá also came out for PC, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Amstrad CPC and Amstrad PCW. It is the third part of a trilogy, which started with La Diosa de Cozumel and continued with Los Templos Sagrados.
Baby Boom is an arcade game which being developed for Mega Drive/ Genesis, Game Gear and Mega CD/ Sega CD. Foley Hi-Tech was involved in the development of the Mega Drive/ Genesis version, but I do not know who else. Baby Boom was scheduled for release in late 1994, but was cancelled.
Dune is a mixture between a real-time strategy game and an adventure game. It was developed by French company Cryo Interactive Entertainment and published by British company Virgin Games. The game was also released for PC and Amiga.
Ultracorps is a shoot'em up and run'n'gun orginally developed by Swedish company Digital Illusions (nowadays called DICE). It was being developed under the name Hardcore for the Genesis / Mega Drive and Sega Mega CD. It was planned to be published by British company Psygnosis, but was cancelled when Psygnosis stopped all Genesis / Mega Drive projects to focus on the Playstation. The Genesis / Mega Drive version was almost completed. The game was reprogrammed and published under the name Ultracore by Strictly Limited Games (a label of German company United Games Entertainment) (worldwide) and Columbus Circle (in Japan).
MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity is a point-and-click adventure developed and published by Viacom New Media. It was also released for Playstation.