Altered Beast

1988 video game

Game data

Metacritic 40

Released: 1988-11-27
User rating: 3.39 / 5
Genres: Arcade, Action
Platforms: PC, iOS, Android, Nintendo 3DS, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, NES, Commodore / Amiga, Atari ST, Genesis, SEGA Master System
ESRB: Teen

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Game details · IGDB

45Critic score

64User score · 112 ratings

Altered Beast is a 1988 beat 'em up video game developed by Team Shinobi and published by Sega for arcades. Set in Ancient Greece, the game follows a Roman centurion who is resurrected by the Olympian god Zeus to rescue his daughter Athena from Neff, the demonic ruler of the underworld. By collecting three power-ups in a level, the player character can transform into one of five mythical beasts. In the original arcade, the end credits are interspersed with images of actors in costumes for the different characters and monsters of the game, implying the whole game was a film production.

Released: 1988
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Android, Atari ST/STE, iOS, DOS, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, MSX
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative, Split screen
Engine: Sega System 16
Franchise: Altered Beast
Developer: Team Shinobi
Publisher: Activision, Sega Enterprises, Ltd., Sega Corporation, Mediagenic, Ocean Software