Altered Beast

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

via RAWG

Game details · IGDB

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