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Altered Beast

Altered Beast

Release Date: Aug 1, 1988
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Rating:
2.8
(111 ratings)
Developer: Activision, Team Shinobi, Sega Enterprises, Ltd., Sega Corporation

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About

Unleash metamorphic power. "Awaken, dead warrior!" cries Zeus, God of Thunder—and you rise. Called back to life, you fight through the underworld, kicking, punching, grappling, and tearing into monstrous henchmen. Driven to rescue Athena, daughter of Zeus, from the demon god Neff, you descend into t...

Storyline

A Roman centurion killed in battle is resurrected by Zeus and ordered to rescue Zeus’s daughter, Athena, from the demon god Neff in the Underworld. To survive its dangers, the warrior gains the power to absorb spirit balls that transform him into an Altered Beast—part human, part animal, and immensely strong. Brief inter-level animations show Athena’s ongoing peril. He begins in a graveyard, batt...

Genres

Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

Themes

Action, Fantasy, Survival, Historical

Game Modes

Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Player Perspectives

Side view

Companies

Activision, Team Shinobi, Sega Enterprises, Ltd., Sega Corporation

Release Dates

ArcadeAug 01, 1988
iOSDec 15, 2010
Amiga1989
Atari ST/STE1989
Amstrad CPC1989
Commodore C64/128/MAX1989
DOS1990
MSX1989
ZX Spectrum1989
WiiJun 02, 2009

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