Altered Beast is a classic side-scrolling beat 'em up arcade game developed and published by Sega. It was originally released in arcades in 1988 and later ported to various home consoles, including the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. Players control a resurrected centurion who battles through five levels filled with undead creatures and other mythical beasts. The gameplay primarily involves defeating waves of enemies using punches, kicks, and other attacks. Additionally, the centurion can collect power-ups that allow him to transform into different creatures with unique abilities, such as a werewolf, dragon, tiger, bear, and golden werewolf.
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Altered Beast review
ACE (1989): "The game is probably at its best when the two-player option is selected, but if you play on your own you should still find yourself making some headway after a little practice. If you don't like beat-em-ups then there is not much here to interest you. If you enjoyed the arcade original, however, then you will not be disappointed by Activision's effective conversion."
More information on Altered Beast
Status: abandonware Also published for: Amiga, Atari ST, SEGA Master System, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Amstrad CPC, NES Abandonware DOS views: 15408
The biggest issue with Altered Beast for DOS, aside from the game not being very good to begin with, is that the VGA version is exactly the same as the 16 color EGA version.
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