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Altered Beast (1988)

Team Shinobi

Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Android, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, MSX, ZX Spectrum, iOS

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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 … 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. Read more

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Developers
Team Shinobi
Publishers
Activision, Mediagenic, Ocean Software, Sega Corporation, Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Genres
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Platform
Themes
Action, Fantasy, Historical, Survival
Franchises
Altered Beast
Series
Altered Beast
Also known as
Altered Beast Classic · Beast King's Chronicle (Japanese title, translated) · Juuouki (Japanese title, romanization)

Release dates

  • Jun 14, 1988 (North America) Arcade
  • Jun 14, 1988 (Japan) Arcade
  • Jun 14, 1988 (Europe) Arcade
  • 1989 (Europe) Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX, ZX Spectrum
  • 1989 (North America) Atari ST/STE
  • Feb 1990 (North America) Commodore C64/128/MAX
  • Mar 1990 (North America) Amiga
  • Jun 1990 (North America) DOS
  • Dec 15, 2010 iOS
  • Jun 22, 2017 (Next gen optimization patch release) iOS
  • Jun 22, 2017 Android

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