Altered Beast

Altered Beast

released on Aug 01, 1988

Altered Beast

released on Aug 01, 1988

Unleash metamorphic power. "Awaken, dead warrior!" cries Zeus, God of Thunder. And you rise. Called upon to live again, you kick, punch, grapple and tear at the inhuman and monstrous flesh of horrible, dangerous underworld henchmen out to do you wrong. Savagely intent upon rescuing Athena, daughter of Zeus, from the demon god Neff, you stalk the bowels of Hades and beyond. What you are now you will not be. You are the Altered Beast - bestowed with five formidable forces of transformation - each more ferocious, more overwhelming, than the last. By battling, conquering and capturing spirit balls, your metamorphic powers will grow. But to what end? The final confrontation. Your triumph over crocodile worms, hammer demons and grave masters brings on the horror of Neff himself. But boldness and cunning will be rewarded - in the ultimate Altered Beast! Transformation is the ultimate power.


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A visual tour de force of nonsense coupled with an average brawler.

The first game I ever played is quite possibly the lamest beat-em-up I've ever played. If you know what you're doing, it'll take no more than ten minutes to blast through it. It's decent enough but it's only a classic in a pre-'Final Fight' world.

Side note: Why can I not select the Sega Genesis version?

A "Lore" desse jogo muito me encanta pela época em que foi feita, nada é escrito mas está tudo ali. Um jogo cheio de personalidade, único! Mas bem irritante jogar essa versão hoje em dia. São mais inimigos na tela do que você consegue combater, típico papa ficha de sua época.

In the 80s, you were either an Sega kid or a Nintendo kid. I was a Nintendo kid. Why? Because when this game came out I was six, and I didn't have my own money to buy a Sega.

The title foreshadows that the actual beast is a human being