Game
Altered Beast (1988)
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.
Studio
Developer
Team Shinobi
Publishers
Activision
Sega Corporation
Ocean Software
Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Mediagenic
Activision
Sega Corporation
Ocean Software
Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Mediagenic
Platforms
Android
iOS
DOS
Arcade
Amiga
ACPC
Atari-ST
C64
ZXS
MSX
Gameplay
Modes
Single player Co-operative Split screen
Themes
Action Fantasy Survival Historical
Perspective
Side view
