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Description

In this coin-op conversion, you are a hero raised from the dead by the god Zeus to rescue his daughter Athena. With a scenery inspired by Ancient Greece, you have to fight hordes of undead and demons, with a boss at the end of each level until you meet the god Neff, who holds the girl captive.

The title refers to your shapeshifting abilities. In this platformer, you can collect spirit balls by defeating two-headed wolves, allowing you to mutate into different beasts such as a werewolf, a dragon, a tiger, a bear and others depending on the version. Each form, tied to a level, comes with special abilities such as flight and powerful attacks, easily superseding the basic set of punches and kicks in your human form.

The game can be played in singleplayer mode, or in same-screen multiplayer co-op mode.

Alternate Titles

  • "獣王記" -- Japanese spelling
  • "兽王记" -- Chinese title (simplified)
  • "Juuohki" -- Japanese title

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The Press Says

Jeuxvideo.com Aug 17, 2009 16 out of 20 80
IGN Jun 10, 2009 5.3 out of 10 53
Retro Gamer Aug, 2009 44 out of 100 44
PAL Gaming Network (PALGN) Jul 12, 2009 3.5 out of 10 35
Eurogamer.net (UK) Jun 17, 2009 3 out of 10 30

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Trivia

A version of Altered Beast is included in Sega's Smash Pack compliation CD.


This entry was contributed by Luiz Pacheco (1259), PCGamer77 Bronze Star Contributing Member (3025), Guy Chapman (1722), Zovni (9138), Martin Smith (64035), ZZip (806), Terok Nor (10632), Ben K (19459), koffiepad (10156), Black Wolf (37241) and Syed GJ (1573)
 

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