

Altered Beast
1988 · Team Shinobi
3.17 out of 5, 113 ratings
About
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.
- Release date
- June 14, 1988
- Developer
- Team Shinobi
- Publisher
- Activision, Sega Enterprises, Ltd., Sega Corporation, Mediagenic, Ocean Software
Genres
PlatformerHack and slash
Themes
ActionFantasySurvivalHistorical
Media
Platforms
Android
iOS
Arcade
Commodore C64/128/MAX
ZX Spectrum
Atari ST/STE
DOS
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
MSXRelease dates

ArcadeFull release
North America · Jun 14, 1988

ArcadeFull release
Japan · Jun 14, 1988

ArcadeFull release
Europe · Jun 14, 1988
Engines
Sega System 16