Altered Beast
DOS - 1990
Also released on: Genesis - Commodore 64 - SEGA Master System - Amiga - Amstrad CPC - Atari ST
Description of Altered Beast
Another SEGA arcade conversion done by Unlimited Software. Altered Beast is a typical arcade side-scrolling beat'em up game. You all know it anyway. The conversion doesn't look too good graphically but plays fairly well. Just don't compare it with the original...
The game plays a bit like Quicksilver's Karnov in design and execution, in which the sprites all have their own colours. The game is quite satisfying as beat-'em-ups go, and my only real criticisms are a) if anything the levels are too short, b) the players look like they're doing ballet kicks rather than karate, and c) with the background and 400 bits of zombie flying around it's hard to see what's going on.
But Altered Beast, like its arcade original, pushes the PC to its limits, and although it's a flawed execution in some ways, I'd still say it's a good game.
Review By HOTUD
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Comments and reviews
karter 2018-10-03 -1 point Commodore 64 version
never lıked the game. check recently on the 3ds. and did not like it again.
reyan 2018-09-28 0 point Amiga version
Amiga version is as usual rubbish for an Arcade port.
The Dos version i better on an 8088 4mhz.
Bob Bobson 2011-11-12 0 point DOS version
I played this briefly on an arcade, but didn’t have enough quarters to enjoy it. This may come close.
birzl 2010-03-03 -1 point DOS version
now i just gotta find out wut all the others were..............
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Other Releases
Altered Beast was also released on the following systems:
Genesis
- Year: 1988
- Publisher: SEGA Enterprises Ltd.
- Developer: Team Shinobi
Commodore 64
- Year: 1989
- Publisher: Activision, Inc.
- Developer: Team Shinobi
SEGA Master System
- Year: 1989
- Publisher: SEGA of America, Inc.
- Developer: Team Shinobi
Amiga
- Year: 1989
- Publisher: Activision, Inc.
- Developer: Team Shinobi
Amstrad CPC
- Year: 1989
- Publisher: Activision (UK) Limited
- Developer: Team Shinobi
Atari ST
- Year: 1989
- Publisher: Activision, Inc.
- Developer: Team Shinobi
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