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Altered Beast is a 1988 beat 'em up arcade game developed and manufactured by Sega. The game is set in Ancient Greece and follows a player character chosen by Zeus to rescue his daughter Athena from the demonic ruler of the underworld, Neff. Through the use of power-ups, the player character can assume the form of different magical beasts (wolf, dragon, bear, tiger, and golden wolf). After its initial arcade release, it was ported to several home video game consoles and home computers, including the Sega Genesis, for which it was a pack-in game.
Altered Beast's arcade release and its various ports have all received mixed reviews, mainly targeting the game's gameplay and graphics. The game has been re-released several times for various consoles and as part of video game compilations. Two sequels to the game have been developed.
Altered Beast is a side scrolling beat 'em up game with light platform elements. It has five levels and can be played by up to two players simultaneously. Combat takes place across five levels set in Ancient Greece and populated by aggressive undead creatures and monsters resembling those from Greek mythology. The demonic god Neff waits at the end of each level. Players can punch, kick and jump.
The game's premise is that Neff, ruler of the underworld, captures the goddess Athena. Angry, her father, the Olympian god Zeus, decides to choose a champion to save her. Respecting the bravery of Roman Centurions, Zeus resurrects one of them and empowers him as a champion. The game's player character is the resurrected Roman Centurion, given extra power by Zeus so they can battle Neff and his supernatural minions.
In the Japanese version of the game, there exists a race of beast warriors who have the ability to convert spiritual energy into physical power. When the limit of converted spiritual energy is reached, the beast warrior transforms into a literal beast that wields supernatural powers. When the beast warriors demand worship, Zeus steps in and freezes them all as stone statues. Later, the demonic Majin (Neff) kidnaps Athena. To rescue her, Zeus selects a beast warrior, the player character.
Whenever a player defeats a white two-headed wolf, a Spirit Ball power-up appears. Each obtained Spirit Ball increases the player character's strength and size. Collecting three Spirit Balls allows the player character to transform into a powerful beast form, increasing their combat abilities before having to face Neff at the end of the level. The player character's beast forms include a weredragon, a werebear, a weretiger, a werewolf, or a golden werewolf. Each beast form grants its own abilities. The dragon can unleash lightning bolts and an electric barrier, the bear has a petrifying breath that turns enemies into stone, the tiger can throw fireballs in a zig-zag pattern, the wolf can throw direct, but weak fireballs and has a powerful thrust attack, while the golden werewolf has the same abilities as the wolf form but stronger.
If the Centurion doesn't obtain enough Spirit Balls to transform into a beast when he finds Neff, the villain will appear and then quickly leave. The player will need to continue the stage until they have enough Spirit Balls. Neff will appear a second time, but the points rewarded for his defeat will be lower. If the player character is still unable to transform, Neff will leave again, forcing the player to continue until he arrives for a third time. At this point, he will fight the Centurion no matter what, though once again the points rewarded for his defeat will be lowered.
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