Altered Beast

Altered Beast

Console: PC
TV Standard: Region Not Set
Developer(s): Unlimited Software (USI)
Publisher(s): Sega
Release Date: 1990-01-01
Co-op: No
Type: Action

Altered Beast (獣王記 Jūōki, lit. "Beast King's Chronicle") is a 1988 beat 'em up arcade game developed and manufactured by Sega. The game is set in Ancient Greece, and follows a centurion who is resurrected by Zeus to rescue his daughter Athena, and to do so becomes able to turn into beasts such as the werewolf with the use of power-ups. After its initial arcade release, it was ported to several home video game consoles and home computers, including the Mega Drive/Genesis, for which it was a pack-in game.