Altered Beast
The Sega Master System port of Altered Beast. It has heavily modified visuals due to technology capabilities. Unlike those versions the SMS port only includes single player mode and had only four levels.
Altered Beast is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Sega R&D 2, released 1 June 1989 on Sega Master System/Mark III.
What Altered Beast is
Altered Beast is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Sega R&D 2 and released in 1989. It was published by Sega Enterprises, Ltd.. It is available on Sega Master System/Mark III only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
You were once a Roman Centurion. You died bravely in a battle. Now, a hundred years later, you have been called back from the grave by Zeus, God of Thunder. Even as he grants you new life he gives you a mission. You must rescue his daughter Athena from the evil clutches of Neff; Lord of the Underworld. From the surface to the very heart of the Underworld you must journey, fighting Neff's undead army every step of the way! Zombies, demons, gargoyles, three-headed Wolves. But in this life you have been given an edge... the power to transform into magical beasts of awesome power! From a man to a superman...to a werewolf, were-dragon, were-tiger and the ultimate...a Golden Wolf! Each form has…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Altered Beast series
Altered Beast is the third of 25 entries we hold in the Altered Beast series. It arrived 7 months after Altered Beast. The next entry was Juuouki in 1989.
What it launched against
Altered Beast launched on 1 June 1989, within three weeks of Tennis and Super Dodge Ball.
Released around the same time: Tennis, Super Dodge Ball.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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