Altered Beast
Altered Beast is a 1988 beat 'em up arcade game developed and published by Sega. Players control a resurrected warrior who transforms into powerful beasts to rescue Zeus's daughter from the underworld. Known for its transformation mechanics and iconic "Rise from your grave!" voice sample.
Platform
arcade
Year
1988
Genre
Beat 'em up
Developer
Sega
Controls
About This Game
Set in ancient Greece, Altered Beast follows a Roman centurion resurrected by Zeus to save his daughter Athena from the god of the underworld, Neff.
The game introduced innovative transformation mechanics where players collect spirit balls to evolve into werewolf, werebear, were-tiger and other powerful forms.
Altered Beast was one of Sega's first major arcade successes in Western markets and became a pack-in title for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive console.
The game is remembered for its digitized voice samples, particularly "Rise from your grave!" and "Power up!" which became iconic in gaming culture.
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