Altered Beast
Altered Beast (獣王記 Jūōki, literally "Beast King's Chronicle", in Japan) is a 1988 arcade game developed and manufactured by Sega. After its initial arcade release, it was ported to several home video game consoles and home computers. Makoto Uchida was the primary developer of the game and also was responsible for the creation of Golden Axe. A re-worked arcade version was released for Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade on June 10, 2009, with HD support, online leaderboards and network play. Altered Beast is a side scrolling, platform, beat 'em up game that puts the player in control of a centurion who had died in battle. The centurion has been raised from the dead to rescue Zeus' daughter Athena from the demon Neff. The player battles undead and demonic hordes, controlling the shapeshifting hero. He must fight through several levels in order to save the kidnapped goddess. Although 'Centurion' was a rank in the Roman Army, the game takes place in a setting resembling Ancient Greece, complete with Gods, Temples and ruined Ionic columns. The player must battle armies of fictional and undead creatures to defeat the Demon Neff, who is holding Athena captive. Along the way, the player has to
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This game took about two seconds to beat. But they were very memorable seconds. "RISE FROM YOUR GRAVE!"
October 30, 2008 at 11:01 p.m. UTC
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