Altered Beast (Sega Altered Beast (Amiga))

Member Name: Capodon

Product:	Sega Altered Beast (Amiga)
Date:	27/02/09 (30 review reads)
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Advantages: Fight baddies as a tigerman!

Disadvantages: We've moved on since this

Back in the day of the sega megadrive, you used to get this as the free game that came with the console, talk about being forced on you! In all fairness it wasnt that bad.

The game itself is a side scrolling beat em up. You play a deceased soilder who has been raised from the dead to rescue Zeus' daughter from the clutches of the evil Demon but instead of fighting as a normal human you have the ability to turn into various beasts to help you fight the zombie like baddies. You gain the ability to transform or alter by obtaining 3 planet like orbs which revolve around the screen at different times, each one makes you stronger until you get the 3rd and change. You do not have to become the beast to fight the end level boss, who greats you with the line 'welcome to your doom' everytime, but boy does it help!
You have the ability to turn into a warewolf, dragon, tigerman, bear and a more powerful warewolf. not sure if they ran out of mythical animals or what but each has their own special ability for you to batter your way through the bad guys.

The backdrop is set in ancient greek ruins and consists of 5 levels, each a little harder than the previous. The average enemies you meet prior to your duel with the end boss get weirder as you go through, some having no relation to anything mythical and just designed to cause you grief, however they are entertaining none the less.
As with most mega drive games back in the day theres no multi player option. The controls are very basic and theres only a punch and kick option to beat up the baddies. You have the ability to change into a warewolf but you can only punch and kick people, no combos, no weapons

Its basic, its dated and its mainly known for the gargled entry into every level which has become a comic reference - Rise from your grave sounding like Wise Fwom Youw Gwaver. Classic.
Anyway, should you buy it, only if you want to turn the clock back but i wasnt its greatest fan when i did get it and even though the ps2 version was quite sentimental, i wouldnt play it again.

Summary: Sentimental yes, playable now, not really