Altered Beast is a classic video game developed and published by Sega for a variety of retro consoles, including its own Mega Drive, but also for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Amiga, Commodore or PC, as well as adapted for more recent platforms like the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, on which it was released on June 10, 2009, and September 6, 2011, respectively, as a downloadable title.
Altered Beast follows the story of a centurion from Ancient Greece, resurrected by Zeus to rescue his daughter, the goddess Athena, and allowed to turn into all sorts of other beasts while using special orbs that act as power-ups. The game earned a cult following due to its historical setting, unheard of until that game, as well as for its solid two-dimentional side-scrolling beat-em up mechanics, not to mention the fact that it appeared on a huge variety of platforms, reaching many generations of players.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Complete the following achievements to unlock Xbox Live Gamerscore points.
- Complete The Game (25 points): Finish the game.
- Renaissance Man (25 points): Start the game once with each of the four difficulty settings.
- Points III (25 points): Score 350,000 points.
- Untouchable (25 points): Reach the third level without losing a life.
- Points II (15 points): Score 250,000 points.
- Boss III (15 points): Defeat the third level boss.
- Boss I (15 points): Defeat the first level boss.
- Wolf Hunter (15 points): Kill 30 two-headed wolves.
- Multiple Beasts (10 points): Play in an online multiplayer game.
- Points I (10 points): Score 150,000 points.
- Three in a Row (10 points): Collect Spirit Balls from the first three White Wolves in any level - Single Player mode only.
- Giant Man (10 points): Collect a Spirit Ball.
Check out a video of Altered Beast on the Xbox 360 below.