The levels in Altered Beast admittedly tend to go on a bit longer than they should, though, never really altering the form of the levels beyond what's in the first hundred feet of scrolling.

And true to form, the same can be said for the $3 release of Altered Beast, Sega’s 1988 side-scrolling, beat-em-up arcade game. Weird Beast: I don’t recall reading about this particular ...

Altered Beast originated in the arcades and was the original pack-in game with the Sega Genesis console, way back in 1989. For a mere $200, which was how much the system cost back then, thousands ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Sega's Altered Beast unfortunately isn't playable at its E3 2004 display, but we got to speak with the game's developer to uncover a few more ...