Altered Beast

Altered Beast

Available on:

Linux
Wii
PC
PS3
X360
Mac
Genesis/MegaDrive
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Genres

Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

Developer

Team Shinobi

Release Date

October 28, 1988 (37 years ago)

Publishers

Sega Corporation, Sega Enterprises, Ltd., Tapwave, Tec Toy

Content Rating

E10+

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The Sega Genesis/Mega Drive has different enemy layouts and input mechanics from the original arcade version.

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