Altered Beast

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Platform: Genesis
Genre: Fighting Action (Brawler)
Developer: SEGA
AKA: Jyuouki (JP)
Publisher
Region
Released
NA
08/14/1989
EU
??/??/1990
JP
11/27/1988
AU
??/??/1990
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Reviewed by Winston Wolf (September 27, 2010)

Not only that, it succeeded: whereas the “technically brilliant” titles of yesteryear now wallow in their “good for their time” dubiety, Altered Beast remains the same guilty pleasure it always has. Undoubtedly, I think it was its vision all along to become the cheesy cult-classic of the video game world, to be so exuberantly, intriguingly ridiculous it would never be forgotten. Keep laughing at the thought, the absurd notion its lambasted legacy has only helped it become what it is. It’s Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. It won.
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Altered Beast review (Sega Master System)

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Reviewed by Marc Golding (January 12, 2004)

The five stages of side-scrolling jump, punch and kick tedium in the bestiary that we played in the arcades, was dulled significantly for our Sega Genesis experience. It was dulled even further still for the four level Master System experience—an unfortunate copy of a copy—so that it is a shadow of its former self, which was a flimsy silhouette of a game to begin with.
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Reviewed by disco (February 24, 2007)

WIZE FWOM YOU GWAVE!
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Reviewed by emptyeye (July 30, 2006)

Pop Quiz hotshot: What was the first pack-in game with the Sega Genesis?
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Reviewed by ethereal (March 14, 2004)

Altered Beast has become an internet nerd's whipping boy.
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Reviewed by goldenvortex (February 01, 2005)

Altered Beast is the old and rusty classic that most gamers see as poor nowadays. It was the first game on the Sega’s Mega Drive, the classic 16-bit system known better as the Genesis. It was the first of Sega’s arcade games to get a port that looked similar to its arcade counterpart. Back then it was quite big but nowadays it’s something you can get some cheap thrills out of and play again at a later date.
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Reviewed by sgreenwell (June 04, 2003)

Timing is everything in the business of video games. A simple difference of a year can radically change everything. Just ask Sega; they’ve been on both ends of the stick with all of their system releases. The Genesis capitalized on a public that was fed up with constant delays to the Super Nintendo. However, the Saturn and Dreamcast both showed signs of being ill-conceived consoles that were not powerful enough to satisfy developers.
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Reviewed by tomclark (March 06, 2004)

There are some moments in life that are bound to be a bit special. In the early nineties, to many happy gamers the arrival of Sega's Mega Drive console was one of those moments. They bought their machine, they plugged it in to the telly, many slotted in Altered Beast into the console and switched it on. The tension was growing... would it all be a huge waste of money, or would it be the greatest thing ever? There's a title screen with impressive, thumping arcade-style music: all good so far. The...
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