Altered Beast

In its day, the Genesis version of Altered Beast was a middling translation of a great arcade game. Now it scrapes by on decent action and some nostalgic value.

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Virtual Console up and running

The Wii's downloadable game service has gone live with a dozen titles and a few surprises.
- Posted Nov 18, 2006 3:11 pm PT

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Type	Headline	Date
Review	Altered Beast Review	Nov 19, 2006
News	Virtual Console up and running	Nov 18, 2006

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gAmEmAn69

3.0
bad

Altered Beast Is Alternatively Impossible Continue »
airraidjet

5.5
mediocre

disappointing because the arcade version was so much better. Continue »
WisconsinBatman

6.7
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Altered Dreams may be more like it... Continue »
Misfit1119

7.0
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Altered Beast is a once great game that is still fun even today. Continue »

Game Tags

Altered Beast

Sega
Beat-'Em-Up
Release: Nov 19, 2006 »
ESRB: Everyone

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Game Stats

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16,186 of 76,276
(up by 2,750)

WII Rank:

1,134 of 2,005

Tracking:

56 Track It»

Wishlists:

17 Wish It»
Player Reviews:

7

Player Ratings:

126

Users Now Playing:

8
Number of Players:

1-2 | Offline Modes: Cooperative
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