Altered Beast (2005)

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Altered Beast
System(s): PlayStation 2
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sega WOW, Sega (Shanghai) Software
Genre: Action
Release Date RRP Code JP 2005-01-27 ¥6,800 (7,140)6,800 (7,140) SLPM-65796 EU 2005-02-25 SLES-53024 IT 2005 AU 2005 KR 2005-01-27
PEGI USK OFLC CERO DJCTQ

Altered Beast, known as Juuouki: Project Altered Beast (獣王記 Project Altered Beast) in Japan, is a beat 'em up released for the PlayStation 2 in 2005. Developed by Sega WOW and Sega (Shanghai) Software and published by Sega, the game is a remake of the 1988 arcade game Altered Beast. As in the original, the player can become different types of beast, but the setting has been changed from ancient Greece to a modern sci-fi theme.

Gameplay

Initially the player has the ability to transform into a werewolf for a limited time, with additional power-ups allowing transformation into other creatures. Each creature has its own "element" and attacks. The werewolf has the element of light; other creatures are the merman (water), garuda (wind), wendigo (ice), minotaur (fire) and dragon (thunder). Further unlockable creatures are weretiger (darkness), grizzly bear (earth) and alien (gravity).

Magazine articles

Main article: Altered Beast (2005)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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  Press release

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  UK print advert

Physical scans

PlayStation 2, JP
Cover

PlayStation 2, UK
Cover

PlayStation 2, ES/IT
Cover

PlayStation 2, AU
Cover
Disc

PlayStation 2, KR
Cover

External links

• Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): PlayStation 2
• Altered Beast on PlayStation.com: JP, UK, KR

References

Games in the Altered Beast/Juuouki Series
Altered Beast (home computers) (1988) | Electronic Altered Beast (1990) | Altered Beast: Guardian of the Realms (2002) | Altered Beast (2005) | 3D Altered Beast (2013)
Altered Beast related media
	Altered Beast (2017)
	Sega Game Attack Manual Book Juuouki (1989)
Other	List of Altered Beast merchandise