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).
Versions
Localised names
Also known as
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Localised Name
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English Translation
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| English
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Altered Beast
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Altered Beast
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| Japanese
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獣王記 Project Altered Beast
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Juuouki: Project Altered Beast
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Magazine articles
- Main article: Altered Beast (2005)/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
PDF
Press release
Physical scans
| PlayStation 2, JP
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| PlayStation 2, UK
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 Cover
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| PlayStation 2, ES/IT
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 Cover
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| PlayStation 2, AU
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 Cover
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| PlayStation 2, KR
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Technical information
ROM dump status
| System |
Hash |
Size |
Build Date |
Source |
Comments |
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| ?
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| CRC32
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d9e68af7
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| MD5
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3e02527e6bb5fff0c1c09f46bd81c449
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| SHA-1
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61a95269522098e57e1ff3c552f6ff1bc531d590
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2,128,019,456
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DVD-ROM (EU)
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SLES-53024 (V1.00)
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External links
- Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): PlayStation 2
- Altered Beast on PlayStation.com: JP, UK, KR
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