<s>
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1988	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
Ancient	O
Greece	O
and	O
follows	O
a	O
player	O
character	O
chosen	O
by	O
Zeus	B-Application
to	O
rescue	O
his	O
daughter	O
Athena	B-Application
from	O
the	O
demonic	O
ruler	O
of	O
the	O
underworld	O
,	O
Neff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
several	O
home	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
and	O
home	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
pack-in	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
when	O
that	O
system	O
launched	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uchida	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
used	O
the	O
System	B-Application
16	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
system	O
board	O
for	O
its	O
graphical	O
capabilities	O
with	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
numerous	O
times	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
Genesis	O
conversion	O
,	O
including	O
for	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
by	O
Sega	O
and	O
to	O
several	O
computer	O
systems	O
and	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
by	O
various	O
third	O
parties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Altered	B-Application
Beasts	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
release	O
and	O
its	O
various	O
ports	O
have	O
all	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
mainly	O
targeting	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side	O
scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	O
with	O
light	O
platform	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
each	O
level	O
are	O
small	O
animations	O
giving	O
the	O
player	O
glimpses	O
of	O
Athena	B-Application
's	O
peril	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
premise	O
is	O
that	O
Neff	O
,	O
ruler	O
of	O
the	O
underworld	O
,	O
captures	O
the	O
goddess	O
Athena	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Angry	O
,	O
her	O
father	O
,	O
the	O
Olympian	O
god	O
Zeus	B-Application
,	O
decides	O
to	O
choose	O
a	O
champion	O
to	O
save	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Respecting	O
the	O
bravery	O
of	O
Roman	O
Centurions	O
,	O
Zeus	B-Application
resurrects	O
one	O
of	O
them	O
and	O
empowers	O
him	O
as	O
a	O
champion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
the	O
resurrected	O
Roman	O
Centurion	O
,	O
given	O
extra	O
power	O
by	O
Zeus	B-Application
so	O
they	O
can	O
battle	O
Neff	O
and	O
his	O
supernatural	O
minions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
,	O
the	O
end	O
credits	O
include	O
the	O
revelation	O
that	O
the	O
whole	O
game	O
actually	O
depicted	O
a	O
staged	O
film	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Makoto	O
Uchida	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
he	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
used	O
the	O
System	B-Application
16	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
system	O
board	O
for	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
add	O
great	O
detail	O
to	O
large	O
character	O
sprites	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
visual	O
effects	O
it	O
could	O
provide	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
limbs	O
flying	O
off	O
characters	O
during	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
includes	O
Easter	O
eggs	O
that	O
are	O
references	O
to	O
other	O
System	B-Application
16	I-Application
titles	O
Alex	B-Application
Kidd	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Stars	I-Application
and	O
Shinobi	B-Application
,	O
as	O
a	O
nod	O
to	O
members	O
on	O
Uchida	O
's	O
team	O
that	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
those	O
titles	O
previously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uchida	O
claims	O
that	O
the	O
reduced	O
complexity	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
caused	O
by	O
this	O
caused	O
players	O
to	O
tire	O
of	O
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
quickly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
June	O
1988	O
,	O
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
version	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
popular	O
overseas	O
than	O
it	O
did	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
its	O
popularity	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
selected	O
to	O
be	O
ported	O
and	O
made	O
the	O
pack-in	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uchida	O
was	O
not	O
involved	O
directly	O
with	O
either	O
the	O
Genesis	O
or	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
port	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
did	O
give	O
some	O
advice	O
and	O
noted	O
he	O
was	O
not	O
worried	O
about	O
the	O
Genesis	O
port	O
because	O
its	O
hardware	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
System	B-Application
16	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
system	O
board	O
he	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
was	O
not	O
the	O
pack-in	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Uchida	O
did	O
not	O
get	O
to	O
see	O
his	O
game	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
time	O
he	O
went	O
to	O
the	O
US	O
three	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
available	O
consoles	O
instead	O
included	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
which	O
replaced	O
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
in	O
part	O
over	O
concerns	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
themes	O
of	O
zombies	B-Application
and	O
magic	O
were	O
not	O
popular	O
in	O
the	O
Bible	O
Belt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Genesis	O
and	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
several	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
for	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
,	O
PC	O
Engine-CD	O
,	O
Famicom	O
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	O
version	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
compilations	O
Sega	O
Smash	O
Pack	O
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Collection	O
,	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
two	O
also	O
including	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
all	O
received	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
was	O
rereleased	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Forever	I-Application
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
M2	O
released	O
a	O
3D	B-Algorithm
port	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
digital	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
pre-loaded	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
SEGA	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
in	O
July	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
initial	O
arcade	B-Application
release	O
,	O
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Games	O
Machine	O
offered	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
highly	O
visual	O
like	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
or	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
makes	O
the	O
game	O
worth	O
a	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
various	O
ports	O
of	O
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
received	O
more	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Games	O
Machine	O
gave	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
on	O
the	O
faithful	O
arcade	B-Application
conversion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1989	O
,	O
ACE	O
praised	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
conversion	O
as	O
never	O
having	O
played	O
better	O
on	O
any	O
home	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
rated	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
game	O
available	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
CD	O
conversion	O
was	O
panned	O
by	O
The	O
Games	O
Machine	O
,	O
which	O
called	O
the	O
port	O
"	O
a	O
disappointment	O
"	O
and	O
suggested	O
players	O
who	O
want	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
try	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Julian	O
Rignall	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
criticized	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
version	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
while	O
he	O
is	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
,	O
the	O
reduced	O
graphics	O
,	O
slow	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
port	O
,	O
and	O
fussy	O
collision	O
detection	O
are	O
significant	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contrary	O
to	O
their	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
port	O
,	O
The	O
Games	O
Machine	O
called	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
version	O
"	O
a	O
middling	O
conversion	O
of	O
a	O
nice	O
coin-op	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
was	O
more	O
positive	O
,	O
claiming	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
does	O
a	O
good	O
job	O
of	O
capturing	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
familiar	O
play	O
mechanics	O
of	O
its	O
arcade	B-Application
cousin.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
Pro	O
called	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
version	O
"	O
a	O
shame	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
a	O
great	O
success.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
S	O
:	O
The	O
Sega	O
Magazine	O
stated	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
better	O
arcade	B-Application
conversions	O
on	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
and	O
that	O
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
,	O
while	O
having	O
a	O
passable	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
suffers	O
from	O
poor	O
animation	O
and	O
control	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
#10	O
in	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
10	O
Worst	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
re-release	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
was	O
given	O
a	O
lukewarm	O
reception	O
by	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
IGN	O
,	O
describing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
merely	O
decent	O
with	O
some	O
nostalgic	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
re-release	O
was	O
even	O
described	O
by	O
IGN	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
relic	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
heyday	O
that	O
just	O
does	O
n't	O
hold	O
up	O
today	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
game	O
journalist	O
Ken	O
Horowitz	O
stated	O
that	O
video	O
gamers	O
identify	O
the	O
"	O
rise	B-Application
from	I-Application
your	I-Application
grave	I-Application
"	O
opening	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
whether	O
they	O
are	O
fans	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
games	O
or	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Horowitz	O
,	O
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
biggest	O
attraction	O
is	O
its	O
charm	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
reduced	O
in	O
the	O
modifications	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Genesis	O
port	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
memorable	O
concepts	O
Sega	O
conceived.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Uchida	O
has	O
expressed	O
surprise	O
over	O
the	O
sustained	O
popularity	O
around	O
his	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
When	O
I	O
occasionally	O
visit	O
videogame	O
arcades	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
I	O
still	O
see	O
people	O
playing	O
my	O
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
and	O
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
has	O
received	O
two	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
:	O
Guardian	O
of	O
the	O
Realms	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
3d6	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
2002	O
sequel	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
title	O
known	O
as	O
Jūōki	O
:	O
Project	B-Application
Altered	I-Application
Beast	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2005	O
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
for	O
its	O
camera	O
system	O
and	O
poor	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
as	O
an	O
animated	O
project	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
has	O
been	O
referenced	O
in	O
other	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
,	O
Matthew	O
Sweet	O
named	O
his	O
album	O
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
after	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sweet	O
told	O
Spin	O
magazine	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
meant	O
"	O
whatever	O
is	O
inside	O
you	O
that	O
someday	O
might	O
explode	O
,	O
and	O
maybe	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
it	O
's	O
there	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
found	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
"	O
you	O
have	O
to	O
find	O
these	O
little	O
power-up	O
things	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
you	O
eat	O
them	O
you	O
become	O
the	O
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
,	O
this	O
other	O
creature	O
that	O
's	O
really	O
powerful	O
and	O
violent	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
Neff	O
,	O
in	O
his	O
Rhino	O
form	O
as	O
the	O
boss	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
level	O
,	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
2012	O
film	O
Wreck-It	O
Ralph	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
villain	O
Doctor	O
Eggman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
is	O
popular	O
among	O
competitive	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
ZeeGee_	O
of	O
New	O
York	O
achieved	O
the	O
world	O
record	O
for	O
fastest	O
speedrun	O
at	O
6m	O
10s	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
thu_ox	O
placed	O
second	O
with	O
6	O
12s	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apostle	O
Studios	O
achieved	O
the	O
world	O
record	O
of	O
highest	O
score	O
with	O
6,621,500	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
Samuel	O
Clemens	O
of	O
California	O
placed	O
second	O
with	O
1,008,300	O
points	O
on	O
July	O
19	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2022	O
,	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
does	O
not	O
recognize	O
records	O
of	O
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
.	O
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