Altered Beast

Altered Beast (獣王記) is a 1988 arcade game developed and manufactured by Sega. After its initial arcade release, it was ported to several home video game consoles and home computers. Makoto Uchida was the primary developer of the game and also was responsible for the creation of Golden Axe. A re-worked arcade version was released for Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade on June 10, 2009 with HD support, online leaderboards and network play. Another port was created in 2013 as part of the series for the Nintendo 3DS and released through the Nintendo eShop, which took advantage of the platform's 3D features.

Altered Beast is a side scrolling, platform, beat 'em up game that puts the player in control of a centurion who has died in battle. The centurion has been raised from the dead to rescue Zeus' daughter, Athena. The player battles undead and demonic hordes, controlling the shapeshifting hero. He must fight through several levels in order to save the kidnapped goddess. Although 'Centurion' was a rank in the Roman Army, the game takes place in a setting resembling Ancient Greece, complete with gods, temples and ruined Ionic columns.