Altered Beast, at the time, was a vibe, mechanically beholden to its arcadey-quarter-munching roots, but a triumph of strong art direction, with an eye towards the cinematic during gameplay.

Verdict. I was honestly not expecting to like Altered Beast: Guardian of the Realm. It had a few strikes against it well before its release. One, the original game admittedly wasn't the deepest ...

Altered Beast distinguished itself with its fairly original premise and its unique art direction--it even had a surprise twist ending.

As Sega classic Altered Beast celebrates its 30th birthday we look back at the divisive classic. ... Mark Jones joined to take on the art, and both Martin Walker and Dave Lowe took care of the music.

Designer Makoto Uchida spoke about Altered Beast in humble terms when he talked about it with Retro Gamer in 2014. It was “my very first development experience,” he admitted, adding, “I didn ...

Altered Beast was an arcade smash hit in 1988, leading SEGA to pack a less-impressive version in with the Genesis system the following year. While many games in SEGA's Vintage Collection have held ...