Altered Beast
SCORE: 65
One of the
first Genesis games I ever played was Altered Beast. At that time in my
life I listened to the lies of the world, and ate the game up. It is
always important to honestly analyze the content of what we are drowning
our brains in. I did not come to that truth until many years later. By
the grace of God my eyes were opened and I saw the light. Altered Beast
was one of the first games that I remember playing that gave us large
characters. I am talking tall, and very muscular. The technology was
being pushed. And at the same time the macabre and morbid. There are
plenty of disgusting and repugnant images in Altered Beast.
The core of this Genesis game is violence. We are raised from the dead
by what looks to be someone out of the Greek Mythology religion. As we
power up we become more muscular. We have to fight off beasts, and
corpses carrying their heads, as well as flying things. I say things
because they look like demons to me. It is fascinating to go back to a
game like Altered Beast and realize how bad the sound effects really
were. They may have had more channels that prior generations, but they
are really bad compared to today’s standards. They also revolve around
the violent nature of Altered Beast. The repetition in Altered Beast is
mind numbing. Something is inching towards us on the screen, lets go
kill it. Repeat that thousands of times and you have played Altered
Beast. Digital murder (of even the undead) stopped appealing to me when
I grew up. There are few reasons to replay Altered Beast. To be blunt
there are few reasons to ever start playing it.
This Genesis game is a part of the history of the industry. The best use
of Altered Beast in my opinion is as an example of what not to create in
the future. The ESRB was extremely kind to Altered Beast by giving it an
Everyone 10 years and older rating. I can see this game as a ‘T’ for
Teen easily. I can also see an argument for Altered Beast being rated
‘M’ for Mature. If you retro game, and are considering Altered Beast,
let me strongly encourage you to pass on this massively violent home
console video game.
-
Paul
Graphics: 53%
Sound: 77%
Replay/Extras: 70%
Gameplay: 69%
Family Friendly Factor: 57%
System: Genesis
Publisher: Sega
Rating: ‘E10+’ for Everyone 10+
{Fantasy Violence}
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