Atari ST - Activision UK - 1989
Altered Beast
1 / 32- Genre
- Arcade - Beat'em Up!
- Year
- 1989
- Language
- Machine Language
- Publisher
- Activision UK
- Controls
- Joystick
- Distributor
- -
- Players
- 1 / 2 (sim.)
- Developer
- Software Studios
- Resolution
- Low
- Licensed from
- SEGA
- Programmer(s)
- Gamon, Jeff
- Country
- Graphic Artist(s)
- Jones, Mark A.
- Software
- English
- Game design
- Sega
- Box/Instructions
- English / French / German / Italian
- Musician(s)
- Lowe, Dave
- License
- Commercial
- Sound FX
- [unknown]
- Serial
- —
- Cover Artist(s)
- —
- ST Type
- ST, STe / 0.5MB
- MIDI
- —
- Version
- —
- Dump
- Download
- Number of Disks
- 2 / Single Sided
- Dump format
- HFE, Pasti, RAW, SCP
- Protection
- —
OTHER VERSIONS WITH THE SAME TITLE (1)
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Distributed in Germany by Ariolasoft.
Distributed in France by Ubisoft.
Distributed in Finland by Toptronics.
Distributed in France by Ubisoft.
Distributed in Finland by Toptronics.
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Disk 1
INSTRUCTIONS (8)
ADS (5)
TIPS (2)
TRIVIA (7)
Origins
Based on Sega 1988 coin-op.
Development
Copy protection by (C)1988 Rob Northen Computing. All Rights Reserved.
Produced by Stuart Hibbert in association with Marjacq Micros.
Graphics
Features up to 21 colours on-screen simultaneously (introduction screen)
Features up to 21 colours on-screen simultaneously (in-game)
Features up to 21 colours on-screen simultaneously (in-game)
Hardware
Supports Drive B
Sound
Features partially digitized sound fx at 7KHz
Charts
Top UK charts position: 17 (2/1990), 15 (1/1992, budget)
Months on charts: 5 between 1/1990 - 3/1992
Months on charts: 5 between 1/1990 - 3/1992
Releases
First 8-bit releases reviewed in UK multiformat magazines for Commodore 64 (10/1989)
First 16-bit releases reviewed in UK Atari or multiformat magazines for Atari ST (10/1989), Amiga (10/1989)
First 16-bit releases reviewed in UK Atari or multiformat magazines for Atari ST (10/1989), Amiga (10/1989)
BOOK / MAGAZINE REVIEWS (7)
ST Format · November, 1989Rating: 82%
Computer + Video Games (C+VG) · November, 1989Rating: 68%
ST Action · November, 1989Rating: 67%
ST Format · November, 1989Rating: 82%
The Games Machine · December, 1989Rating: 70%
Games X · November 21st-27th, 1991Rating: 1,5/5
ST Action · January, 1992Rating: 84%