Altered Beast |
Release Date | 1989 |
Original Publisher | Activision Inc (UK) |
Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
Language | English |
Genre | Arcade Game: Beat-em-up/Gang |
Max. Players | 2 (Simultaneous) |
Original Price | £9.99 |
Features | AY Sound, Multi-loader in 128K mode, Multi-loader in 48K mode |
Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (left), Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys |
Tie-in Licences | Altered Beast (Arcade coin-op) from Sega Enterprises Ltd (Japan) |
Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, NES, PC/DOS, Sega Master System, Sega Mega Drive |
Average mag. score | 76.25% (8 reviews) |
Martijn's WoS score | 61.1% (37 votes) |
#1 - MCM Software S.A. (Spain) | (1989) | ||
#2 - The Hit Squad (UK) | (1991) | as "ARCADE COLLECTION 38: Altered Beast" | |
* Release price: £3.99 |
Jason Austin (UK) | at Software Studios | - ? | |
Paul Hiley (UK) | at Software Studios | - ? | |
Mark A. Jones (UK) | at MAK Computer Graphics | - ? |
Demo version in | Your Sinclair issue 46: Smash Tape 22 | (1989/Oct) | by Magazine Your Sinclair - covertape from issue #46 - 1989/Oct | ||
Full version in | A Toda Maquina II | (1990) | by Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | ||
Full version in | Power Up | (1991) | by Ocean Software Ltd (UK) | ||
Full version in | Triple | (1990) | by MCM Software S.A. (Spain) |
Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
AlteredBeast.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | ||
AlteredBeast(TheHitSquad).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
AlteredBeast.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
AlteredBeast.gif | 7,308 | Original | Running screen | |||
AlteredBeast_Front.jpg | 260,575 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
AlteredBeast_Back.jpg | 265,396 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
AlteredBeast.ay.zip | 3,242 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
AlteredBeast.mp3.zip | 5,139,668 | Original | Sampled in-game/theme music in MP3 format | |||
AlteredBeast(EN).txt | 5,621 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
AlteredBeast(MULTI-LANG).pdf | 495,097 | Original | Instructions | Multi-language: English, French, German, Italian | ||
AlteredBeast.jpg | 328,201 | Original | Game map | |||
AlteredBeast_2.jpg | 587,472 | Original | Game map | |||
AlteredBeast_3.png | 69,586 | Original | Game map | |||
AlteredBeast.jpg | 228,704 | Original | Advertisement | |||
AlteredBeast.rzx.zip | 793,098 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Daren (with rollback) - [denied] | ||
Altered Beast (1989)(Activision Inc).pok | 378 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
AlteredBeast(MCMSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 120,666 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
AlteredBeast(MCMSoftwareS.A.)_2Front.jpg | 60,019 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
AlteredBeast(MCMSoftwareS.A.)_2Back.jpg | 72,901 | #1 | Inlay - Back | |||
AlteredBeast(MCMSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 14,715 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
AlteredBeast(HitSquad).jpg | 387,809 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
AlteredBeast(HitSquad)_Back.jpg | 236,277 | #2 | Inlay - Back | |||
AlteredBeast_HitSquad_Instructions.pdf | 217,014 | #2 | Instructions |
Crash | issue v.1 #71-1989/Dec | page 63 | - Review: 67% | |
Crash | issue v.1 #89-1991/Jun | page 35 | - Review: 18/20 | |
Crash | issue v.1 #95-1992/Jan | page 61 | - Review: 69% | |
MicroHobby | issue #195-1990/Jan | page 36 | - Review - Nuevo | |
Sinclair User | issue #92-1989/Nov | page 10 | - Review: 70% | |
Sinclair User | issue #118-1991/Dec | page 49 | - Review: 70% | |
The Games Machine | issue #25-1989/Dec | page 85 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
Your Sinclair | issue #47-1989/Nov | page 72 | - Review: 80% | |
Your Sinclair | issue #66-1991/Jun | page 48 | - Review: 83% | |
Your Sinclair | issue #72-1991/Dec | page 67 | - Review: 81% |
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #27-1989/Dec | page 195 | - Full-page ad - not a Spectrum advert | |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #96-1989/Nov | page 81 | - Full-page ad - not a Spectrum advert | |
Sinclair User | issue #117-1991/Nov | page 11 | - Advert - The Hit Squad advert | |
Sinclair User | issue #118-1991/Dec | page 20 | - Advert - The Hit Squad advert | |
Your Sinclair | issue #47-1989/Nov | page 99 | - Full-page ad | |
Your Sinclair | issue #72-1991/Dec | page 34 | - Advert - The Hit Squad advert | |
Your Sinclair | issue #73-1992/Jan | page 61 | - Advert - The Hit Squad advert |
Crash | issue v.1 #89-1991/Jun | page 35 | - Review: 90% (Power Up) | |
Your Sinclair | issue #66-1991/Jun | page 48 | - Review: 90% (Power Up) |
New Computer Express | issue #135-1991/Jun/8 | page 27 | - News/Note - Compilation Time Again (Power Up) |
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #44-1991/May | page 13 | - Full-page ad (Power Up) | |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #113-1991/Apr | page 7 | - Full-page ad (Power Up) | |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #114-1991/May | page 62 | - Full-page ad (Power Up) | |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #116-1991/Jul | page 119 | - Full-page ad (Power Up) | |
Crash | issue v.1 #88-1991/May | page 52 | - Full-page ad (Power Up) | |
Sinclair User | issue #110-1991/Apr | page 7 | - Full-page ad (Power Up) | |
Sinclair User | issue #111-1991/May | page 52 | - Full-page ad (Power Up) | |
Sinclair User | issue #113-1991/Jul | page 2 | - Full-page ad (Power Up) | |
Your Sinclair | issue #65-1991/May | page 84 | - Full-page ad (Power Up) | |
Your Sinclair | issue #67-1991/Jul | page 2 | - Full-page ad (Power Up) |
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