Altered Beast can be defined by a single word, depressing. It's a barebones beat 'em-up game where you jump, punch, and kick your way to five colorless levels that ramp up in difficulty (sometimes) with drab music playing in the background. The transformations are kinda cool and OP and a few of the bosses can be taken down in seconds if done correctly.

The main issue I have with this game is the difficulty. It's an arcade game that was ported to the Genesis, I get that, but it can be all over the place depending on how you play. Your health bar can be drained quickly if you're not careful and this can lead to draining all of your lives in seconds.

Altered Beast might've been impressive at the time, but I don't consider this to be a Genesis classic.