History VideoGame / AlteredBeast

* FairPlayVillain: Neff will refuse to fight the player if they reach the end of the level in human form and will keep fleeing until the player achieves transformation. It is implied that he does this because [[NoChallengeEqualsNoSatisfaction he doesn't want an easy victory.]]

->''WIIIIIISE FWOM YOUR GWAAAAVE!''
-->--What ''"RiseFromYourGrave"'' sounds like. [[labelnote:*]] [[TechnologyMarchesOn Have in mind this sounded AWESOME when it was released!]] [[/labelnote]]

* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: The Weredragon of Level 2 (And by extension, the Chinese Dragon like enemy), and the Mouldy Snail and Crocodile Worm bosses of Levels 3 and 4.

** In the arcade version, the first part of the weredragon's roar during the TransformationSequence reuses one of Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'s roars from [[Film/Godzilla1954 his debut film]].

** In the first level, the tombstones read Alex and Stella, after Videogame/AlexKidd and his girlfriend (the Genesis version only has Stella).

* WalkingShirtlessScene: Luke appears shirtless throughout the entire game. Justified since it tore after transforming the first time. The developers conveniently left his pants unscathed, [[FridgeLogic even though it should have ripped as well.]] Also Brad, after the flashback fight with Luke and when he encounters Luke again in the present.

* PersonalSpaceInvader: The enemy that goes on your head and stays there until you punch it out.

* ShoutOut: The two headed wolves are likely a reference to ''Film/{{Clash of the Titans|1981}}''.

* BraggingRightsReward: The Weretiger form. Unlocked after obtainning every single Enemy, Beast, Boss, and Unique data... Which leaves nothing else to do beyond replaying the Elevator of Doom minigame or, if you feel like it, playing a new game with the form unlocked from the start.

* AmphibianAtLarge: In ''Project: Altered Beast'', [[TheVirus Genome Mist]] has caused many toads and frogs to mutate and grow to the size of humans. One of the bosses, Sasquatch, is a much larger frog crossed with a gorilla with ice powers.

* AmphibianAssault: In ''Project: Altered Beast'', [[TheVirus Genome Mist]] has caused many toads and frogs to mutate and grow to the size of humans. One of the bosses, Sasquatch, is a much larger frog crossed with a gorilla with ice powers.

Interestingly enough, the first game of this series is considered by many as a cult classic game and [[SoOkayItsAverage an average game]] at the same time. The reason is because the Sega Genesis port was extremely similar to the arcade version in gameplay, sounds, and even graphics. [[labelnote:*]] although hardware limitations prevented the inclusion of the rather impressive (for the time) scaling effects sequences seen on the arcade original [[/labelnote]] [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny This doesn't sound awesome nowadays]] (we even have a trope called PolishedPort), but don't forget we are talking about the late '80s, ports were either [[PortingDisaster terrible,]] [[InNameOnly different,]] or simpler games.

Neff in his "Van Vader" form was included in ''Disney/WreckItRalph'' for a very brief cameo role, although he was colored purple in that film. To be fair, [[TurnsRed that was his color after he took enough damage]] in the game. This design would later be used for his appearance in ''VideoGame/SegaHeroes''.

* RecollectionSidequest: The hero Luke gets amnesia at the start of the story after the helicopter crash. As he collects more Genome Chips from certain bosses, assimilating them into his body makes him remember parts of his memories.

->''[[MemeticMutation WIIIIIISE FWOM YOUR GWAAAAVE!]]''

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* AllJustADream: [[spoiler: The ending of the arcade reveals that the entire game was, apparently, one really bizarre movie. [[WildMassGuessing Or alternatively, the entire game is real and became legend that it was adapted into a movie.]]]]

The final form of Neff was included in a cameo role in ''Disney/WreckItRalph'', although he was colored purple in that film; to be fair, he TurnsRed as he's damaged in the game.

* GainaxEnding: The Arcade release [[Spoiler:ends with the revelation that the entire thing was just a movie being filmed, and that the cast and crew all go out for a cold beer after wrapping the shoot]].

** U.W.H's Gravity Reversal is, well, you reversing gravity (and [[TimeStandStill time]]) for a moment; attacking enemies will cause them to fall "up", and when the effect expires, they'll all fall back down for massive damage.

* ProjectBlank: the "[[TitleDrop Project Altered Beast]]", a scientific project headed by Dr. Eric Jobs that aims for creating soldiers with capabilities of different kinds of beasts. The results are called "Genome Cyborgs".

* NewSkillAsReward: In ''Project Altered Beast'', some of the bosses fought will yield "Learning Genome" after you beat them, which will give one of your beast forms a new skill; these skills are commonly useful for puzzle solving.

* DarkerAndEdgier

-->--What ''"Rise from your grave"'' sounds like. [[labelnote:*]] [[TechnologyMarchesOn Have in mind this sounded AWESOME when it was released!]] [[/labelnote]]

* GenreShift: The classic game was a clear cut fantasy that took place in ancient Greece, but this remake is a Biopunk thriller taking place in the modern era.