Altered Beast (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Altered Beast" in English language version.

Last modified: 09:25:25, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

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4017archive.org

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63allgame.com

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11loc.gov

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11gameinformer.com

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11books.google.com

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allgame.com (Global: 1,762^nd place; English: 1,007^th place)

Sutyak, Jonathan. "Altered Beast - Overview - SMS". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
Marriott, Scott Alan. "Altered Beast - Overview - Genesis". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
Dean, Michael W. "Altered Beast - Overview - Arcade". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2020.

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; English: 6^th place)

Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971–2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971–2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 131. ISBN 978-4990251215.
"News - Megadrive - Official at Last". Computer and Video Games. No. 106. September 1990. p. 13.
"Games Coming". The Official Sega Club UK #4. Mastertronic. 1989.
"A change for the beastlier". The Games Machine. No. 19. Newsfield. June 1989. p. 12.
"Altered Beast". Your Sinclair. No. 46. Dennis Publishing. October 1989. pp. 14–15.
Bevan, Mike (January 2014). "The Making Of: Altered Beast". Retro Gamer. No. 124. Imagine Publishing. pp. 46–49.
"Altered Beast - Top Secret!". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 2. July 1989. p. 67.
"Console Wars". ACE. No. 26 (November 1989). October 1989. p. 144.
"Version Updates". The Games Machine. No. 26. January 1990. p. 21.
"Altered Beast". The Games Machine. No. 18. May 1989. p. 49.
"Sega Mega Drive: Altered Beast". The Games Machine. No. 19 (June 1989). May 18, 1989. p. 17.
"Arcades: Altered Beast". Commodore User. No. 60 (September 1988). August 1988. pp. 94–5.
"Sega Software Showdown". Sega Pro. No. 1. November 1991. p. 19.
"Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 336. Amusement Press, Inc. July 15, 1988. p. 29.
"Slots of Fun". Your Sinclair. No. 34. October 1988. p. 103.
"Arcade Action: Altered Beast". Crash. No. 57. September 1988. p. 77.
Hogg, Robin (October 1988). "Confrontation: Coin-Op". The Games Machine. No. 12. pp. 30–31.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

Kelly, Christina (September 1995). "King of Pop". Spin. p. 73.

coocan.jp (Global: 4,318^th place; English: 8,083^rd place)

tk-nz.game.coocan.jp

"PC Engine Software List 1989". GAME Data Room (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 27, 2018.

eurogamer.net (Global: 264^th place; English: 185^th place)

Donlan, Christian (June 21, 2017). "Sega's back catalogue is headed to mobile with Sega Forever". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on February 16, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2020.

famitsu.com (Global: 400^th place; English: 647^th place)

"All Famicom games sorted from the latest release to the earliest". Famitsu. Archived from the original on October 15, 2023.

gamehistory.org (Global: 5,912^th place; English: 2,725^th place)

archive.gamehistory.org

"Early Response to Sega GENESIS". Computer Entertainer. Vol. 8, no. 6. September 1989. p. 10.
"Availability Update". Computer Entertainer. Vol. 8, no. 4. July 1989. p. 13.
"Availability Update". Computer Entertainer. Vol. 9, no. 1. April 1990. p. 14.
"Availability Update". Computer Entertainer. Vol. 8, no. 12. March 1990. p. 14.
"Availability Update". Computer Entertainer. Vol. 9, no. 3. June 1990. p. 14.

gameinformer.com (Global: 523^rd place; English: 349^th place)

Cook, Chris (November 1, 2004). "Sega's Altered Beast Cancelled For The US". Game Informer. Archived from the original on March 5, 2006. Retrieved August 22, 2009.

gamespot.com (Global: 115^th place; English: 92^nd place)

Gerstmann, Jeff (April 6, 2001). "Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on February 8, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
Kasavin, Greg (November 22, 2006). "Sega Genesis Collection Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on October 4, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
Kasavin, Greg (November 19, 2006). "Altered Beast for Wii Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved January 14, 2007.

ign.com (Global: 48^th place; English: 38^th place)

ign.com

Miller, Greg (February 12, 2009). "Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection Review". IGN. Archived from the original on September 20, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
Harris, Craig (December 12, 2002). "Altered Beast: Guardian of the Realms". IGN. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2020.

uk.ign.com

Fahs, Travis (April 21, 2009). "IGN Presents the History of SEGA". IGN. Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

retro.ign.com

Thomas, Lucas M. (November 19, 2006). "Altered Beast for Wii Review". IGN. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved January 16, 2007.

xboxlive.ign.com

Hatfield, Daemon (October 9, 2009). "Altered Beast for Xbox 360 Review". IGN. Archived from the original on June 14, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2007.

loc.gov (Global: 63^rd place; English: 47^th place)

cocatalog.loc.gov

"Altered Beast (Registration Number PA0000370979)". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved June 10, 2021.

microsoft.com (Global: 263^rd place; English: 259^th place)

"Altered Beast". Microsoft. June 10, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2020.

nintendoeverything.com (Global: 7,170^th place; English: 4,649^th place)

"SEGA Genesis Switch Online adds five new games for December 2021". Nintendo Everything. December 16, 2021. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.

nintendolife.com (Global: 799^th place; English: 465^th place)

Newton, James (June 26, 2009). "Altered Beast Review (VC Arcade)". NintendoLife. Archived from the original on May 3, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
McFerran, Damien (December 9, 2013). "3D Altered Beast Review". NintendoLife. Archived from the original on August 1, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2020.

playstation.com (Global: 857^th place; English: 701^st place)

store.playstation.com

"Altered Beast on PS3". Playstation.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2020.

retrocdn.net (Global: 2,469^th place; English: 1,207^th place)

"Complete Games Guide" (PDF). Computer and Video Games (Complete Guide to Consoles): 46–77. October 16, 1989.

sega.com (Global: low place; English: 9,024^th place)

genesismini.sega.com

SEGA. "Genesis Mini". genesismini.sega.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2022.

sega.jp (Global: 3,337^th place; English: 3,545^th place)

"Software List (Sega Release)". Sega Hardware Encyclopedia (in Japanese). Sega Corporation. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

solvalou.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Edgeley, Clare (July 15, 1988). "Arcade Action". Computer and Video Games. No. 82 (August 1988). United States: EMAP. p. 106.

us.archive.org (Global: 1,020^th place; English: 1,018^th place)

ia800604.us.archive.org

Scotford, Laurence (November 1989). "Altered Beast (Amiga Version)". ACE. No. 26. p. 64.^{[dead link]}
Rand, Paul (November 1989). "Altered Beast". Computer + Video Games. No. 96. p. 80.^{[dead link]}

variety.com (Global: 21^st place; English: 17^th place)

Graser, Marc (December 11, 2014). "Sega Taps Evan Cholfin to Adapt its Videogames for Films, TV, Digital Platforms (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
McNary, Dave (December 5, 2016). "Sega's 'Altered Beast,' 'Streets of Rage' Games to Be Adapted for Film, TV". Variety. Archived from the original on December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"PC Engine Software List 1989". GAME Data Room (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 27, 2018.
"All Famicom games sorted from the latest release to the earliest". Famitsu. Archived from the original on October 15, 2023.
Sutyak, Jonathan. "Altered Beast - Overview - SMS". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
Marriott, Scott Alan. "Altered Beast - Overview - Genesis". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
Dean, Michael W. "Altered Beast - Overview - Arcade". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
Fahs, Travis (April 21, 2009). "IGN Presents the History of SEGA". IGN. Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
Gerstmann, Jeff (April 6, 2001). "Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on February 8, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
Kasavin, Greg (November 22, 2006). "Sega Genesis Collection Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on October 4, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
Miller, Greg (February 12, 2009). "Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection Review". IGN. Archived from the original on September 20, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
Newton, James (June 26, 2009). "Altered Beast Review (VC Arcade)". NintendoLife. Archived from the original on May 3, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
"Altered Beast on PS3". Playstation.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
Donlan, Christian (June 21, 2017). "Sega's back catalogue is headed to mobile with Sega Forever". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on February 16, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
McFerran, Damien (December 9, 2013). "3D Altered Beast Review". NintendoLife. Archived from the original on August 1, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
SEGA. "Genesis Mini". genesismini.sega.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
"SEGA Genesis Switch Online adds five new games for December 2021". Nintendo Everything. December 16, 2021. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
Kasavin, Greg (November 19, 2006). "Altered Beast for Wii Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved January 14, 2007.
Thomas, Lucas M. (November 19, 2006). "Altered Beast for Wii Review". IGN. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved January 16, 2007.
Hatfield, Daemon (October 9, 2009). "Altered Beast for Xbox 360 Review". IGN. Archived from the original on June 14, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2007.
Harris, Craig (December 12, 2002). "Altered Beast: Guardian of the Realms". IGN. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
Cook, Chris (November 1, 2004). "Sega's Altered Beast Cancelled For The US". Game Informer. Archived from the original on March 5, 2006. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
Graser, Marc (December 11, 2014). "Sega Taps Evan Cholfin to Adapt its Videogames for Films, TV, Digital Platforms (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
McNary, Dave (December 5, 2016). "Sega's 'Altered Beast,' 'Streets of Rage' Games to Be Adapted for Film, TV". Variety. Archived from the original on December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.

Altered Beast (English Wikipedia)

allgame.com (Global: 1,762nd place; English: 1,007th place)

archive.org (Global: 6th place; English: 6th place)

books.google.com (Global: 3rd place; English: 3rd place)

coocan.jp (Global: 4,318th place; English: 8,083rd place)

tk-nz.game.coocan.jp

eurogamer.net (Global: 264th place; English: 185th place)

famitsu.com (Global: 400th place; English: 647th place)

gamehistory.org (Global: 5,912th place; English: 2,725th place)

archive.gamehistory.org

gameinformer.com (Global: 523rd place; English: 349th place)

gamespot.com (Global: 115th place; English: 92nd place)

ign.com (Global: 48th place; English: 38th place)