10 Greatest Uses Of Mythological Creatures In Gaming History

10. Zeus - Altered Beast

The importance of SEGA's Altered Beast cannot be understated. While the game itself was quite average in all truth, it was still a pivotal achievement for the company to manage to bring it out of the arcades and create a conversion for the Megadrive that was very close to the arcade original. For a console that was being sold on the concept of bringing arcade quality titles to the home, the Megadrive version of Altered Beast was massively important.

Plus it had one of the best digitised voice lines of all time when Zeus appears and commands you to "Rise from your grave," in hilariously garbled English.

The Greek God of Gods is pivotal to the story, as even though he only puts in a brief appearance at the beginning, he's the reason your Centurion is alive again - his actions setting all of the events of the game in motion.

Of course, such generosity is not without a catch, as the player is then tasked with saving the kidnapped Athena. However, Zeus deserves a place on this list just for that early appearance and his awesome voice alone.