Golden Axe


	Release Year:	1989
	Publisher:	Sega
	Players:	1
	Reviewer:	Adrian

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Storyline:
Yuria is a strange land, with evil oppressors. Death Adder's soldiers have invaded every village. And Death Adder himself has massacred thousands. Finally, he's kidnapped the King and his Daughter, the Princess, and seized the Golden Axe. Only the strongest and the craftiest warriors now have any chance of defeating him Three warriors appear to challenge Death Adder. Ax-Battler, the terrible Barbarian, arrives from the far plains. His mighty strength and courage is a match for any enemy. Tyris-Flare, the Amazon, appears from the deep jungles to overcome the oppressors. With sword-skill and Lightning Magic she vows to save the Kingdom. Gilius-Thunderhead, the Dwarf, swings a deadly axe. His tricks and speed in battle can outwit even the most brutal giant. These three, like many others, have lost cherished loved ones in the war against the reptile fiend, Death Adder. Now they swear to defeat him--even at the cost of their lives. The challenge is overwhelming: defeat all of Death Adder's soldiers and beasts, travel the treacherous route to his castle, demolish Death Adder Jr., and then face their most powerful enemy, Death Adder himself. The reward: saving the lives of the King and Princess and returning peace to the Kingdom.

That's the plan. But there could be a suprise ending! --From the Genesis Golden Axe instruction manual.

Overview:
Most people agree that Golden Axe was the first huge hit for the Sega Genesis. This medieval fighter offers a good amount of depth for an arcade game, yet it's easy to pick up and play. Golden Axe closely resembles most two dimensional fighters. You can pick from: an axe-wielding dwarf, a manly barbarian or an amazon chick warrior. Whichever one you choose, you can chop your way through endless bad guys and face a boss character after a level. While the gist is almost too familiar, the game has enough features to keep gamers interested.

The graphics are nicely animated and the characters are large and well-defined. This one looks great for an early Genesis game.

Directions:
Fight many foes, and make your way to Death Adder, the evilest foe of all. He is a a really bad guy who likes to terrorize the countryside and kidnap its rulers. On the way to fighting Death Adder there are, of course, about a million bad guys that need killin'.

There is a wonderful sense of humor in the game, though. In one scene between levels, your character is chillin' by the fire, only to be disturbed by thieving rabbits! The rabbits have come to steal vials you have collected, but every time you hit one they will drop a vial or some food. You need these vials to whip up magic attacks that would probably be better used against bosses.

You will also come up against enemies riding dragons and other weird creatures. On the other hand, if you knock them off their mount you can ride it! Another cool feature is that you can pick people up and throw them, in some places they can be tossed off cliffs.

Another important feature was multiplayer, in which you and a friend can fight bad guys together. Alas, one major complaint, no save feature. It was really hard to get through the game with the select few "continues" that were given.

Controls:

A Button	Magic
B Button	Attack
C Button	Jump
Start Button	Start/Pause

Hints:

More Continues

In the arcade mode, go to the character selection screen. Press and hold down-left on the control pad. The characters should spin continuously. As you do this, press A and C. Now let all the buttons go and press Start.

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