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Golden Axe

The Sega Genesis/Mega Drive port of Golden Axe has two additional modes, a training mode (Beginner) and an enemy Battle mode (Duel).

22 December 1989

Golden Axe is an arcade developed by Team Shinobi, released 22 December 1989 on Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Linux and Mac.

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What Golden Axe is

Golden Axe is an arcade game developed by Team Shinobi and released in 1989. It was published by Sega. It is available on Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Golden Axe series

Golden Axe is the third of 32 entries we hold in the Golden Axe series. It arrived 11 months after Golden Axe. The next entry was Golden Axe in 1989.

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What it launched against

Golden Axe launched on 22 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris and Pipe Dream.

Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris, Pipe Dream.

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Golden Axe — frequently asked questions

When did Golden Axe come out?
Golden Axe was released on 22 December 1989 for Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
Does Golden Axe have multiplayer?
Yes. Golden Axe supports multiplayer.

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