Golden Axe III
Chaos is spreading across the land once again as the Prince of Darkness arises to conquer the world. To stop him and retrieve the legendary Golden Axe, four heroes step forward to accept the challenge.
Golden Axe III is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd., released 25 June 1993 on Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, iOS and Linux.
What Golden Axe III is
Golden Axe III is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. and released in 1993. It was published by Sega Corporation. It is available on Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Chaos is spreading across the land once again as the Prince of Darkness arises to conquer the world. To stop him and retrieve the legendary Golden Axe, four heroes step forward to accept the challenge.
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 III is the eighth of 32 entries we hold in the Golden Axe series. It arrived a year after Golden Axe: The Revenge Of Death Adder. The next entry was Golden Axe: The Duel in 1995.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Pentium 2.0 GHz, 2 GB of RAM and 32MB or greater graphics card. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Golden Axe III launched on 25 June 1993, within three weeks of Street Fighter II' Turbo, Super Mario All-Stars, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and Rock n' Roll Racing.
Released around the same time: Street Fighter II' Turbo, Super Mario All-Stars, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Rock n' Roll Racing.
Official trailer
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