Golden Axe
Progress is made through the game by fighting through Death Adder's henchmen, including men armed with clubs and maces, skeleton warriors, and knights. Players are able to attack using their weapon, jump and…
Golden Axe is an arcade developed by Team Shinobi, released 27 January 1989 on Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360.
What Golden Axe is
Golden Axe is an arcade game developed by Team Shinobi and released in 1989. It was published by 16 Blitz Mastertronic. It is available on Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, WonderSwan Color, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD and ZX Spectrum. It runs on Sega System 16.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The game takes place in the fictional land of Yuria, a Conan the Barbarian-style high fantasy medieval world. An evil entity known as Death Adder has captured the King and his daughter, and holds them captive in their castle. He also finds the Golden Axe, the magical emblem of Yuria, and threatens to destroy both the axe and the royal family unless the people of Yuria accept him as their ruler. Three warriors set out on a quest to rescue Yuria and avenge their losses at the hands of Death Adder. The first is a battle axe-wielding dwarf, Gilius Thunderhead, from the mines of Wolud, whose twin brother was killed by the soldiers of Death Adder. Another is a male barbarian, Ax Battler, wielding…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It supports multiplayer for up to 2 players online, and includes co-op. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Golden Axe series
Golden Axe is the second of 32 entries we hold in the Golden Axe series. It arrived a year after Golden Axe. The next entry was Golden Axe in 1989. Its critic score of 65 is 3 points below the series average of 68. The highest-rated entry is Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed at 88.
How it was received
Golden Axe holds a critic score of 65 out of 100. That places it above 26% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Player ratings track closely with critics at 70, across 227 votes.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Golden Axe yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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